League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters of Tyler
Voting in Texas

Who May Vote

Citizen of the United States, 18 years or older.

  • Resident of Texas and Smith County for at least 30 days immediately prior to the day of election.
  • Resident of city or district for 30 days if voting in city or special election district.
  • Holder of a valid Voter Registration Certificate at least 30 days  prior to election.

Voter Registration

Where and How:

  • By mail or in person at the office Election Administrator, 200 East Ferguson, Suite 5, Tyler.
  • At a county substation or at any state agency or public library or by an authorized deputy registrar.
  • By an agent: husband, wife, father, mother, son or daughter, if the relative is a qualified voter.

    For Elections Information, Contact:
    Smith County Elections Administrator
    Paula Patterson
    200 East Ferguson, Suite 5, Tyler - (903) 590-4777

     

Your Elected Officials

 

Tyler/Smith County
November 2006 Election

*NOTE: County, State, and Federal officials’ terms expire the beginning of the year shown. City and school board officials serve through election day of the year shown.

Federal Officials
President
Term (Yrs.)
Expires
  George W. Bush (R)                                                    
  White House
  Washington, D.C. 20500
  (202) 456-1414         Fax (202) 456-2461              
   president@whitehouse.gov
4
2009
       
Vice President
  Dick Cheney (R)                                                    
  Old Executive Office Bldg.
  17th St. at Pennsylvania Ave. N.w.
  Washington, D.C. 20500                          (202) 456-2326
  vice.president@whitehouse.gov
2009
       
U.S. Senators
  John Cornyn (R)                                                     
   C5 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
   Washington, D.C.  20510-4302
   (202) 224-2934                                Fax (202) 228-2856
   (903) 593 0902
6
2009
   
  Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)                                   
  284 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
  Washington, D.C.  20510                  (202) 224-5922
  (214) 361-3500                                Fax (202) 224-0776
   www.hutchison.senate.gov/e-mail.htm
6
2013
       
U.S. Representatives
District 1    
  Louis Gohmert (R)     
           508 Cannon House Office Bldg.         (202) 225-3035  
Washington, D.C.  20515           Fax (202) 225-5866
samantha.jordan@mail.house.gov
  1121 ESE loop 323 Ste. 206
  Tyler, TX 75701                                          (903) 561-6349
  www.house.gov/gohmert            Fax (903)561-7110
  jonna.fitzgerald@mail.house.gov
2
2009
 

 
State Officials    
     
Governor
Term (Yrs.)
Expires
  Rick Perry (R)                                              
  P.O. Box 12428
  Austin, Texas  78711-2428       (512) 463-2000
  Office: 1100 San Jacinto
  Citizen assistance hotline:                  (800) 843-5789  
  Citizen opinion hotline :                  (800) 252-9600
  Fax (512) 463-1849  www.governor.state.tx.us
4  
2011
       
Lt. Governor    
  David Dewhurst (R)                                          
   P.O. Box 12068                           (512) 463-0001
  Austin, Texas  78711                  (800) 441-0373
  www.ltgov.state.tx.us           Fax (512) 936-6700
4  
2011
       
Attorney General    
  Greg Abbott (R)       
  Supreme Court Bldg. 300 W. 15th Street, Austin
  P.O. Box 12548           Austin, Texas  78711-2548   
  (512) 463-2100                                      (800) 252-8011
  greg.abbott@oag.state.tx.us    www.oag.state.tx.us
  Fax (512) 475-2994
4
2011
       
Comptroller of Public Accounts    
  Susan Combs (R)               
  111 E. 17th Street         Austin, Texas  78774        
  P.O. Box 13528, Capitol Sta.
  (800) 252-5555                      Fax          (512) 475-0352
   TTY 800 248 4099                   Spanish 800 252 7875
 Non-tax matters: (888)334-4112 www.cpa.state.tx.us
  Tyler Field Office: (903) 534-0333
4
2011
       
Commissioner, General Land Office    
  Jerry Patterson (R)                
  1700 North Congress Ave. Ste. 840 Austin 78701
  P.O. Box 12873    Austin, Texas  78711-2873
  www.glo.state.tx.us                     (512) 463-5001
  (800) 998-4GLO                     Fax (512) 475-1558 
4
2011
       
Commissioner of Agriculture    
   Todd Staples (R)          
 Stephen F. Austin Bldg. 1700 N. Congress Ave.
  P.O. Box 12847              Austin, Texas  78711-2847  
  (512) 463-7476                            Fax (888) 223-8861
  Tyler Regional Office:                       (903) 939-3999
  www.agr.state.tx.us   email: contact@agr.state.tx.us
Customer Hotline: 800 TELL TDA
4
2007
       
Secretary of State    
  Roger Williams (R)   (Appointed)
P. O. Box 12887
Austin, Texas 78711-2887         (512) 463-5770
   
       
Railroad Commission
6
 
    P.O. Box 12967  Austin, Texas  78711-2967
   (512) 463-7144  (512) 463-7288        
   Fax (800) 227-8392                    or         (512) 936-1950
   TDD 800 735-7288  www.rrc.state.tx.us                          
Michael L. Williams  (R)        
Elizabeth A. Jones (R)                                                     
Victor Carrillo, Chair (R)                                                     
 

2011
2011
2009

       
Supreme Court of Texas
6
 
    P.O. Box 12248  Austin, Texas  78711
  (512) 463-1312       Fax (512) 463-1365
  www.courts.state.tx.us
Chief Justice
  Wallace B. Jefferson (R)                                                 
Associate Judges  
    Harriet O’Neill (R)                                           
    Paul W. Green (R)                   
    David Medina (R)                         
    Don Willett (R)                                                  
    Nathan L. Hecht (R)                                           
    Dale Wainwright (R)                          
    Phil Johnson (R)                             

2009

2011
2011
2011
2011
2013
2013
2009
2009

       
Court of Criminal Appeals
6
 
    P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas  78711
  (512) 463-1551        www.courts.state.tx.us
  Sharon Keller (R), Presiding Judge  
  Mike Keasler (R)   
  Cheryl Johnson (R)           
  Lawrence (Larry)  Meyers (R)      
  Cathy Cochran (R)    
  Paul Womack (R)   
  Tom Price (R)     
  Charles Holcomb (R)  
  Barbara Parker Hervey (R)                                                 
 

2013
2011
2011
2011
2009
2009
2009
2008*
2013

      *mandatory retirement
       
12th Court of Appeals
6
 
   1517 West Front Street, Suite 354, Tyler, Texas  75702-7854                          
  (903) 593-8471
Chief Justice
    Jim Worthen (R)         
Justices
    Sam Griffith (R)                  
    Brian Hoyle (R)                

2009

2013
2011

       
State Board of Education    
District 8    
    Mrs. Barbara Cargill
  61 W. Wedgemere Circle The Woodlands, TX  77381
  (281)465-8095  sboesupport@tea.state.tx.us
   
       
       
State Senators
www.senate.state.tx.us
   
District 1    
  Kevin Eltife (R)                          
  P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station         Austin, Texas 7871
  (512) 463-0101           Fax (512) 475-3751                            kevin.eltife@senate.tx.us
  3304 South Broadway, Suite 103    Tyler, Texas  75701
  (903) 596-9122                  Fax (903) 596-9189
Counties:  Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith (part), Titus, Upshur, Wood (part)
4
2011
   
District 2
  Bob Deuell (R)        
  P.O. Box 12068  Capitol Station  Austin, Texas  78711
  (512) 463-0102                  bob.deuell@senate.tx.us
 18601 LBJ, Ste. 320,  Mesquite, Texas  75150 
  (972) 279 1800          Fax (512) 463-7202
 Counties:  Dallas (part), Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains,
 Rockwall, Smith (part), Van Zandt, Wood (part)
4
2011
   
District 3
  Robert Nichols (R)   
  P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711
  (512) 463-0103                           robert.nichols@senate.tx.us
  329 Neches, Jacksonville, Texas 75766
  (903) 589-3003                           Fax (903) 589-0203
       Counties:  Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Jasper,
 Montgomery (part), Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine,
 San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith (part)
4
2011
   
State Representatives
District 6
  Leo Berman (R)   
  P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas  78768-2910                 
  (512) 463-0584             Fax (512) 463-3217
  P.O. Box 6028,  Tyler, Texas  75711                             
 (903) 939-2400   leo.berman@house.state.tx.us            
Counties:  Smith (part)
2
2009
   
District 7
  Tommy Merritt (R) 
   P.O. Box 2910         ,  Austin, Texas  78768        
  (800) 851-1565 (512) 463-0580
  201 Estes Drive         Longview, Texas  75602 
  (903) 238-9100 tommy.merritt@house.state.tx.us
         Counties:  Smith (part), Gregg
2
2009

 
   
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