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Local Voting Information ● October 20, 2025 – First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance ● October 31, 2025 – Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance November 4, 2025 – Last Day to Receive a ballot by mail by 7:00 p.m. (Postmarked ballots received on November 5, 2025, must be postmarked by November 4, 2025 by 7:00 p.m. to be accepted) Regarding the ballot language for the November Constitutional Amendments, I linked the official notice of
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the proposed amendments that the Secretary of State sent us on August 18th. I have linked it for you below and you can also find it linked under the ‘notices’ tab on our website. https://www.co.fannin.tx.us/ upload/page/7064/2025%20 Ballot%20Certification-final. pdf We had a recent inquiry regarding which offices are up for reelection in 2026, and wanted to share a link to the Secretary of State’s updated guide Candidate’s Guide to Nomination and General
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Election for 2026. I have also attached their list of which offices are up for reelection, in case you are interested. To further expand on what that guide means for Fannin County Officials, here’s what I can share that can give you a glimpse of what our 2026 primary ballot could include: Based on Texas Election Code, particularly § 172.001, the offices in Fannin County, Texas, that would be required or authorized to appear on a party’s primary ballot in a gubernatorial election year (assuming the party meets the 20% gubernatorial vote threshold) include:
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U.S. Congressional Office ● U.S. House of Representatives, District 4 ● Fannin County is part of Texas’s 4th Congressional District. State Government Offices ● Texas State Senate, District 1 ● Fannin County is represented by State Senator Bryan Hughes in Senate District 1. ● Texas House of Representatives, District 62 ● Fannin lies in House District 62. County Government Offices – 4-year-terms These are the county-level offices that would fall under
“county government” and thus may (as per § 172) appear in the 2026 party primary: ● County Judge -Newt Cunningham, incumbent Oversees the Commissioners Court and county administration. ● County Commissioners - Precinct 2 – A.J. Self and Precinct 4 - Doug Kopf, incumbents Serve on the Commissioners Court, which governs the county. Continued
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