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Guadalupe County approves Nov. 4 election locations, early‑voting schedule and orders special election
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Summary
County election officials set 38 vote centers (adding the elections office as a new election‑day location), corrected early‑voting hours for Oct. 20–24, and ordered a county-level special election for Nov. 4 to adopt or reject constitutional amendments; the court approved all items Aug. 5.
Guadalupe County’s Commissioners Court approved the county’s Nov. 4, 2025, voting plan on Aug. 5, including the list of vote centers, an adjusted early‑voting schedule and a county order calling the special election for constitutional amendments.
Elections Administrator Lisa Hayes told the court the county will field 38 vote centers this cycle and will designate the new elections office as Vote Center 20 for election day after the office moves to a new location that will accommodate voting. Hayes said the county has maintained rural options and balanced locations by commissioner precinct to meet legislative requirements.
Hayes also corrected a posted early‑voting schedule: the first week (Oct. 20–24) should be 8 a.m.–5 p.m., not the 7 a.m.–7 p.m. times shown in the posted document; weekend hours and the later week schedule remain unchanged. The court approved the early‑voting hours with that correction and asked staff to publish an updated schedule.
On the special election order, staff noted the governor issues the statewide order for constitutional amendment elections but recommended a county order to specify local early‑voting hours. The court formally ordered the Nov. 4 special election to adopt or reject proposed constitutional amendments submitted by the Texas Legislature and approved the local early‑voting hours as modified.
All three actions — vote centers, early‑voting schedule (as corrected), and the county order for the special election — were approved by the court without recorded opposition.
