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2025
Under Abbott's "Develop Develop Develop" economic plan, Texas is now losing 1000 acres per DAY. - our land, our water lost to greedy GOP, billionaire-friendly policies for development.
ISSUES
Photo credit Steve Gustafson, March 4, 2012
Rural Life not Suburban Sprawl
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Invest in rural & municipal water systems
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Invest in municipal and county law enforcement
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Repair & restore VZC Courthouse
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Local land-use control
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Protect county-wide aquifers and wells
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Expand & improve internet access
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Funding for our public schools (No to Vouchers!)
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Access to health care: keep Medicare funded, expand Medicaid, lower prescription drug prices, and keep hospitals open
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Good paying jobs, affordable housing
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Fix the grid!
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Funding for Social Security (raise the cap for incomes over $400K)
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Infrastructure: roads and bridges
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Preserve, expand ag-friendly business: farming, ranching, local
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Appraisal values, property taxes, and insurance rates - they're all related (30 years of GOP policies), insanely high, and forcing us out of our homes and off our land
Neches Trinity Valley Ground Water Conservation Hearing June 19, 2025
While oligarchs grab East Texas water, land, and scam us out of our public school tax dollars, Texas Republicans stay silent and do nothing. Why?
Follow the money!
Video Austin, TX - July 15
Natural Resources Hearing - Aquifers.
Map data from OpenStreetMap, QGIS
No to the GOP/MAGA's Project 2025:
Authoritarian and un-American - is anyone surprised over Trump's agenda?
No woman should be refused emergency care for an ectopic pregnancy or a septic miscarriage.
VDVR
If you are a Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar (VDVR) or would like to become one, you will need to re-certify in 2025/2026. Tx Democrats DVR & Voter Registration
Click for more information about becoming a DVR.
Travis County provides on-line training and test to become a DVR
EVENTS
Use the Subscribe for Updates form to contact the VZC Democrats. Please include your name, phone number, email, and best time to contact you.
Thank you to all the election workers, the Van Zandt County election staff, and Van Zandt County voters for making the 2026 Primaries happen.
March 3, 2026 Primary Results
for Van Zandt County:
Cumulative Early Voting Results
VZC Democratic Party Primary Runoff is May 26, 2026 with Early Voting Starting May 18th.
Vote By Mail in 2026
Eligible voters wanting to vote by mail in 2026 must reapply after January 1, 2026.
See Vote Kiosk Vote By Mail for more information.
Download an Application to Vote By Mail
Mail or deliver application to :
Shannon Maddox, Elections Administrator
121 E Dallas St, Rm 113
Canton TX 75103
903-567-3895, office
Save the Dates!
Coffee & Conversation - Mar 18 @ 9:30 AM
Coffee & Conversation - Apr 15 @ 9:30 AM
Congratulations, Edie!!
Edie Booth for Van Zandt
County Commissioner Pct 2
Candidate for Texas Senate District 2
Save the Date - March 28
No Kings Protests - Details Coming Soon - Multiple Locations
Thank you to all the 2026 Democratic Party Candidates.
Monthly Meeting - March 5 @ 4 PM
Thursday, March 5 - Join us at the Van Zandt County Library, Buchanan Event Room - Meeting at 4 PM.
Monthly Meeting, 1st Thursday @ 4 PM:
Mar 5, 2026 - VZC Library Event Room
Apr 2, 2026 - VZC Library Event Room
ELECTION DATES
2026 Election Dates
Jan 1, 2026
First day to apply for annual Vote By Mail ballots (includes Primary, Runoff, May, & Nov. General Elections).
Apr 27, 2026
Voter Registration Deadline for Primary Runoff Election
VZ County Clerk
League of Women Voters® of Texas
May 15, 2026
Vote-by-Mail Applications must
be RECEIVED by the County Clerk's Early Vote Office
May 18, 2026
First Day of Early Voting
Early Voting Hours - See VZ County Clerk
May 22, 2026
Last Day of Early Voting
May 26, 2026
Primary Runoff Election Day
Last day (see rules) for ballot by mail.
Early Voting
May 18 - May 22, 2026
Early Voting Locations:
Early Voting Location - Contact VZ County Clerk
Primary Runoff Election Day
May 26, 2026 - See VZ County Clerk
VZC Democratic Party Primary Runoff
Sample Ballots - TBD:
Precinct 1 Precinct 3
Precinct 2 Precinct 4
Texas Democratic Party Convention
RSVP June 25-27, 2026 - Corpus Christi
DONATE
Protect your personal and credit card information
Before you donate on-line or via your cellphone, verify the website. Most Democratic Party candidates and organizations use ActBlue. Double-check to ensure the donation link asking for credit card information begins with:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate
VZC Democrats ActBlue Link:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/van-zandt-county-democratic-party--tx--1
There have been reports of a malware pop-up redirecting a valid QR code link to a fraudulent site. Candidate/organization QR scans normally go to their website, FB page, or to their ActBlue link.
What is ActBlue?
CHECK YOUR PRECINCT
In 2021, the County Commissioner and Voting Precinct boundaries were redrawn due to the redistricting process.
To verify your precinct information, check the Prec. No. on your voter registration card or bring up your voter registration information from the Texas SoS site.
Click on this Link: Redistricting Map
Check Precinct in the Legend Box
Select Van Zandt County
Select you Prec. No
Expand the map to verify your location.
VOTE KIOSK
REGISTER TO VOTE
Are you registered to vote? Or need to update your voting address?
Register to Vote in 3 Easy Steps
For name changes or address changes, update your voter registration on-line.
Fast, New, & Easy!
Voter registration cards usually arrive in about 30 days.
STUDENT VOTERS
Are you a Texas student voter, living away from home?
You can vote! Choose either A, B, or C - they all require a bit of advance planning.
VOTE BY MAIL
Are you eligible to request an Application for Ballot By Mail (ABBM)?
Stay Safe and Vote By Mail (VBM) -
How to Request to VBM
2.
Request an ABBM
ABBM aka Form 6-1f
Order on-line from the Texas SoS
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Fill-out & sign your VBM application.
*** A TX DL or other TX ID number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security # is required.
PROVIDE BOTH to avoid delays. ****
Keep a copy or photo of your signed application.
When Your VBM Ballot Arrives
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Mail-in your carrier envelope/ballot as soon as possible. Allow at least 5 days for delivery.
FPCA Voters
Service members, their families, and overseas citizens may request an absentee ballot using a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) through the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP).
Make Sure Your Vote Counts - Avoid These Common Errors
Missing TX ID# or Social Security #
Before you SEAL the carrier envelope, verify that it includes a TX ID # or the last four digits of your SS#.
No signature on carrier envelope. Before you drop your carrier envelope in the mail, double-check to verify that it is signed.
TX ID # or Social Security # does not match application.
Verify that the ID number on the carrier envelope matches your application.
Ballot received too late.
With a few exceptions, ballots must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) at the VZ County Clerk's Office by the day after election day.
Signature on carrier envelope does not match application.
For households with more than 1 person voting by mail - before you sign, verify that the printed name on the carrier envelope is your name.
Do not sign the carrier envelope for other members of your household.
Carrier envelope contains more than 1 ballot.
A carrier envelope can contain only 1 ballot. Do not bundle ballots together.
Are you concerned about using the USPS to return Your VBM ballot?
Most of our post offices send mail to Dallas or Tyler and then it is returned here for delivery. Allow plenty of time, at least 5 days.
The Canton Post Office will attempt to deliver vote by mail ballots directly to the Courthouse.
If possible, mail you ballot at the Canton Post Office.
