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INFORMATION
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May 1, 2021 - Uniform Election Date
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Authority Conducting
Elections
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Local Political
Subdivisions and Counties
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Deadline to post candidate requirements5 Form 1-15 (PDF)
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Friday, May 1, 2020
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Deadline to post notice of candidate filing
deadline1
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Monday, December 14, 2020 for local
political subdivisions that have a first day to file for their candidates1
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First day to apply for a ballot by mail using
Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card Application
(FPCA).
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Friday, January 1, 2021*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An
“Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2021 election may be filed
earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or
February election.
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First Day to File for Place on General
Election or Special Election Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY)1
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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Last Day to File for Place on General
Election Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY)2
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Friday, February 12, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
See note below relating to four-year terms 3
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Last Day to Order General Election or
Special Election on a Measure
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Friday, February 12, 2021
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Last Day to Register to Vote
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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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First Day of Early Voting By Personal
Appearance
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Monday, April 19, 2021
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Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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Last Day of Early Voting by Personal
Appearance
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
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Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 (election day) at 7:00
p.m. OR Monday, May 3, 2021 (next business day after
Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at
the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)
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November 2, 2021 - Uniform Election Date
These dates are subject to changes from the 2021 legislative session.
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Authority Conducting
Elections
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County Elections
Officer/Local political subdivisions
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Deadline to post candidate requirements5 Form 1-15 (PDF)
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Monday, November 2, 2020
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First day to apply for a ballot by mail
using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card
Application (FPCA).
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Friday, January 1, 2021*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An
“Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2021 election may be filed
earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or
February election.
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Deadline to post notice of candidate filing
deadline1
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 for local political
subdivisions that have a first day to file for their candidates1
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First Day to File for Place on General
Election Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY)1
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Saturday, July 17, 2021 (“first day” does
not move; office hours not required)
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Last Day to Order General Election or
Special Election on a Measure
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Monday, August 16, 2021
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Last Day to File for Place on General
Election Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY) 2
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Monday, August 16, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
See note below relating to four-year terms 3
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Last Day to Register to Vote
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Monday, October 4, 2021
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First Day of Early Voting by Personal
Appearance
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Monday, October 18, 2021 (17th day before
election day falls on a Saturday, first day moves to next business day)
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Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
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Friday, October 22, 2021
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Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
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Friday, October 29, 2021
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Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 (election day) at
7:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, November 3, 2021 (next business day
after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00
p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or
military deadlines apply)
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1 For the few
entities who do not have a first day to file: For the May 1, 2021 election,
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 is the deadline to post notice of candidate filing
deadline for local political subdivisions that do not have a first day to file
for their candidates. For the November 2, 2021 election, Saturday, July 17,
2021 is the deadline to post notice of candidate filing deadline for local
political subdivisions that do not have a first day to file for their
candidates.
Local
political subdivisions include: cities, school districts, water districts,
hospital districts, and any other local government entity that conducts
elections. Many of these elections are conducted on the May uniform election
date. Note: Counties may also be holding local proposition (measure) elections
on May 1, 2021.
2Filing deadlines: generally, the filing deadline is the 78th day
prior to Election Day. The Code may provide a different special election filing
deadline. See Section 201.054 of the Texas Election Code (the “Code”). Write-in
deadlines for general and special elections vary; the deadline for most local
(city, school, other) special elections is now the same day as the filing
deadline for application for a place on the ballot in a May election or
November election.
3If no candidate for a four-year term has filed
an application for a place on the ballot for a city office, the filing deadline
for that office is extended to 5 p.m. of the 57th day before the election. For
the May 1, 2021 election, this is Friday, March 5, 2021. For the November 2,
2021 election, this is Tuesday, September 7, 2021. See Section 143.008 of the
Code.
4The county elections officer may be the county clerk, the county
tax assessor-collector (if commissioners court transfers election duties to
him/her), or the county elections administrator (if commissioners court creates
the position).
5 Section 2051.152 of the Government Code requires all
political subdivisions with the authority to impose a tax maintain a publically
accessible Internet website and post the date and location of the next election
for officers of the political subdivision and the requirements and deadline for
filing for candidacy of each elected office of the political subdivision, which
shall be continuously posted for at least one year before the election day for
the office.
Important 2022 Election Dates
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March 1, 2022 - Primary Election
These dates are subject to changes from the 2021 legislative session.
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Deadline to post candidate requirements1 Form 1-15 (PDF)
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Monday, March 1, 2021
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First day to file for a place on the Primary
ballot for precinct chair candidates.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Filing deadline for candidates; filing
deadline for independent candidates to file declaration of intent.
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Monday, December 13, 2021 at 6:00 PM
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First day to apply for a ballot by mail
using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card
Application (FPCA).
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Saturday, January 1, 2022*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An
“Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2022 election may be filed
earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or
February election.
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Last Day to Register to Vote
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Monday, January 31, 2022
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First Day of Early Voting by Personal
Appearance
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Monday, February 14, 2022
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Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
(Received, not Postmarked)
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Friday, February 18, 2022
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Last Day of Early Voting by Personal
Appearance
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Friday, February 25, 2022
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Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (Election Day) at
7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR
Thursday, March 3, 2022 (next business day* after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m.
if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the
election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4
*First business day after Texas Independence Day
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 - Uniform Election Date (Limited)
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Authority Conduction
Elections
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Local Political
Subdivisions
(County-ordered elections may not be held on this date. County
Election Official may, but is not required to, contract to provide election
services to political subdivisions holding elections on this date.)
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Deadline to post
candidate requirements 1Form 1-15 (PDF)
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Friday, May 7, 2021
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Deadline to Post
Notice of Candidate Filing Deadline (Local Political Subdivisions Only)1
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Monday, December 20,
2021 for local political subdivisions that have a first day to file for their
candidates1
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First day to apply
for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal
Post Card Application (FPCA).
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Saturday, January 1,
2022*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday.
An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2022 election may be filed
earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or
February election.
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First Day to File
for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Political Subdivisions
Only)1
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Wednesday, January
19, 2022
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Last Day to Order
General Election or Special Election on a Measure
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Friday, February 18,
2022
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Last Day to File for
a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Political Subdivisions Only)2
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Friday, February 18,
2022 at 5:00 p.m.
See note below relating to four-year terms3
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Last Day to File a
Declaration of Write-in Candidacy (Local Political Subdivisions Only)
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Tuesday, February
22, 2022
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Last Day to Register
to Vote
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Thursday, April 7,
2022
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First Day of Early
Voting by Personal Appearance
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Monday, April 25,
2022
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Last Day to Apply
for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
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Tuesday, April 26,
2022
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Last Day of Early
Voting by Personal Appearance
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Tuesday, May 3,
2022
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Last day to Receive
Ballot by Mail
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Saturday, May 7,
2022 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Monday,
May 9, 2022 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier
envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on
Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022 - Primary Runoff Election
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First day to apply for a ballot by mail
using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card
Application (FPCA)
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Saturday, January 1, 2022*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An
“Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2022 election may be filed
earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or
February election.
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Last Day to Register to Vote
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Monday, April 25, 2022
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Last Day to Apply by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
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Friday, May 13, 2022
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First Day of Early Voting by Personal
Appearance
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Monday, May 16, 2022
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Last Day of Early Voting by Personal
Appearance
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Friday, May 20, 2022
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Last Day to Receive Ballot by Mail
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022 (Election Day) at 7:00
p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday,
May 25, 2022 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier
envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on
Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - Uniform Election Date
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Deadline to post candidate
requirements 1 Form 1-15 (PDF)
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Monday, November 8, 2021
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Deadline to Post Notice of Candidate Filing
Deadline (Local Political Subdivisions Only)
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 for local political
subdivisions that have a first day to file for their candidates1
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First day to apply for a ballot by mail
using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card
Application (FPCA).
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Saturday, January 1, 2022*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday.
An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2022 election may be filed
earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or
February election.
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First Day to File for a Place on the General
Election Ballot (Local Political Subdivisions Only)
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Saturday, July 23, 2022
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First Day to File a Declaration of Write-in
Candidacy (General Election for State and County Officers)
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Saturday, July 23, 2022
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Last Day to Order General Election or
Special Election on a Measure
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Monday, August 22, 2022
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Last Day to File for a Place on the General
Election Ballot (Local Political Subdivisions Only)2
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Monday, August 22, 2022 at 5:00
p.m.
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Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in
Candidacy (General Election for State and County Officers)
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Monday, August 22, 2022
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Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in
Candidacy (Local Political Subdivisions Only)
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Friday, August 26, 2022
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Last Day to Register to Vote
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022* *First business
day after Columbus Day
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First Day of Early Voting by Personal
Appearance
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Monday, October 24, 2022
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Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
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Friday, October 28, 2022
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Last Day of Early Voting by Personal
Appearance
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Friday, November 4, 2022
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Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 (Election Day) at
7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday,
November 9, 2022 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if
carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election
on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4
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1 Section 2051.152 of the Government Code requires all
political subdivisions with the authority to impose a tax maintain a publically
accessible Internet website and post the date and location of the next election
for officers of the political subdivision and the requirements and deadline for
filing for candidacy of each elected office of the political subdivision, which
shall be continuously posted for at least one year before the election day for
the office.
2 Filing deadlines: generally, the filing deadline is
the 78th day prior to Election Day. The Code may provide a different special
election filing deadline. See Section 201.054 of the Texas Election Code (the
“Code”). Write-in deadlines for general and special elections vary; the
deadline for most local (city, school, other) special elections is now the same
day as the filing deadline for application for a place on the ballot in a May
election or November election.
3If no candidate for a four-year term has filed
an application for a place on the ballot for a city office, the
filing deadline for that office is extended to 5 p.m. of the 57th day before
the election. For the May 7, 2022 election, this is Friday, March 11,
2022. See Section 143.008 of the Code.
4 Different
deadlines apply to the last day to receive ballots sent by the following:
1) non-military and military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and
submitted a regular state Application for Ballot By Mail (“ABBM”), 2)
non-military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and who submitted a
Federal Postcard Application (“FPCA”), and (3) military voters who mailed
ballots domestically or from overseas and who submitted an FPCA. See Secs.
86.007, 101.001 and 101.057 of the Code. Please contact the Elections Division
of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State at 1-800-252-VOTE (8683) for
additional information.