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Ector County
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November 2026 General and City Election Administration

Summary

The county approved voting schedules and vote center locations to ensure residents can easily cast ballots in the upcoming November general and municipal elections.

At a glance

Total mentions
7
Last 30 days
7

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Standard operational costs associated with county-wide election administration.

✅Who benefits

Registered voters in Ector County and the City of Odessa.

Mentions & discussions (7)

Your Basin (KMID/KPEJ)Oct 4, 2026

Monday, Oct. 5 is Texas voter registration deadline: what to know

Monday, Oct. 5 is the deadline for Texans to register to vote or update their registration information ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Odessa AmericanSep 29, 2026

Ector County Elections Office closes temporarily due to weather-related damage

The Ector County Elections Office, located at the Ector County Annex, will be closed for the remainder of the day, September 29, due to significant damage sustained within the office as a result of heavy rainfall. The temporary closure is necessary t...

Odessa AmericanSep 24, 2026

US cybersecurity agency releases election infrastructure plan 40 days before midterms

By ALI SWENSON The Associated Press NEW YORK The nation’s cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it ...

Your Basin (KMID/KPEJ)Sep 23, 2026

Odessa certifies two councilmen-elect in unopposed races

The Odessa City Council certified Chris Haney and Dallas Kennedy for their respective seats on Tuesday after they were the only candidates to file by the deadline, leaving only the District 3 race contested in the upcoming November 3 election.

Odessa AmericanSep 23, 2026

State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears

By ANNA WILDER The Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level, a headache that is...

CBS7 / KOSA (First Alert 7)Sep 17, 2026

Ector County Elections Office holds public test to demonstrate voting machine accuracy ahead of Nov. 3 election

With the Nov. 3 election approaching, the Ector County Elections Office welcomed the public to see firsthand how voting equipment operates and ensure residents have confidence that every ballot counts.

MeetingSep 15, 2026

Commissioners' Court (Regular) - Sep 15, 2026

The county approved voting schedules and vote center locations to ensure residents can easily cast ballots in the upcoming November general and municipal elections.

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