MAY 7, 2022 - GENERAL ELECTION

The next General Election will be held on May 7, 2022. On this day, our voters will elect three (3) council members for the City of Clear Lake Shores. Election day voting will be held from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Clear Lake Shores Clubhouse, 931 Cedar, Clear Lake Shores, TX 77565.

FILE YOUR APPLICATION FOR A PLACE ON THE BALLOT

You can file an application for a place on the ballot beginning Wednesday, January 19, 2022 through Friday, February 18, 2022. The application packet is available for pickup at City Hall, 1006 South Shore Drive, Clear Lake Shores, TX. You can also download the forms HERE.

Additional Information:

• All applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022. Any application filed after 5:00 p.m. will not be counted.
• Applications must be notarized. 
• Applications must not contain blank spaces. Incomplete documents can be rejected.
• Applications can be submitted by mail or in person. Per Texas Election Law, “An application filed by mail must be received by the deadline; having a time stamp before the deadline with the application actually arriving after the deadline is not sufficient.”
• Applications can also be submitted via email to City Secretary at cstroup@clearlakeshores-tx.gov

Qualifications for Office

Alderman

• Residence: 1 year in state prior to filing deadline; 6 months in the city (or ward) prior to filing deadline 
• Age: 18
• Must be a registered voter in territory elected from by the filing deadline

To learn more, please visit https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/terms.shtml

EARLY VOTING

Don’t forget that you can also vote early!

Early voting dates - TBD

VOTE BY MAIL

Early Voting Clerk's mailing address is: 1006 South Shore Drive, Clear Lake Shores, Texas 77565. Please visit https://www.galvestonvotes.org/voter-information/voting-by-mail/how-to-apply/

REGISTER TO VOTE

To vote in Texas, you must be registered. Simply pick up a voter registration application, fill it out, and mail it at least 30 days before the election date. 

To be eligible to register in Texas, you must:

• be a U.S. citizen;
• be a resident of the county;
• be 18 years old (you may register at 17 years and 10 months);
• not a convicted felon (unless a person’s sentence is completed, including any probation or parole)
• not declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law

To learn more, please visit https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/reqvr.shtml or https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/index.html