When is the voter registration deadline in Fort Bend County, Texas for the 2026 General Election?

The registration deadline in Fort Bend County, Texas is 2026-10-05 — Texas's statewide dates.

When is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Texas?

Request a mail ballot by: 2026-10-23 — your application must be in by this date.

When must a mail ballot be back in Texas?

Mail ballot must be postmarked by: 2026-11-03 — your completed ballot must be postmarked by this date.

What is on the ballot in Fort Bend County, Texas, in the 2026 General Election?

Texas: no constitutional amendments on this ballot. City of Houston: 1 proposition, A (charter amendment). Rallybase holds the federal contests for the state and not the county's own.

Elections

Fort Bend County — 2026 General Election

Early voting in Fort Bend County, Texas runs 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30 — Texas's statewide dates (Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov), read 2026-09-14).

Request a mail ballot by: 2026-10-23 (Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov), read 2026-09-14) — your application must be in by this date.

Mail ballot must be postmarked by: 2026-11-03 (Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov), read 2026-09-14) — your completed ballot must be postmarked by this date.

Fort Bend County's County Clerk is Laura Richard, on the state roster read 2026-08-26.

In the 2024 presidential election, 64.9% of Fort Bend County's citizen voting-age population voted — 362,524 of 558,514 (MIT Election Data and Science Lab county presidential returns ÷ Census ACS5-derived citizen voting-age population (B05003), reviewed 2026-07-27).

Texas: no constitutional amendments on this ballot. (Texas Legislative Council, Dates of Interest, read 2026-09-14.)

City of Houston: 1 proposition, A (charter amendment). (City of Houston notice of election, Notice 11260102, filed with the Harris County Clerk September 4, 2026, read 2026-09-14.)

Fort Bend County votes in Texas's 2026 General Election on 2026-11-03. Rallybase holds 40 federal contests for the state, with 388 filings, read on 2026-08-26. The county's own contests — commissioners, judges, school boards — are not among them, and this page does not claim to be a ballot.

Election day: 2026-11-03
County: Fort Bend County
State: Texas
Register to vote by: 2026-10-05
Request a mail ballot by: 2026-10-23
Early voting opens: 2026-10-19
Early voting ends: 2026-10-30
Mail ballot must be postmarked by: 2026-11-03
Turnout, 2024 presidential: 64.9% of citizen voting-age population
Read on: 2026-08-26

Ballot measures ordered by governments in Fort Bend County

City of Houston — Proposition Acharter amendment

County officers on the state roster

Andy MeyersCommissioner, Precinct 3
Bill RickertCounty Treasurer
Carmen TurnerTax Assessor-Collector
Daniel WongCounty Judge
Dexter McCoyCommissioner, Precinct 4
Eric FaganSheriff
Grady PrestageCommissioner, Precinct 2
Laura RichardCounty Clerk
Vincent MoralesCommissioner, Precinct 1

What you can do from here

Every federal contest in Texas's 2026 General Election
Find your polling placeyour state’s own official voter tool
Check whether you are registeredyour state’s own official voter tool
Fort Bend County — who holds its offices
Plan your ballotYour own races, saved to your device

Questions this page answers

When is early voting in Fort Bend County, Texas for the 2026 General Election?: Early voting in Fort Bend County, Texas runs 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30 — Texas's statewide dates. Source: Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov) · read 2026-09-14
When is the voter registration deadline in Fort Bend County, Texas for the 2026 General Election?: The registration deadline in Fort Bend County, Texas is 2026-10-05 — Texas's statewide dates. Source: Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov) · read 2026-08-27
When is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Texas?: Request a mail ballot by: 2026-10-23 — your application must be in by this date. Source: Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov) · read 2026-09-14
When must a mail ballot be back in Texas?: Mail ballot must be postmarked by: 2026-11-03 — your completed ballot must be postmarked by this date. Source: Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov) · read 2026-09-14
What is on the ballot in Fort Bend County, Texas, in the 2026 General Election?: Texas: no constitutional amendments on this ballot. City of Houston: 1 proposition, A (charter amendment). Rallybase holds the federal contests for the state and not the county's own. Source: City of Houston notice of election, Notice 11260102, filed with the Harris County Clerk September 4, 2026 · read 2026-09-14

What Rallybase does not know here

Measures ordered by governments in Fort Bend County other than those named above — school and special districts among them. Their orders have not been read.
Your polling place. The county assigns it; the lookup above is your state’s own official voter tool.
The county's own contests. Rallybase reads federal filings for this election and has not read Fort Bend County's.

Register to vote by — Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov) Request a mail ballot by — Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov) Early voting opens — Texas Secretary of State (votetexas.gov) MIT Election Data and Science Lab county presidential returns ÷ Census ACS5-derived citizen voting-age population (B05003) — the turnout figure Texas Legislative Council, Dates of Interest City of Houston notice of election, Notice 11260102, filed with the Harris County Clerk September 4, 2026 The state's own election information Rallybase — a live, nonpartisan map of your government