May 7th and May 24th Statewide Elections
Statewide Constitutional Amendment and Local Elections will be held on May 7th, and the Primary Runoff Elections will be held on May 24th. Listed below are key election dates, as well as information on ballot contents, polling places, and results.
May 7th – Statewide Constitutional Amendment Propositions and Local Elections
- Monday, April 25th – First day of Early Voting
- Tuesday, April 26th – Last day to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)
- Tuesday, May 3rd – Last day of Early Voting
- Saturday, May 7th – Election Day
The following Constitutional Amendment propositions will be on the ballot for the May 7th, 2022 election:
Proposition Number 1 – SJR 2 (87th Legislature, 2nd Special Session) proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of property taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled in order to reflect any statutory reduction in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the person’s homestead from the preceding tax year.
Proposition Number 2 – SJR 2 (87th Legislature, 3rd Special Session) proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from property taxes for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000.
May 24th – Primary Runoff Elections
- Monday, April 25th – Last day to register to vote
- Friday, May 13th – Last day to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)
- Monday, May 16th – First day of Early Voting
- Friday, May 20th – Last day of Early Voting
- Tuesday, May 24th – Election Day
On May 24th, the Democratic and Republican parties will hold runoff elections for races in which no single candidate earned more than 50% of the vote in the March 1 Primary Elections. The winner of each party’s primary runoff election will appear as that party’s nominee on the November 8th General Election ballot. You can view a full list of candidates who will appear on each party’s primary runoff ballot on the Texas Secretary of State’s candidate information portal here.
Election Day Voting Locations
Residents in counties participating in the Countywide Polling Place Program (CWPP) can vote at any location in their county of residence. Residents in other counties may only vote at the voting precinct assigned to them and may find their voting location using the Secretary of State’s “My Voter Portal.” Election day voting hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at all polling places statewide.
Election Results
Election results will be available through the Secretary of State website. The Secretary of State election night portal provides preliminary results and updates every five minutes until 100% of precincts have reported in. While the majority of results typically are available within hours of polls closing, it can take more time for full results to be reported from all counties.
Financial Reports
Financial reports for candidates participating in the Runoff Election, including reports covering contributions received up to 30 days and 8 days before the March 1st election date, can be found through the Texas Ethics Commission Campaign Finance Search.
