2026 isn't a normal midterm
Local elections decide things that touch your life directly - school boards, city council, county judges, the people who set your property tax rate and your neighborhood's zoning rules. Precinct 110 has a say in all of it.
And this year, the guardrails around elections themselves are under real strain. In July 2026, the White House fired the remaining leadership of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission - the small bipartisan federal agency that certifies voting equipment and supports state and local election offices - leaving it without any sitting commissioners just months before the midterms. That follows the earlier scaling-back of federal election-security support at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Update: the agency's own staff confirmed in an internal memo that its key functions legally cannot proceed without commissioners in place, which limits how much damage the vacancy can do in practice - but it also means the agency is effectively frozen for the rest of this election cycle unless new commissioners are confirmed. Election law experts across the political spectrum have raised concerns about what that leadership vacuum means heading into November.
None of that changes how your local ballot works, but it's exactly why locally-run, trustworthy information - the kind this page is built to give you - matters more this cycle, not less.
When & Where to Vote
Open for early voting and on Election Day. Hays County is a vote center county, so you can vote at any location, but this is the closest one for most of us.
| Mon, Oct 19 to Fri, Oct 23 | 9 am - 7 pm |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7 am - 7 pm |
| Sun, Oct 25 | Noon - 6 pm |
| Mon, Oct 26 to Fri, Oct 30 | 7 am - 7 pm |
| Election Day: Tue, Nov 3 | 7 am - 7 pm |
Hours are the Hays County schedule as reported by FOX 7 Austin. Before you go, confirm your location at hayscountytx.gov/elections. If you are in line when polls close at 7 pm on Election Day, stay in line. You can still vote.
Not sure you're registered? Check at VoteTexas.gov. The registration deadline was Oct. 5, so if you missed it, the next one is for the spring.
Voting by mail? The last day to request a mail ballot is Friday, Oct. 23. Return it so it arrives by the deadline on your ballot carrier envelope.
Where Precinct 110 Stands
Precinct 110 has 3,179 registered voters. We know we can turn out when it matters: 60% showed up in 2024. Here is how recent elections compare, and what we are aiming for on November 3.
Source: Hays County Elections canvass results. Percentages are share of registered voters in Precinct 110.
- Big names like Governor and Senator lose only 1-3% of voters.
- Unopposed or unfamiliar down-ballot races, judicial seats especially, lose 30-37% of voters. They get to the bottom and simply stop.
Know Before You Vote
Missed the registration deadline? It was Oct. 5. Reach out and I can help you get ready for the next election.
Bring valid TX photo ID to vote in person, whether during early voting or on Election Day.
Am I in Precinct 110?
Type your home address below to check it against the official Hays County precinct boundary (effective January 2026 - 3,179 active registered voters).
San Marcos Mayor & City Council
The final field. San Marcos elects its council at large, so everyone in the city votes in every one of these races.
Mayor: Ryan Thomason and Amanda Rodriguez. Jane Hughson is not seeking reelection as Mayor and is serving as Thomason's campaign treasurer.
City Council, Place 3: Incumbent Alyssa Garza vs. Jane Hughson.
City Council, Place 4: Shane Scott (incumbent) vs. Heather Hunter.
City Council, Place 6 (new - special election): Rodriguez's run for Mayor triggered Texas's “resign-to-run” rule, so her Place 6 seat is on the Nov. 3 ballot too, for the term through 2027. Bill Miller (retired Coast Guard, now backing Rodriguez for Mayor), Juan Miguel Arredondo (SMCISD trustee), and Lisa Prewitt (Place 1 council member, 2013-2019) are the candidates.
Place 3: Alyssa Garza
Place 4: Heather Hunter
Place 6 (special): Lisa Prewitt
2026 Hays County Voter Guide
Every race on your Precinct 110 ballot, in plain language - candidate backgrounds, where they stand, and substantive contrast where it matters. Local races first, then county, state, and federal.
Curious about the state ticket? Read the Abbott/Paxton/Patrick fact sheet →
Want the local record? Read the San Marcos candidates fact sheet →
Get Connected. Stay Connected.
One form does it all: join the email list, volunteer, offer a ride to the polls, or set up a time to meet in person. Ten minutes or ten hours, there's a place for you.
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San Marcos People's PAC
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About Aslan
My background is a mix that probably shouldn't work together but does: theater performance and acting instruction, culinary and food service work, marketing and business development, and years of teaching - literacy, culinary skills, theater, and orientation leadership at Stephen F. Austin University, where I earned my degree. That combination is exactly why art, education, and the environment are the three things I care about most, and why I show up to City Commission meetings the same way I show up to a classroom or a kitchen: paying attention to the people in the room.
Day to day, I work in marketing and business development for a company built around sustainability, one that runs an annual fundraiser giving back directly to local nonprofits. I regularly meet with business owners across San Marcos and the greater Austin area, which keeps me grounded in what's actually happening on the ground here, not just in the news.
All of that adds up to one motivation: get more of our neighbors informed, registered, and voting - starting right here in Precinct 110.