If you want to participate in the May bond election, the last day to register to vote is April 3, 2025.
You are eligible to register to vote if:
- You are a United States citizen;
- You are at least 17 years and 10 months old on the date your voter registration application is submitted, and you are 18 years of age on Election Day.
- You are a resident of the county where you submit the application;
- You are not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and
- You have not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
Voting Times and Locations
Early Voting Dates and Times:
Vote April 22-25 from 8am to 5pm
Vote April 27 from 12pm to 5pm (Port Arthur City Hall ONLY)
Vote April 28-29 from 8am to 5pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Early Voting Locations:
Port Arthur City Hall – Room 430
444 4th Street
Port Arthur, TX 77642
Port Arthur Public Library
4615 9th Avenue
Port Arthur, TX 77642
Election Day Voting Locations | May 3 | Polls are open 7AM – 7PM
| Location | Time |
| R.L. Eldridge Community Center (Sabine Pass) 5262 S. Gulfway Drive All persons who reside in all or a portion of Jefferson County Election Precincts 32 within the boundaries of the Port Arthur Independent School District and are legally qualified to vote in said election at the R.L. Eldridge Community Center. | 7AM – 7PM |
| Abraham Lincoln Middle School 1023 Abe Lincoln (Corner of West Tenth and Lincoln Avenue) Port Arthur, TX 77640 All persons who reside in all or a portion of Jefferson County Election Precincts 57, 58, 59, & 104 within the boundaries of the Port Arthur Independent School District, and are legally qualified to vote in said election, shall vote for trustee candidates at the Abraham Lincoln Middle School. | 7AM – 7PM |
| Tyrrell Elementary School 4401 Ferndale Port Arthur, TX 77642 All persons who reside in all of a portion of Jefferson County Election Precincts 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49, 60, 61, 71, 76, & 93, & 102, within the boundaries of the Port Arthur Independent School District and are legally qualified to vote in the said election, shall vote for trustee candidates at the Tyrrell Elementary School. | 7AM – 7PM |
| Port Arthur City Hall 444 4th Street Port Arthur, Texas 77640 All persons who reside in all or a portion of Jefferson County Election Precincts 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, & 55, within the boundaries of the Port Arthur Independent School District, and are legally qualified to vote in said election, shall vote for trustee candidates at Port Arthur City Hall. | 7AM – 7PM |
| Port Arthur Public Library 4615 9th Avenue Port Arthur, TX 77642 All persons who reside in all or a portion of Jefferson County Election Precincts 45, 46, 70, 81, 82, 95, 96, 98 & 105, within the boundaries of the Port Arthur Independent School District, and are legally qualified to vote in said election, shall vote for trustee candidates at the Port Arthur Public Library. | 7AM – 7PM |
| Lakeside Palomar Community Center 5700 Cambridge St Port Arthur, TX All persons who reside in all or a portion of Jefferson County Election Precincts 33 & 34, within the boundaries of the Port Arthur Independent School District, and are legally qualified to vote in said election, shall vote for trustee candidates at the Port Acres Elementary School. | 7AM – 7PM |
Ballot Language
PROPOSITION A
“THE ISSUANCE OF $222,000,000 OF BONDS BY THE PORT ARTHUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, RENOVATING, IMPROVING AND EQUIPPING SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF NECESSARY SITES FOR SUCH FACILITIES, AND THE PURCHASE OF NEW SCHOOL BUSES; ADN THE IMPOSITION AND LEVYING OF A TAX SUFFICIENT, WITHOUT LIMIT AS TO RATE OR AMOUNT, TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS AND THE COST OF ANY CREDIT AGREEMENTS. THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.”
PROPOSITION B
“THE ISSUANCE OF $78,000,000 OF BONDS BY THE PORT ARTHUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW STADIUM COMPLEX AND THE PURCHASE OF ANY NECESSARY SITES FOR THE NEW STADIUM; AND THE IMPOSITION OF A TAX SUFFICIENT, WITHOUT LIMIT AS TO RATE OR AMOUNT, TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AN INTEREST ON THE BONDS AND THE COST OF ANY CREDIT AGREEMENTS. THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.”