145.092(a) and 145.094(a)(2)). The recommendedtime to include the notice of accepting voters with certain disabilities on a county website is when the notice of election is also posted on the website. provides that if logic and accuracy testing is being conducted for an election in which a county election board has been established under Section 51.002 of the Texas Election Code, the general custodian of election records shall notify each member of the board of the test at least 48 hours before the date of the test. If the notices are combined, both must be delivered by the date required by the earlier notice. The Elections Division recommends that political subdivisions take steps to have someone available for a few hours most days during the candidate filing period to accept filings, and that political subdivisions post a schedule on their websites and on the bulletin boards where notices of meetings are posted of the days and times when someone will be available to accept filings. A person who has been convicted of a felony will need to include in the application proof that the person has been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. (Sec. (Sec. (Secs. NOTE - Overseas (non-military) votersmarking the FPCAmy intent to return is uncertain(2019 form (PDF),or my return is uncertain(2017 form (PDF),receive a federal ballotonlyregardless of the date filed. NOTE - NEW LAW: HB 3107 (2021, R.S.) Also, state law authorizes an FPCA to also serve as an application for permanent registration; therefore, the person might be permanently registered based on a prior FPCA. the ad valorem debt service tax rate for the political subdivision at the time the election is ordered, expressed as an amount per $100 valuation of taxable property. Please see our Web Posting Advisory, Election Advisory No. Effective September 1, 2021, an FPCA may be submitted by in-person delivery by the voter in accordance with Section 84.008 of the Code or by common or contract carrier. NOTE: If the committee determines that it would not be possible for the voter to correct the defect and return the carrier envelope before the time the polls are required to close on election day, the signature verification committee may notify the voter of the defect by phone or email and inform the voter that the voter may cancel their mail ballot in accordance with Section 84.032 or come to the early voting clerks office in person not later than the sixth day after election day to correct the defect. 101.052(b), (f), 114.004(c)). If a candidate dies on or before the deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot, the authority responsible for preparing the ballots MAY choose to omit the candidate. 85.005 and 85.064). A city or independent school district that holds an election and maintains an Internet website must also post this same election information on their website even if the county is also posting this data. (Secs. First day that newly elected officers of Type A general law city may qualify and assume duties of office (per Sec. This extended deadline only applies to the regular filing deadline. (Secs. (Sec. Water Districts: A water district is not required to provide a Notice of Appointment to a presiding judge, as required under Section 32.009, but must provide a Writ of Election (PDF). Friday, March 8, 2024 (day after 22 months after May 7, 2022 election day) First day that the Governor may conduct the state canvass of the state constitutional amendment election. a runoff election; (2) an election to resolve a tie vote; (3) an election held under an order of a court or other tribunal; (4) an emergency election ordered under Section 41.0011 (Emergency Requiring Early Election) or any resulting runoff; (5) an expedited election to fill a vacancy in the legislature held under Section 203.013 (Expedited . 49.113, Water Code). 86.007(d), 87.125). (Sec. (Sec. (1 T.A.C. (Sec. NEW LAW: SB 1 (2021, 2nd C.S. 86.004(a)). Per Section 127.093, the test shall be conducted at least 48 hours before the automatic tabulating equipment is used to count ballots voted in an election and was not previously tested. (Secs. However, no newly elected official may qualify for office before the official canvass of the election has been conducted (or would have been conducted, in the event of a cancelled election). 4.003(b)). Election Officials Voting Technology Election Results/Data Upcoming Statewide Elections November 7, 2023 Constitutional Amendment Election November 7, 2023 Special Election for House District 2 March 5, 2024 Primary Election Atty Gen. ORD-505 (1988)). This is the last day to begin manual recount of ballots in three precincts or one percent of precincts, whichever is greater. The final report in this series examines support for and opposition to 18 different voting and election related reforms contained in the federal Freedom to Vote Act. NOTE NEW LAW: SB 1 (2021, 2nd C.S.) For additional information,seeNote 11regarding extended early voting hours. Note for Counties: Last day for county clerk/elections administrator to deliver final list of voters that have submitted an annual application for ballot by mail to political subdivisions located within the county holding an election on May 7, 2022, for which the county clerk/elections administrator is not the early voting clerk via a joint election agreement or contract for election services. (Secs. Further, an application is considered submitted in the following calendar year if: 1) the applicant is eligible to vote in an election occurring in January or February of the next calendar year; and 2) the application is submitted in the last 60 days of a calendar year but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election. If an ABBM is faxed or emailed or if an FPCA is faxed, then the applicant must submit the ORIGINAL application BY MAIL to the early voting clerk so that the early voting clerk receives the original no later than the 4th business day after receiving the emailed or faxed ABBM or faxed FPCA. NOTE: Overseas (non-military) voters marking the FPCAmy intent to return is uncertain(2019 form (PDF),or my return is uncertain(2017 form (PDF) receive a federal ballot only regardless of the date filed. amended Chapter 65 of the Election Code by adding Section 65.0581 to provide that provisional voting records do not become public information until after the provisional ballots and other voting records have been delivered back to the custodian of election records. NOTE: If a school districts spring break falls during the mandatory office hour period under Section 31.122 of the Election Code, a school district is not required to have someone present for three hours during the days the school districts main business office is not regularly open for business. There exists a strong consensus among Texans in support of numerous reforms, with majority support by both . This applies if the territory served by the early voting clerk is in a county with a population of 100,000 or more. All Political Subdivisions:The election notice shall be posted on the political subdivisions website, if the political subdivision maintains a website. (For more information about the write-in declaration deadline, see Monday, March 28, 2022 note entry. NOTE-NEW LAW: HB 4555 (2021, R.S.) (Secs. (Sec. For additional information,seeNote 11regarding extended early voting hours. 127.1232). First day for voters to submit an applicationfor a ballot by mail (ABBM) for an election in 2022. 141.001 (finally convicted), a candidate for school board must not have been convicted (finally convicted or otherwise) of specific crimes under the Education Code in time to serve. Early voting must be conducted for at least 12 hours on this day in counties with populations under 55,000 if the early voting clerk received a timelypetition (PDF). NOTE: This does not apply to officers of a Type A general law city,who cannot qualify until the 6th day after election day. The early voting clerks designated email address must be posted on the Secretary of States website. 4.003(c)). 87.0411). First day to file an application for a place on the ballot or a declaration of write-in candidacy. (Secs. In a local (non-federal) election, this means there isno ballotto send the voter. (Sec. (Sec. 84.007, 101.052(e), (f)). Political Subdivisions Other Than Counties: 5:00 PM Last day towithdrawas awrite-incandidate in the general election ordered by a political subdivision other than a county. (Secs. A city or independent school district that holds an election and maintains an Internet website must also post this same election information on their website even if the county is also posting this data. 144.006(b), 146.054(b), 146.055, Election Code; Secs. Not later than the second business day after an early voting ballot board discovers the defect and before the board decides whether to accept or reject a timely delivered ballot under Section 87.041, the board shall: (1) determine if it would be possible for the voter to correct the defect and return the carrier envelope before the time the polls are required to close on election day; and (2) return the carrier envelope to the voter by mail, if the board determines that it would be possible for the voter to correct the defect and return the carrier envelope before the time the polls are required to close on election day. Further, the official application form will need to include a statement informing candidates that knowingly providing false information on their application related to their final felony conviction status is a Class B misdemeanor. 129.001, 129.023). NOTE-NEW LAW: SB 1 (2021, 2nd C.S.) (Sec. 81.40(a), (c)(2)). (Sec. Secy of State Election Advisory No. 1.006). During the 21 days before the election, a debt obligation order under Section 3.009 must be posted on the political subdivisions Internet website, prominently and together with the notice of the election, a copy of the sample ballot, and the contents of the proposition, if the political subdivision maintains an Internet website. Counties, Cities, and School Districts: NEW LAW: SB 1116 (2021, R.S.) 2019-23). (Secs. NOTE: The authority conducting the election may require or prohibit such announcements. This means that effective September 1, 2021, voters may now personally deliver their ABBM or FPCA to the early voting clerk not later than the close of regular business in the early voting clerks office or 12 noon, whichever is later, on the 11th day before election day (unless that day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, in which case the last day is the first preceding regular business day.). Not later than the second business day after an early voting ballot board discovers the defect and before the board decides whether to accept or reject a timely delivered ballot under Section 87.041, the board shall: (1) determine if it would be possible for the voter to correct the defect and return the carrier envelope before the time the polls are required to close on election day; and (2) return the carrier envelope to the voter by mail, if the board determines that it would be possible for the voter to correct the defect and return the carrier envelope before the time the polls are required to close on election day. See Note 15, above. (Sec. amended Sections 141.031 and 141.039 of the Code by modifying the application requirements related to a candidates final felony conviction status and what must be included on the candidate application form. Any references to the Texas Administrative Code are cited to the relevant section of the T.A.C.. NOTE-NEW LAW: HB 3107 (2021, R.S.) 43.007(o)). (Secs. For further information and all questions about such disclosure filings, campaign finance, and political advertising, please contact the Texas Ethics Commission at 201 E. 14th Street, 10th Floor, Austin, Texas 78701; call 512-463-5800; or access their website. If the ballot board takes one of the actions described above, the board must take that action with respect to each ballot in the election that to which these options apply. (Secs. amended Section 85.004 of the Code to provide that an election order and election notice must designate which location is the main early voting polling place. For territories with less than 1,000 registered voters, voting shall be conducted for at least four (4) hours each day. Cities, Schools, and Other Political Subdivisions: Post Notice of Deadline to File Applications for Place on the Ballot (PDF) in a building in which the authority maintains an office. An unopposed at-large race shall be cancelled in an election regardless of whether an opposed race is to appear on the ballot in a particular territorial unit. Deadline for the early voting clerk to receive, by mail, the original of an ABBM that was faxed or emailed or an FPCA that was faxed on the deadline to apply for a ballot by mail, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Also see entry below underFriday, April 22, 2022(FPCA without a postmark). 65.016). Effective September 1, 2021, an FPCA may be submitted by in-person delivery by the voter in accordance with Section 84.008 of the Code or by common or contract carrier. NOTE-NEW LAW: HB 3107 (2021, R.S.) Texas has uniform Election Days in November and May of each year, offering voters the chance to make their voices heard in local, state, and federal elections, including local and statewide ballot propositions that impact the everyday lives of Texas communities. The uniform election date in May of an odd-numbered year is a date on which many local political subdivisions, such as cities, school districts, and water districts, have their regular general elections for members of their governing bodies or special elections to fill vacancies. 129.023(b-2)). NOTE: The election notice shall be posted on the political subdivisions website, if the political subdivision maintains a website. 127.131). (Tex. 12.004(c)). (Sec. 2.051(b)). For information on who can administer an oath, please see Chapter 602 of the Government Code. However, under this type of delivery, the county voter registrar must go to the office of the custodian of election records and pick up the provisional ballots and forms. 101.052). See Note 15, above. 66.058(b)). NOTE: Manual Examination of Ballots Before Processing on Automatic Counting Equipment: The central counting station manager shall direct the manual examination of all electronic voting system ballots to ascertain whether the ballots can be processed in the usual manner or if the ballots need to be duplicated to clearly reflect the voters intent. Recommended last day for early voting clerk to coordinate with the voter registrar receipt of supplemental and registration correction lists, if applicable, or coordinate receipt of revised original list from the voter registrar for early voting by personal appearance. (Secs. For certain political subdivisions, this will require your temporary branch locations to be open on every weekday of the early voting period, for at least eight hours on each of those days. 2.052). 87.0431). NOTE NEW LAW: Political Subdivisions Other than Counties: Early voting in person at the main early voting polling place must be conducted for at least nine (9) hours each weekday that is not a legal state holiday unless the political subdivision has fewer than 1,000 registered voters, in which case early voting in person must be conducted for at least four (4) hours per day. 129.023; Tex. 87.027). 86.004(a)). 129.023(c-1)). If you have questions about how different rules apply to a particular joint election plan, please contact our office by phone or email. For special circumstances regarding withdrawal of a candidate before ballots are prepared, please contact the Elections Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State. 127.1311). Notice must be posted continuously for 24 hours preceding each delivery to the board. (Sec. Under Title 15 of the Texas Election Code, candidates running for an office must file campaign contribution and expenditure reports. 67.007(d)). (Secs. (Sec. Voting in Person or by Mail Learn everything you need know. One of the following forms may be used: Political Subdivisions Other Than Counties (Special Election):Deadline to order a special election on a measure to be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Sec. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates. Notice must be posted at least 72 hours before early voting begins on a Saturday or Sunday. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - On May 6, 2023, registered voters in the El Paso area will make their voice heard and cast their ballot on . If an application is rejected under Section 86.001(f), the clerk shall provide notice of the rejection.The notice must include information regarding the ability to correct or add the required information through the online ballot by mail tracker described in Section 86.015(c). See Note 18. 67.017). A voter is eligible to vote a late ballot if they will be out of the county of residence on election day due to a death in the immediate family (related within 2nd degree of consanguinity or affinity) that occurs on or after this day. Sec. 4.003(a)(3)). Political Subdivisions Other Than Counties: 5:00 PM Deadline for write-in candidates to file Declarations of Write-In Candidacy (PDF) for officers for city, school district, library district, junior college district, hospital district, and common school districts in a special election to fill a vacancy if the special election is ordered on or before the 70th day before election day, Saturday, February 26, 2022. EXHIBIT "A" / ANEXO "A" Vote Center. 102.003(b)). Note for Counties with Population of Less than 55,000: Extended Early Voting Hours - Notice Requirement: Deadline for counties with populations of less than 55,000 to post theNotice of Extended Hours (PDF)for the constitutional amendment election if the early voting clerk received a timelypetitionfor extended early voting hours for Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Notice for Bond Elections: Entities holding bond elections must provide additional notice per Section 4.003(f). Last day for the county clerk to post a full copy of all amendments to be voted on at the state constitutional amendment election. (Secs. (Sec. 81.176(e)). (Secs. 87.0221, 87.0222, 87.023, 87.024, 87.0241). (Sec. (Secs. (Secs. Secy of State Election Advisory No. (Secs. 65.015(b)). 2019-23, Tex. Cities and school districts must publish their notice in the newspaper. The application form must include a statement informing candidates of the requirement to submit this information. NOTE: Section 201.054 provides that if the special election to fill a vacancy is ordered (1) on or before the 70th day before election day, the candidate application must be filed by 5:00 PM on the 62nd day before election day, OR (2) after the 70th day but on or before the 46th day before election day, the candidate application must be filed by 5:00 PM on the 40th day before election day. amended Section 83.010 of the Code to require an election order and the election notice to state the early voting clerks official mailing address or street address at which the clerk may receive delivery by common or contract carrier, if different, phone number, e-mail address, and the Internet website, if the early voting clerk has an Internet website. (Sec. provides that in an election in which a city secretary is the early voting clerk, voting on any Saturday or Sunday must be included in the order and notice of election. Page 1 of 6 04/06/2023. 52.094). (Sec. The early voting clerk must also deliver the precinct early voting list. Counties:Therecommended time to include this notice on a county website is when the notice of election is also posted on the website. Note that the office hour requirement of Sec. Political subdivisions other than cities and school districts may have specific statutory notice requirements. See Tex. (Sec. First day of period during which notice of the constitutional amendment election and other elections must be published in a newspaper of general circulationif method of giving notice is not specified by a law outside the Texas Election Code,and this method of giving notice is selected. (Sec. A. But in the pandemic era, voters are now being reminded that the electioneering rules also apply to face . See if you are registered to vote, find your nearest Early Voting Location, find your nearest Election Day Countywide Vote Center, and get all of the information you need to prepare for the election! 143.004, 144.003). NOTE-NEW LAW: HB 3107 (2021, R.S.) See also: Text of measure Proposition 1 authorized the state legislature to reduce the property tax limit for school maintenance and operations taxes imposed on the homesteads of elderly or disabled residents to reflect any tax rate reduction enacted by law from the preceding tax year. 1.013, 66.058), and IF no open records request has been filed (Tex. You should also have one of your elections personnel check at least once a day in the event a voter sent an ABBM to the school district address, fax, or e-mail. 85.068). Notice (PDF)of Saturday or Sunday early voting must be posted for at least 72 hours immediately preceding the first hour that voting will be conducted. Specifically,candidates will need to provide an indication on their candidate application that the candidate has either not been finally convicted of a felony, or if so convicted, has been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. 87.021, 87.022). (Secs. Counties Weekend Early Voting Hours Notice Requirement: Last day to post notice on bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court, if early voting will be conducted on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Specifically, candidates will need to provide an indication on their candidate application that the candidate has either not been finally convicted of a felony, or if so convicted, has been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. An application may be submitted after the last day of the period for early voting by personal appearance and before 5:00 PM on Election Day. See Note for All Political Subdivisions above. 2019-23. Notice of the public L&A Test must be published at least 48 hours before the test begins. amended Section 84.008 of the Code to provide that an applicant for a ballot to be voted by mail may submit the application by delivering it in person to the early voting clerk if the application is submitted not later than the deadline provided by Section 84.007(c) of the Code. If the voter isnotregistered in the county (and/or marked intent to return not certain),the voter is still eligible for a ballot containing federal offices only. (Sec. NOTE - School Districts: In addition to the general felony rule at Election Code Sec. For an election held by a political subdivision, other than a city, a notice of ballot position drawing must be mailed to candidates by this day (not later than the 4th day before the drawing) if drawing is to be conducted on Monday, February 28, 2022. 42.002(a)(2)). 101.052). The notice of election ordered by the governor or by an authority of a city or school district must be given by publication in a newspaper, in addition to any other method specified. With a few exceptions, we do not discuss the impact of coordinating rules for a joint election, as we think this would make the calendar longer and confusing. 274.003). See Tex. If the carrier envelope does not bear a cancellation mark or a receipt mark, the ballot must arrive before the time the polls are required to closeon election day. 2019-19 for more details on web posting requirements; however, the requirements are summarized below. Specifically, candidates will need to provide an indication on their candidate application that the candidate has either not been finally convicted of a felony, or if so convicted, has been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. 32.009(b)). Secy of State Election Advisory No. Cuarto. (Sec. 65.0581). This notice may be combined with the other notices you are required to publish. 1.006, 127.201(a)). If a candidate withdraws or is declared ineligible by this date, his or her name is omitted from the ballot. However, the city must have early voting on Saturday or Sunday, if a written request (PDF) is received from at least 15 registered voters of the political subdivision prior to the election being ordered. The authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is filed must post aNotice of Deadline to File Applications for Place on the Ballot (PDF), listing the filing period dates in a building in which the authority maintains an office. Deadline to receive an FPCA without a postmark. Unofficial election results must be released by the central counting station as soon as they are available after the polls close, but the presiding judge of the central counting station, in cooperation with the county election officer, may choose to withhold the release of vote totals until the last voter has voted. (Secs. 87.0271). For more information on the office hour rule, see the entry on March 18, 2022 June 16, 2022. (Secs. NOTE-NEW LAW: SB 1 (2021, 2nd C.S.) In addition to appointing a judge and alternate judge for each election precinct pursuant to Sections 32.001 and 32.005, the governing body must allow the judge to appoint no less than two clerks; however, the alternate judge must serve as one of the clerks as a matter of law. 86.0015(c)). Specifically, candidates will need to provide an indication on their candidate application that the candidate has either not been finally convicted of a felony, or if so convicted, has been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. (Secs. Note for All Political Subdivisions, Except Counties:The governing body of a political subdivision must deliver notice of the election to the county election officer and voter registrar of each county in which the political subdivision is located not later than the 60th day before election day, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. A city or independent school district that holds an election and maintains an Internet website must also post certain information on their website related to election results, even if the county is also posting. Reminder: In regards to mail ballots for other voters (not military voters using an FPCA or overseas voters using an FPCA or ABBM), the early voting clerkmustmail a ballot not later than the 7th day after the later of: (1) the date the early voting clerk has accepted a voters application for a ballot by mail or (2) the date the ballots become available for mailing. (Sec. 43.062). For an election held by a political subdivision in which the county clerk or elections administrator is not serving as the political subdivisions early voting clerk, then the information on the roster must be made available on the Internet website of the authority ordering the election. The county voter registrar is the county clerk, the county elections administrator, or the county tax assessor-collector, depending on the actions of the county commissioners court.
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