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May 6, 2023 - Unofficial Results
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2023 Election
The 2023 General Election will be held Saturday, May 6, 2023. The following positions are up for election in the 2023 General Election for a two-year term:
- Councilmember Position No. 1
- Councilmember Position No. 3
- Councilmember Position No. 5
The 2023 Special Election will be held Saturday, May 6, 2023. Voting "for" or "against" on: Should the City of Lake Jackson remove the word "rabbits" from the definition of livestock to allow rabbits in the city limits with prohibitions against breeding, selling and slaughtering the rabbits?
POLLING LOCATIONS & INFORMATION
Early Voting Polling Places
DATES AND HOURS:
April 24-28.............................................8 AM – 5 PM
April 29..................................................7 AM – 7 PM
May 1-2 .................................................7 AM – 7 PM
SAMPLE BALLOT
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public elective office, a person must:
- be a United States citizen;
- be 21 years of age or older;
- have not been determined by a final judgement of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
- totally mentally incapacitated; or
- partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
- have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
- have resided continuously in the city for 12 months preceding election;
- on the date described by the preceding item “5.”, be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected;
- satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
CANDIDATE FILINGS FOR MAY 6, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION
(In Ballot Order) :
Councilmember Position No. 1
Councilmember Position No. 3
Councilmember Position No. 5
Notice to File Applications - Place on Ballot
Results of Drawing for Place on Ballot
Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot
First day to file for a position on the ballot: January 18, 2023
Last day to file for a position on the ballot: February 17, 2023
2023 IMPORTANT DATES
| First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail | Saturday, January 1, 2023 |
First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot | Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
Last Day to Order General Election or Special Election on a Measure | Friday, February 17, 2023 |
Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot | Friday, February 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. |
| Last Day to Register to Vote | Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
| First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance | Monday, April 24, 2023 |
| Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance | Tuesday, May 2, 2023 |
| Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail | Saturday, May 6, 2023 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. |
Find additional election related dates and information at: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/election/candidates/index.shtml (posted in accordance with TX. Legis. H.B. 305, effective September 1, 2019).
Filing requirements are per state statue, and available at: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/2018/local.shtml
Voter Information
Secretary of State
Election Identification Certificate (EIC) Now Required for Texas Voters
Texas Ethics Commission (TEC)
Election Registry Results
Election registry contains election results from past elections.
For more information regarding City of Lake Jackson elections, contact the Lake Jackson City Secretary's office at (979) 415-2403 or (979) 415-2401.
May 4, 2024 City General Election
Positions on the May 4, 2024 Ballot: The terms of office will run through May 2026.
- Mayor
- Council Position No. 2
- Council Position No. 4
The general election for members of the City Council is held annually on the 1st Saturday in May. Find additional election-related dates and information here.