Thinking About Running for Precinct Chair?

It’s time!  If you want to be a candidate for Bastrop County precinct chair in 2022, the second opportunity to apply for a place on the ballot has begun.

  • The application must be filed between January 15, 2022 and 6:00 p.m. on February 12, 2022. (Section 172.023, Texas Election Code).
  • Precinct Chairs can file using this Application for a Place on the Ballot.
    • Applications for precinct chair candidates may be filed in person (contact County Chair Mike Gepner to do so) or by mail or email, as there is no filing fee associated with the office of precinct chair.
    • A person must reside in the election precinct to be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a precinct chair for that precinct.
    • Addition information, including qualification to run for Party office, is on the Secretary of State’s website.