Election Information

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The City of Roanoke will hold Special Elections for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Roanoke, Texas:

• Three (3) Proposed Home-Rule Charter Amendments as follows:
  • Proposition A - Shall Section 3.04(1) of the City Home-Rule Charter, entitled “Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem” be amended to authorize the Mayor to vote on all matters coming before the City Council?
  • Proposition B - Shall Section 3.05(4) of the City Home-Rule Charter, entitled “Vacancies, Forfeiture and Filling of Vacancies” be amended to provide that if there is a vacancy in the office of Mayor when less than twelve (12) months remains in the unexpired term, the remaining City Council members may appoint one of its members by majority vote of City Council to serve the remainder of said term?  
  • Proposition C -  Shall Section 3.05(5) of the City Home-Rule Charter, entitled “Vacancies, Forfeiture and Filling of Vacancies” be amended to provide that if there is a vacancy in the office of a Council Member when less than twelve (12) months remains in the unexpired term, the remaining City Council members may appoint an individual by majority vote of City Council to serve the remainder of said term?
• City of Roanoke - Roanoke Community and Economic Development Corporation Proposition D  - "The termination of the Roanoke Community and Economic Development Corporation, a Type B economic development corporation and local sales and use tax at a rate of one-half of one percent, contingent upon the eligible voters of the proposed City of Roanoke Crime Control and Prevention District, which comprises the City of Roanoke, Texas, approving a ballot proposition authorizing the creation of the City of Roanoke Crime Control and Prevention District dedicated to crime reduction programs and the adoption of a proposed local sales and use tax at a rate of one-half of one percent.”
• City of Roanoke Crime Control and Prevention District Proposition E  - "The creation of the City of Roanoke Crime Control and Prevention District dedicated to crime reduction programs and the adoption of a proposed local sales and use tax at a rate of one-half of one percent, contingent upon the eligible voters of the City of Roanoke, Texas, approving a ballot proposition to repeal the Type B economic development sales tax, at the rate of one-half of one percent, authorized by Chapter 505 of the Texas Local Government Code."

CLICK HERE for additional information on ballot measures for Proposition D and Proposition E.

Click Here for CCPD Educational Video

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The City of Roanoke's next General Election will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
 More information will be provided as it becomes available.

Candidate Eligibility for Office - City of Roanoke Charter, Section 5.02

Additional Details

For additional details and polling locations, please visit the Denton or Tarrant County Election Administration websites.

Denton County Resources

Denton County Election Administration
Phone: 940-349-3200 (Metro) 
Denton County elections website
  
Tarrant County Resources
Tarrant County Automated Voter Help Line
Phone: 817-831-8683 
Tarrant County elections website
  
Ballot by Mail
If you are physically unable to travel to a voting location to cast your vote either on election day or during early voting, you may apply for a ballot by mail with your county of residence:

• Denton County
• Tarrant County
  

1. **Ballot by Mail Applications are only good for one calendar year.