Refugio County Texas

ELECTION RESULTS / RESULTADOS DE LAS ELECCIONES

ELECTION RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED AND POSTED (2) TIMES ON ELECTION NIGHT:

THE FIRST POSTING WILL BE THE EARLY VOTING RESULTS AFTER POLLS HAVE CLOSED AT 7:00 P.M. ON ELECTION NIGHT.  ANY BY MAIL BALLOTS RECEIVED BEFORE 7:00 P.M. WILL BE PROCESSED AND TABULATED BEFORE THE FIRST RELEASE.

THE SECOND POSTING WILL BE AT THE END OF THE NIGHT AFTER ALL ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND TABULATED

IN SOME INSTANCES, COMPLETED PRECINCT/DISTRICT RACES MAY BE RELEASED SOONER AND POSTED ON THE FRONT DOOR OF THE REFUGIO COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.

WHILE WE BELIEVE THAT RELEASING RESULTS IN A TIMELY MANNER IS IMPORTANT, THE REFUGIO COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE DOES NOT STRIVE ON RELEASING QUICK RESULTS BUT RATHER THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTS.

FACTORS THAT COULD DELAY THE RELEASE OF THE ELECTION NIGHT RESULTS:

• LATE BALLOTS RECEIVED AT OR BY 7:00 P.M. ON ELECTION NIGHT
• THE EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD MUST REVIEW AND QUALIFY LATE BALLOTS BEFORE THEY CAN BE TABULATED
• REVIEW OF WRITE-IN CANDIDATES FROM VOTED BALLOTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY MAY BE COUNTED

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL RESULTS ARE UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CANVASSED.

UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, A MAJORITY VOTE IS REQUIRED, MEANING A CANDIDATE MUST RECEIVE MORE THAN HALF OF THE VOTES CAST.

IN A PRIMARY ELECTION, IF NO CANDIDATE FOR A PARTICULAR OFFICE RECEIVES THE VOTE NECESSARY TO BE ELECTED, A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THAT OFFICE IS REQUIRED.

• PRIMARY - MAJORITY VOTE (CANDIDATE MUST RECEIVE MORE THAN 50% OF THE TOTAL VOTE
• PRIMARY RUNOFF - REQUIRED IF NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED THE VOTE NECESSARY TO BE ELECTED IN AN ELECTION REQUIRING A MAJORITY
• GENERAL - PLURALITY VOTE (CANDIDATE MUST RECEIVE MORE VOTES THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE