Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month. Meet & greet at 6:00 p.m. and program at 6:30

in the Community Room between Circle M Cafe & Master’s Blend, 1122 W Panola Street, Carthage, TX

  • Voter turnout was 15.1% for the 4 November Constitutional Ballots election
    • WE MUST BE MORE ENGAGED in FUTURE ELECTIONS
  • Filing for ALL Candidate Positions closes on 6 December, Monday, at 6PM.
    • Positions include: County Judge, County Commissioner, County Treasurer, County Clerk, Justice of the Peace,District Attorney, Party Chair, Precinct Chairs.
    • 2026 Candidate Guide Information (qualifications, forms, etc.) can be found here (TX SOS website)
    • Additional primary filing and candidate resources found here, here and here
  • NEXT ELECTION: March 3, 2026
    • This is a Primary election. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION YOU CAN VOTE IN

Information Specific to Panola County voting is here

  • Panola County Polling Place: map of voting precinct divisions and list of polling places
  • Interested in being an election worker or volunteer deputy registrar? Check out the “Election Workers/VDR Workers” section of the Panola County Elections here
  • Panola County Precinct chairs (current) are listed here. Their responsibilities include getting people registered to vote and to get out the vote.
  • Voter turnout (total of ballots cast in Panola County with percentage based on number of registered voters therein)
    • 2025 May, ISD and Municipal: 1,148 ballots cast
    • 2024 November, unofficial Panola County statistics: 11,494 ballots cast or ~ 64.1%
    • 2024 May, Panola County Primary: 837 ballots cast or ~ 4.7%
    • 2024 March, State Primary: 5,626 ballots cast or ~ 32.2%
    • 2023 August, Texas Constitutional Amendment Propositions: ~ 19.99%
    • 2022 March, State Primary: or 5,745 ballots cast ~ 34.1%

Information Specific to Texas voting and election laws is here.

  • Secretary of State voter registration info here.
  • Information about conduction elections, county chairs of political parties, county election and voter registration officials, local election officials, voter ID requirements, and MORE are here

Interested in Running for Office?

  • Check out information from the Texas Ethics Commission specifically geared for candidates here.
  • Need information about how to run a campaign, including requirements for campaign treasurer, and collecting and reporting on funds? See here and here.