Case File 26-1174
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Ordinance ordering a general election to be held on November 3, 2026, in the City of Corpus Christi for the election of Mayor and eight Council Members; providing for procedures for holding such election; providing for notice of election and publication thereof; providing for establishment of branch early voting polling places; designating polling place locations; authorizing a joint election with Nueces County, and a runoff election, if one is necessary, on December 12, 2026; authorizing execution of a Joint Election Agreement and Election Services Contract with Nueces County; and enacting provisions incident and relating to the subject and purpose of this ordinance.
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Confirm election notice publication after second reading
Why now: Both the July 28, 2026 first reading and the August 11, 2026 second reading describe an ordinance 'providing for notice of election and publication thereof,' but neither record shows the publication schedule or proof of publication.
What to do: Obtain the adopted ordinance text and the city's proof of publication, since the ordinance itself recites that it provides for notice of election and publication thereof — then confirm the publication actually occurred on the schedule the ordinance sets. If notice was never published as the ordinance requires, that is a question to raise now rather than after ballots are cast on November 3.
Act before: After the next material record update
Track county, not city, for election services work
Why now: The ordinance passed on first reading July 28, 2026 and second reading August 11, 2026 authorizes a joint election with Nueces County and execution of a Joint Election Agreement and Election Services Contract with the county.
What to do: If you supply election equipment, staffing, or polling site services, route your inquiries to Nueces County purchasing rather than city procurement, because the city authorized a joint election agreement and election services contract that puts the county in the administering role. Watching only the city's solicitation calendar means missing the scope entirely for both the November 3 and December 12 runoff dates.
Act before: December 12, 2026 runoff date
Request Nueces County election services contract and cost terms
Why now: The ordinance authorizing the joint election agreement and election services contract passed first reading July 28, 2026 with no comments from the Council or the public and returned for second reading August 11, 2026, with no cost terms stated in either record.
What to do: Ask the city secretary for the executed Joint Election Agreement and Election Services Contract with Nueces County, including the cost-sharing figures — the council authorized execution across two readings without any dollar amount appearing in the meeting record. Without the contract, there is no public accounting of what the city is paying the county to run the November 3 and possible December 12 runoff elections.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check whether your polling place changed for November
Why now: The ordinance adopted on second reading August 11, 2026 provides for establishment of branch early voting polling places and designates polling place locations for the November 3, 2026 election and a possible December 12, 2026 runoff.
What to do: Ask the city secretary for the polling place list and branch early voting locations attached to this ordinance and compare them to where you voted last cycle — the ordinance designates specific polling place locations and establishes branch early voting sites, so your usual site may have moved. Voters who assume nothing changed can show up at a site that is no longer in use on November 3.
Act before: November 3, 2026 election day
Timeline
Ordinance ordering a general election to be held on November 3, 2026, in the City of Corpus Christi for the election of Mayor and eight Council Members; providing for procedures for holding such election; providing for notice of election and publication thereof; providing for establishment of branch early voting polling places; designating polling place locations; authorizing a joint election with Nueces County, and a runoff election, if one is necessary, on December 12, 2026; authorizing execution of a Joint Election Agreement and Election Services Contract with Nueces County; and enacting provisions incident and relating to the subject and purpose of this ordinance.
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment. There were no comments from the Council or the public. Mayor Guajardo closed public comment. Council Member Barrera moved to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council Member Cantu. This Ordinance was passed on first reading and approved with the following vote: