(Seguin) — Guadalupe County’s new Elections Office isn’t just a new address. It’s being called “a game changer,” giving staff not only the space they’ve long needed but also providing voters with a more accessible, user-friendly place to cast their ballots.
Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new elections office was held just in time for the start of early voting later on this month.
During a guided tour of the 7,800-square-foot building, Elections Administrator Lisa Hayes shared how this new facility brings “long-awaited improvements for her team.”
“The top benefit for the staff is having the room we need to do the job the way that we want to do it. That was one of our challenges before is that there wasn’t enough space to really do everything as efficiently as we wanted and so this is much more efficient. It’s more comfortable. It’s just a much better working environment,” said Hayes.
Hayes says, of course, the new office is also designed with the voter in mind.
“For the voters, it’s very similar in that they have more space for voting. They have more parking and it’s just a much more user-friendly facility because it was designed specifically for our needs and it’s going to work beautifully for what we need,” said Hayes.
Hayes says one of the most notable changes is that for the first time voters will be able to cast their ballots at the elections office not only during early voting but also on Election Day.
“We’ve always had early voting at our main office. What we’ve never had was election day voting at the main office. There weren’t facilities for that. This building has enough room, but we will allow both early voting and election day voting at our office,” said Hayes.
More importantly, Hayes says the new location at 3251 State Highway 123 North in Seguin, just north of Interstate 10, will also be much easier for the public to find.
“It was kind of hard to explain to them sometimes on how to get to our location downtown. It was one block off of Court Street, a couple of blocks from the courthouse. We used the (Sugar and Spice) daycare as a landmark, but I think this will be easier. It’s easier to see us from the road,” said Hayes.
The expanded facility includes open work areas, a ballot board meeting room, a secure tabulation room plus a new 3,200-square-foot temperature-controlled warehouse for election equipment. Secured employee parking was also added.
The Elections Office is open Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Early voting begins Monday, October 20, 2025. For voter information, residents can visit GuadalupeTX.gov