Val Verde County Schedules Early Voting Ballot Board Meeting March 3

Val Verde County’s Document Center posted a "NOTICE OF CONVENING OF THE EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD (EVBB)" instructing the board to meet Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Val Verde County Elections office, listed as 400 Pecan Street, 3rd Floor; the posted line is truncated after the letter "E" and the excerpt provided does not show a meeting start time. March 3 is also the date of the county’s Joint Primary Election.

Early-voting activity in Del Rio has already crossed four-figure turnout this cycle. The 830 Times reported three days of in-person early voting that totaled 1,039 ballots — Tuesday 177 Republican and 202 Democratic, Wednesday 165 Republican and 186 Democratic, and Thursday 147 Republican and 162 Democratic — with all in-person voting held at the Del Rio Civic Center, 1915 Veterans Blvd. County Clerk Teresa Esther Chapoy told reporters that "she expects participation to increase over the weekend" and that "As of Feb. 19, Chapoy said her office had mailed 243 absentee ballots — 85 Republican and 158 Democratic. Of those, 24 Republican ballots and 54 Democratic ballots had been returned."

The county’s own election pages show continued EVBB activity in recent cycles, including a "Final Convene of Early Voting Ballot Board" posted for Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 and a "Notice of Post Election Hand Count Audit" listed for Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The county posts precinct sample ballots and precinct groupings for precincts 10 through 43, and lists its main contact as Val Verde County, 400 Pecan Street, Del Rio, TX 78840 with phone 830-774-7501 and fax 830-775-9406.

State audit materials on file for the Nov. 5, 2024 election provide context for how the county has handled EVBB postings in prior cycles. The Texas preliminary audit states that "Val Verde County provided public notice for the convening of the board in accordance with state law" and that the EVBB "convened a total of 8 times" for that election. The audit also records a separate deficiency: "Val Verde County did not post Notice of Convening of Central Counting Station or have a Central Counting Station Plan outlining the procedures of the Central Counting Station and tabulation of all ballot in compliance with law." The audit excerpt additionally reminds election officials that "If the early voting ballot board reviews a carrier envelope that does not comply with the applicable requirements, the board must send the voter a Notice of Defective Carrier Envelope."

A Val Verde County social media post further flagged precinct-level arrangements for March 3, listing "Precinct 10,11,12&13 Polling Address Joe Ramos Center 1105 W. De La" and a 7:00 PM time, though that post is truncated after "De La" in the copy provided. Given the Document Center notice’s truncated address line and absent start time in the posted excerpt, the county elections office at 400 Pecan Street or the Clerk’s office remains the source for the complete EVBB agenda and any additional convenings tied to the March 3 primary. The EVBB convening on election day follows recorded early-voting and absentee activity and the county’s prior EVBB practices documented in the state audit.