Election Information
The next General Election will be held Saturday, May 6, 2023 . Two candidates have filed to run for Mayor while the Georgetown City Council incumbents for Districts 2 and 6 are unopposed. The deadline to file for candidates for Mayor or City Council was February 17 at 5 p.m.
Incumbent Josh Schroeder and Jonathan Dade have filed to run for Mayor. Incumbent Council Members Shawn Hood (District 2) and Jake French (District 6) each filed to be re-elected and are running unopposed.
Georgetown City Council members serve three-year terms representing one of seven, single-member districts. The mayor also serves a three-year term.
The last day to register to vote for the May election was April 6.
Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot 02.27.2023
May 2023 General Election
Early in-person voting is April 24-May 2. Election day is May 6. Early voting and Election day polling places, dates, and times will be listed at wilco.org/elections.
View early voting and election day polling places, dates, and times from Wilco.org. This information will be updated by Williamson County once polling places are established.
See general voting registration dates on the Secretary of State’s website: Secretary of State
For further details about City Elections, contact City Secretary Robyn Densmore at Robyn.Densmore@georgetown.org or call (512) 931-7715.
Vote Centers
A vote center is a countywide polling location where any registered voter may cast their vote. Vote Centers are all electronic and eliminate the Election Day requirement of having to vote in the polling location specific to your voting precinct. With Vote Centers, a voter can choose the most convenient polling location in the County during Early Voting and Election Day.
Click here to locate your precinct. You can also view your voting precinct on the Secretary of State Maps.
View your council district, within city limits.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 – Uniform Election Date
-
- First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot – Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot – Friday, February 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
- Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy – Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
- Last Day to Register to Vote – Thursday, April 4, 2024
- First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance – Monday, April 22, 2024
- Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) – Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance – Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Candidate Information
Election forms and information, with all of the required forms for candidates, may be downloaded from links below. Completed applications for candidacy should be submitted to the City Secretary, Robyn Densmore, at City Hall, 808 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street.
In addition to other qualifications prescribed by law, each Councilmember and the Mayor shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable. For period of twelve (12) months preceding election day, each Councilmember shall reside in the council district the member would be representing and the Mayor shall reside within the City of Georgetown. No member of the Council or the Mayor shall hold any other office or employment with the City while serving as a member of the Council or the Mayor, nor hold any paid employment with the City within one (1) year thereafter. A member of the Council ceasing to reside in the City shall immediately forfeit that office.
Memo to Candidates from City Secretary 01.2022
City Candidate Guide First Steps 2022
Campaign Finance Reports
Texas Ethics Commission Forms & Instructions for Local Elections
From Texas Ethics Commission
View the declaration of write-in candidacy in English and Spanish.
Additional Helpful Links
-
- Georgetown Home Rule Charter and Code of Ordinances
- Updated 2030 Comprehensive Plan
- Unified Development Code Sign Standards
- Political Advertising – What You Need to Know
- Williamson County
- Georgetown Independent School District
- Secretary of State
- Texas Attorney General
- Texas Ethics Commission Info
- State of Texas
- Voter Registration
- What Precinct do I Live In? (registered voters only)