Board Election 2023

NOTICE OF ELECTION 
(AVISO DE ELECCION) 

View the Notice of Election PDF here.

To the registered voters of the Counties of Comal and Guadalupe, Texas: 
(A los votantes registrados de/ Condado de Comal y Guadalupe, Texas) 

Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on May 6, 2023, for voting in a School Board Election to elect one Trustee for District #4 and one At-Large Trustee. (Por la presente se notifica que /os lugares de votaci6n que se indican a continuacion estaran abiertos de 7:00 a. m. a 7:00 p. m. el 6 de mayo de 2023, por votar en una Eleccion de la Junta Escolar para elegir un Representante para el Oistrito #4 y uno Representantes Genera/es.) 

The following candidate is unopposed for election in District #2: Nancy York. (El siguiente candidato no tiene oposici6n para la elecci6n en el DistritQ #2: Nancy York.) 

VOTE CENTER ELECTION (Eleccion de Centros de Votacion)

On Election Day, eligible Comal & Guadalupe County VOTERS MAY VOTE AT ANY of the locations listed on this page. Voters are NOT limited to only voting in the precinct where they are registered to vote. (En el dia de elecci6n votantes elegibles de/ Condado de Comal y Guadalupe podran votar en cualquier sitio indicado en esta pagina. Votantes tienen mas opciones en donde votar, sin limitarse al precinto en donde estan registrados para votar.)

May 6. 2023 Election Day Polling Locations - Comal & Guadalupe County

Location	Address
NEW BRAUNFELS CITY HALL, FOYER	550 Landa St., New Braunfels
MAMMEN FAMILY PUBLIC LIBRARY, MEETING ROOM A	131 Bulverde Crossing, Bulverde
TYE PRESTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY	16311 S. Access Rd., Canyon Lake
OAK RUN MIDDLE SCHOOL, CHOIR ROOM	415 Oak Run Point, New Braunfels
STARTZVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	42111 FM 3159, Canyon Lake
EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 4, FIRE STATION 4	215 Rebecca Creek Rd., Canyon Lake
COUNTY LINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CAFETERIA	1200 County Line Rd., New Braunfels
CIBOLO CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH	30395 Ralph Fair Rd., Boerne
NBISD TRANSPORTATION BUILDING, EMPLOYEE LOUNGE	2621 Klein Way, New Braunfels
CHRIST OUR KING ANGLICAN CHURCH	115 Kings Way, New Braunfels
COMAL COUNTY OFFICES, BULVERDE ANNEX, JP 2 COURTROOM	30470 Cougar Bend, Bulverde
GARDEN RIDGE CITY HALL, MUNICIPAL COURTROOM	9400 Municipal Parkway, Garden Ridge
BULVERDE/SPRING BRANCH FIRE & EMS, JOHNSON RANCH	30475 Johnson Way, Bulverde
WESTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER, GYM	2932 S. IH35 Frontage Rd, New Braunfels
COLUMBUS CLUB HALL, MEETING ROOM	111 Landa St., New Braunfels
NEW BRAUNFELS PUBLIC LIBRARY, LARGE MEETING ROOM	700 E. Common St., New Braunfels
COMAL COUNTY OFFICE - GOODWIN ANNEX, TRAINING ROOM	1297 Church Hill, New Braunfels
NEW BRAUNFELS CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FELLOWSHIP HALL	734 N. Loop 337, New Braunfels
EDEN HILL, TOWN HALL	631 Lakeview Blvd., New Braunfels
ST. FRANCIS BY THE LAKE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LARGE ROOM	121 Spring Mountain Dr., Canyon Lake
NORTH SHORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH	23880 N. Cranes Mill Rd., Canyon Lake
GRUENE METHODIST CHURCH, MISSION & OUTREACH BUILDING	2629 E. Common St., New Braunfels
REBECCA CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH	11755 Hwy. 281 N., Spring Branch
HOFFMANN LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	4600 FM 306, New Braunfels

 

Early Voting Dates and Hours - Comal & Guadalupe County 
(Fechas y Horarios de Votacion Anticipada - Comal & Guadalupe County

Dates	Hours
April 24 - 28, 2023  4 - 28 de abril de 2023	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 8:00 de la mafiana a las 6:00 de la tarde
April 29, 2023 29 de abril de 2023	10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 10:00 de la mafiana a las 4:00 de la tarde
May 1 - 2, 2023 1 - 2 de mayo de 2023	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 7:00 de la mafiana a las 7:00 de la tarde

 

Main Early Voting Polling Location (Lugar Para Votacion Anticipada)

COMAL COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE 
396 N. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels, TX 78130 
830-221-1352
Emergency and Limited ballots available only at the main location. 
(Bo/etas limitadas y de emergencia solamente est6n disponibles en este lugar.)

 

Early Voting Polling Locations 
(Luqares de Votacion Anticipada) 

Location	Address
COMAL COUNTY OFFICES- GOODWIN ANNEX, TRAINING ROOM	297 Church Hill Dr., New Braunfels
COMAL COUNTY OFFICES - BULVERDE ANNEX, JP #2 COURTROOM	30470 Cougar Bend, Bulverde
GARDEN RIDGE CITY HALL- MUNICIPAL COURT ROOM	9400 Municipal Parkway, Garden Ridge
MAMMEN FAMILY PUBLIC LIBRARY, ROOM A	131 Bulverde Crossing, Bulverde
ST. FRANCIS BY THE LAKE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LARGE ROOM	121 Spring Mountain Dr., Canyon Lake

Applications for Ballot by Mail shall be mailed to: 
(Las solicitudes para boletas de votaci6n adelantada por correo deber6n enviarse a:) 
Bobbie Koepp, Early Voting Clerk, 396 N. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels, Texas 78130. E-mail to: jaquac@co.comal.tx.us 

Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on: April 25, 2023. (Las solicitudes para boletas de votaci6n adelantada por correo deber6n recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio el: 25 de abril de 2023.) 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF TEST OF AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT
(Aviso Publico De Probar El Equipo Para Tabular Automaticamente)

Notice is hereby given that the automatic tabulating equipment that will be used in the CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS GENERAL/BOND ELECTIONS, NEW BRAUNFELS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL ELECTION, CITY OF GARDEN RIDGE SPECIAL ELECTION, COMAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL/BOND ELECTIONS, and CITY OF BULVERDE GENERAL ELECTION held on May 6, 2023 will be tested on April 19, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Comal County Elections Office, 396 N. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels, Texas, to ascertain that it will accurately count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures. (Por lo presente se da aviso que el equipo para tabular automaticamente que se usara en ELECCIONES GENERALES/BONOS DE LA CIUDAD DE NEW BRAUNFELS, ELECCIONES GENERALES DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE NEW BRAUNFELS, ELECCIONES ESPECIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE GARDEN RIDGE, ELECCIONES GENERALES/BONOS DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE COMAL y ELECCIONES GENERALES DE LA CIUDAD DE BULVERDE que se llevará a cabo el 6 de mayo de 2023 se probará el 19 de abril de 2023 a las 10:00 a.m. en la oficina de elecciones del condado de comal, 396 N. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels, Texas para determinar si el equipo contará con exacitud los votos para todos los puestos oficiales y sobre todos los proyectos de ley).

Cynthia Jaqua
Elections Coordinator
(coordinador de elecciónes)

View PDF version of this notice here.

View Notice of Voting Priority for Voters with Certain Disabilities here.

View Comal County Sample Ballots here.

NOTICE OF DRAWING FOR PLACE ON BALLOT

Notice is hereby given of a drawing to determine the order in which the names of candidates are to be printed on the ballot for the election to be held on May 6, 2023 in New Braunfels Independent School District, New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. The drawing will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 27, 2023, at the NBISD Administration Center, 1000 N. Walnut Ave., New Braunfels, Texas.

This notice of drawing for place on ballot was posted on February 23, 2023, at 8:00 a.m.

Clint McLain
Officer Conducting Drawing

Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot

 

View the Certification document here.

Notice of Deadline to File Applications for Place on the Ballot

Notice of Deadline to File Applications for Place on the Ballot

Election Day: Saturday, May 6, 2023
New Braunfels ISD will hold a General Election on May 6, 2023.  Single Member District 2, Single Member District 4, and one At-Large Positions will be on the ballot. These are for a three-year term.

Filing Period
The first day to file an application for a place on the ballot in a school district’s general election is the 30th day before the filing deadline. The filing deadline for a general election is 5 p.m. on the 78th day before Election Day. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.055(a), Tex. Elec. Code § 144.005. The deadline to file a declaration of write-in candidacy is 5 p.m. on the 74th day before Election Day
 

First Day to File for Place on the Ballot: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Last Day to File for Place on the Ballot: Friday, February 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. 
Last Day to Register to Vote: Thursday, April 6, 2023 
First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance: Monday, April 24, 2023 
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked): Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance: Tuesday, May 2, 2022
Last Day to Receive Ballot by Mail: Saturday, May 6, 2023 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m.

An application for place on the ballot should be filed in person, by fax or by email with the Elections Administrator.  Office location is the NBISD Administration Building, 1000 N Walnut Ave., New Braunfels, TX 78130.

Eligibility

An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:

• is a United States citizen;
• is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
• has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
• has not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
• has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:
• for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot;
  • for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate’s name is written in; or
  • for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;
• is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and
• satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office. 

Tex. Elec. Code § 141.001.

The Texas Education Code imposes additional requirements:

• To be elected to a school board, an individual must be a qualified voter: 18 years of age or older, a U.S citizen, a Texas resident, a registered voter, not determined to be totally or partially mentally incapacitated by an appropriate court, and not finally convicted of a felony. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.061; Tex. Elec. Code § 11.002.
   
• A person is ineligible to serve on a school board if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Texas Penal Code section 43.02(b) regarding prostitution. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.

Helpful Resources

• Secretary of State
• Texas Ethics Commission