November 3 Is the Date. Early Voting Starts October 19.

August 26, 2026

Pick the day you are going to vote, and put it on your calendar before you close this page.

Before any of that: the last day to register to vote is Monday, October 5, 2026. A registration that is not in by then does not vote in November, and no amount of planning after October 5 fixes it. Check your status first at VoteTexas.gov, then read the rest of this.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting runs Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 30. During early voting you may vote at any Collin County voting center, so the location that is convenient on a Thursday afternoon does not have to be the one nearest your house.

Five dates belong on your calendar:

1. Monday, October 5 — last day to register to vote.
2. Monday, October 19 — first day of early voting.
3. Friday, October 23 — last day for the county to receive your application for a ballot by mail.
4. Friday, October 30 — last day of early voting.
5. Tuesday, November 3 — Election Day.

Those dates are the Texas Secretary of State’s. Collin County sets the early voting locations and hours and posts them closer to the election, so check Collin County Elections before you go.

The ballot does not have a shortcut anymore

Texas eliminated straight-ticket voting. House Bill 25 passed in 2017 and took effect September 1, 2020, and since then there has been no box that votes a whole party at once. You mark every race individually, one at a time, from the top of the ballot to the bottom.

That is the whole reason for this post. Vote Republican in every race on your ballot.

The races that get skipped are the ones closest to you

The top of the ballot takes care of itself. Statewide races get the advertising and the yard signs, and almost nobody who walks into a voting center leaves those blank. The bottom is where turnout leaks. Judicial races and county offices sit at the end of the ballot with no television money behind them, and every cycle a share of voters stops marking before they get there.

Those are the offices that decide what happens in a Collin County courtroom and what the county spends. They are decided by the people who keep marking.

Know the ballot before you are holding it

I keep a guide to the Republican nominees on your November ballot, with my endorsements, on the 2026 Candidate Guide. Read it at your kitchen table, not in the booth. Pull your sample ballot from Collin County, sit down with the guide, and mark up a paper copy. 10 minutes at the table is the difference between voting the whole ballot and guessing at the names you have not heard of.

Name the day

Do not tell yourself you will vote sometime during early voting. Name a day and a time — Tuesday the 20th before work, Saturday the 24th after breakfast — and tell someone in your house which one you picked. A plan somebody else knows about is the one that survives a busy week.

12 days of early voting is a lot of room. Use the first week of it. Something always comes up in the second.

If you have questions about where to vote or what is on your ballot, email me at chair@precinct125.org or reply to a text update. If you are not getting those yet, sign up here.

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Early Voting Starts Today — Go Vote, Precinct 125

May 18, 2026

Today is Day 1 of early voting for the May 26 Republican Primary Runoff, and I want to be direct: please go vote this week. Runoff turnout is always low. That means your vote carries more weight right now than it does in almost any other election all year.

Early voting runs Monday, May 18 through Friday, May 22, with polls open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. each day. Election Day is Tuesday, May 26. You can vote at any Collin County early voting location — you are not limited to your home precinct during the early voting period.

Find your nearest location and confirm your sample ballot at collincountytx.gov/Elections. If you requested a mail ballot, it must be received by 7 p.m. on May 26 — or you can surrender it and vote in person instead.

Every contested runoff race affects the direction of our party and our community. Show up for Precinct 125. If you have questions about where to vote or what's on your ballot, reply to a text update or email me at chair@precinct125.org.

Let's go win this week.

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Primary Runoff, State Convention & What's Next

May 10, 2026

A lot is happening in the next few weeks. Here's what every Precinct 125 Republican needs on their calendar.

Primary Runoff — May 26

Early voting opens Monday, May 18 and runs through Friday, May 22. Election Day is Tuesday, May 26. If you requested a mail ballot, the application deadline was May 15 — if you missed it, plan to vote in person.

Check your sample ballot and polling location at Collin County Elections before you go. Questions? Reply to a text update or email me directly.

Texas Republican State Convention — June 11–13, Houston

The 2026 Texas GOP State Convention meets at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, June 11–13 (committee meetings begin June 8). Delegates elected at the March precinct and county conventions will represent Collin County. For credentials, schedule, and platform committee info, watch texasgop.org.

County Executive Committee Meeting — Date TBD

After the runoff, the Collin County Republican Party will hold its organizational CEC meeting, where newly elected precinct chairs formally constitute the county party structure. The date is being finalized — I'll post it here and send a text update as soon as it's confirmed. Sign up for text updates so you don't miss it.

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Welcome to the Precinct 125 Blog

September 14, 2025

This blog is where I’ll share quick updates, reminders, and context about local elections and grassroots work in Collin County. To suggest a topic, ping me via the volunteer form or the button above.

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