By browsing our website, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary Necessary. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary Non-necessary. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. I promise to use it only to send you I Love Holidays.
Follow Us! Share This Page Tweet. We are currently updating all movable holidays to dates. Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?
Click on the HTML link code below. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable. Then Don't worry — your e-mail address is totally secure. An application may be submitted after the last day of the period for early voting by personal appearance and before p.
In a local non-federal election, this means there is no ballot to send the voter. Last day for early voting clerk to receive applications for a ballot to be voted by mail. All applications to vote by mail must be received by the early voting clerk before the close of regular business or 12 noon, whichever is later. Applications to vote by mail must be submitted by mail, common or contract carrier, fax if a fax machine is available in the office of the early voting clerk , or by electronic submission of a scanned application with an original signature.
The requirement to mail the original application does not apply to an emailed FPCA. For additional information on this law, please see Note 15, above. Last day of period during which notice of election must be published if method of giving notice is not specified by a law outside the Election Code and publication is the selected method of giving notice.
The notice of election ordered by an authority of a city or school district must be given by publication in a newspaper, in addition to any other method specified. Last day to mail a copy of the notice of election to each registered voter of the territory that is covered by the election and is in the jurisdiction of the authority responsible for giving notice if method of giving notice is not specified by a law outside the Election Code and this method of giving notice is selected.
Cities and Counties — Weekend Early Voting Hours — Notice Requirement : Last day to post notice on bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the governing body, if early voting will be conducted on Saturday, April 24, Notice must be posted at least 72 hours before early voting begins on a Saturday or Sunday.
Cities and Counties — Weekend Early Voting Hours — Notice Requirement: Last day to post notice on bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the governing body, if early voting will be conducted on Sunday, April 25, A voter is eligible to vote a late ballot if they will be out of the county 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.
An application may be submitted after the last day of the period for early voting by personal appearance before the close of business on the day before election day. Deadline for the early voting clerk to receive, by mail, the original of an ABBM that was faxed or emailed of an FPCA that was faxed on the deadline to apply for a ballot by mail, Tuesday, April 20, For more information, see the entry under Tuesday, April 20, and Note Last day to publish notice of public test of automatic tabulating equipment, if test will be held on Wednesday April 28, , and testing was not already completed.
The public notice of the test of automatic tabulating equipment must be published at least 48 hours before the test begins. Notice must be posted continuously for 24 hours preceding each delivery to the board. The Notice of Delivery of Early Voting Balloting Materials serves as notice of the convening of the early voting ballot board. Your entity should also post notice every time the early voting ballot board reconvenes.
First day that counties with a population of , or more or local subdivisions conducting a joint election with such a county may convene their early voting ballot board and begin counting ballots; however, the results may not be announced until after the polls close.
If a county with a population of , or more or a local subdivision conducting a joint election with such a county is convening their early voting ballot board early to begin counting ballots, and will be using automatic tabulating equipment, the test will need to be completed at least 48 hours before the equipment is used to count ballots.
First day political subdivisions may convene the early voting ballot board for the purpose of processing and qualifying mail ballots or to receive ballots voted early in person after the end of the period for early voting in person and before the polls open on election day.
NOTE: The ballot board may not begin counting the ballots until election day. The early voting clerk shall continuously post notice for 24 hours preceding each delivery of voting materials that is to be made before the time for opening the polls on election day. This is unlike in odd-numbered years when entities conducting a joint election with a county of , or more may begin to process and count ballots on the 8th day before election day.
First day to submit an Application for Emergency Early Ballot Due to Death in Family PDF to vote a late ballot because of a death in the immediate family that occurred on or after Monday, April 26, , and will require absence from the county on election day. Last day to conduct public test of automatic tabulation equipment. The application must be submitted by the close of business on this day.
Last day for early voting clerk to mark the precinct list of registered voters with a notation beside each name of voter who voted early, and deliver list to election judges. The early voting clerk must also deliver the precinct early voting list. This may be delivered electronically if your county is using an e-pollbook. Delivery of Provisional Ballots and Forms: If the voter registrar wants to take possession of the provisional ballots and forms on election night, the voter registrar must inform the custodian of the election records and post a Notice of Election Night Transfer PDF no later than Friday, April 30, , 24 hours before election day.
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. Under Section The identification procedure is the same as that used for personal appearance voting under SB 5 85th Regular Session, Secs. Sick and disabled persons may vote at the main early voting polling place if electronic voting systems are used at regular polling place s on election day and the voter has a sickness or condition that prevents the voter from voting in the regular manner without personal assistance or likelihood of injury.
However, if the early voting ballots by mail are processed at a location other than the main early voting polling place, the early voting clerk may require the voting to be conducted at that location. Deadline for receiving Application for Emergency Early Voting Ballot Due to Sickness or Physical Disability for late ballots to be voted by persons who became sick or disabled on or after Monday, April 19, Deadline for receiving early voting ballots by mail and late ballots cast by voters who became sick or disabled on or after, Monday, April 19, 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 close on election day.
If the early voting clerk cannot determine whether a ballot arrived before that deadline, the ballot is considered to have arrived at the time the place at which the carrier envelopes are deposited was last inspected for removal of returned ballots.
The early voting clerk must check the mailbox for early voting mail ballots at least once after the time for regular mail delivery. The custodian of the key to the second lock of the double-locked early voting ballot box delivers his or her key to the presiding judge of the early voting ballot board on request of the presiding judge.
If ballots are to be delivered before election day, the early voting clerk must post notice at least 24 hours before each delivery at the main early voting polling place. Note on Delivery of Early Voting Ballot to Early Voting Ballot Board Before Election Day : Early voting ballots may be delivered to the early voting ballot board at any time after early voting by personal appearance ends.
Mail ballots may be qualified and processed signatures verified, carrier envelopes opened, and the secrecy envelope containing the ballot placed in a secure location , but they may not be counted until election day. Exception: Counties with a population of ,, or more or entities that are having joint elections with counties with a population of , or more, may process the mail ballots i. If ballots are to be delivered before Election Day, the early voting clerk must post notice at least 24 hours before each delivery at the main early voting polling place.
NOTE: Testing of Tabulating Equipment: The second test of automatic tabulating equipment used for counting ballots at a central counting station must be conducted immediately before the counting of ballots with equipment begins. The third test must be conducted immediately after the counting is completed. Transfer of Provisional Ballots to Voter Registrar Election Night: The county voter registrar may take possession of the ballot box es or transfer case s containing the provisional ballots or provisional ballot affidavits when DRE systems are used on election night instead of on the next business day by informing the custodian of election records and posting a notice of such election night transfer no later than 24 hours before election day.
Under this type of delivery, the voter registrar must go to the office of the custodian and pick up the ballot box es or transfer case s and associated forms. NOTE: The authority conducting the election may require or prohibit such announcements. NOTE: Precinct election returns are delivered to the appropriate authorities after completion. This notice must be posted at least 72 hours before the scheduled time of the meeting. A late domestic ballot cannot be counted if it does not bear a cancellation mark or a receipt mark.
NOTE: This deadline does not apply to ballots sent by non-military voters who are overseas but who applied for a ballot using an ABBM or FPCA; these voters have until the 5th day after election day to return their ballots or the next business day if the 5th day falls on a weekend or legal state or federal holiday.
This deadline also does not apply to ballots mailed domestically or from overseas by certain members of the military who applied for a ballot using an FPCA; those voters have until the 6th day after election day to return their ballots. See the entry for Thursday May 6, , and the entry for Friday, May 7, Unless the county voter registrar has already taken possession of the provisional ballots prior to this date, the general custodian of election records must deliver the ballot box es or transfer case s containing the provisional ballots or provisional ballot affidavits when DRE systems are used , along with the Summary of Provisional Ballots and the List of Provisional Voters for each precinct to the voter registrar by this day.
NOTE: Political Subdivisions Located in More than One County : A political subdivision will have to make delivery of the provisional ballots and forms to the county voter registrar in each county in which the political subdivision is located. Code Secs. NOTE : If the county voter registrar wants to take possession of the provisional ballots and forms on election night Saturday, May 1, , the county voter registrar must inform the custodian of the election records and post a notice of the transfer no later than 24 hours before Election Day.
However, under this type of delivery, the county voter registrar must go to the custodian of election records office and pick up the provisional ballots and forms.
Also, note that the county voter registrar may take possession of provisional ballots prior to election night if ballots are kept separate and may be provided without unlawful entry into ballot box. Last day to begin the partial manual count for entities using electronic voting systems for the counting of ballots. This is the last day to begin manual recount of ballots in three precincts or one percent of precincts, whichever is greater. The count must be completed not later than the 21st day after election day.
Results of manual count must be delivered to Secretary of State not later than the 3rd day after the manual count is completed. No partial manual count needs to be done of ballots cast on DRE voting machines, but partial manual count must be completed for mail ballots. Advisory The first possible day to conduct official local canvass of returns by governing authority of the political subdivision. However, the canvass may not be conducted until the ballot board has verified and counted all provisional ballots, if a provisional ballot has been cast in the election, AND counted all timely received mailed domestic ballots cast from addresses within the United States, and all timely received mailed ballots cast from addresses outside the United States.
Notice of canvass must be posted at least 72 hours continuously before the canvass is conducted. Cities, Schools, and Other Political Subdivisions: First day that newly-elected local officers may qualify and assume the duties of their offices. Please note that the canvass must have been completed before an officer can assume office. If a political subdivision was able to cancel its election, this is the first day its elected officials can be issued a certificate of election and take the oath of office.
For information on who can administer an oath please see Chapter of the Government Code. NOTE: This does not apply to officers of a Type A general law city, who cannot qualify until the 6th day after election day.
See entry on Friday, May 7, A late overseas ballot sent by a voter who applied for a ballot using an ABBM not a military FPCA cannot be counted if it does not bear a cancellation mark or a receipt mark. NOTE: A marked ballot voted by mail from outside of the United States by a voter who received the ballot due to submitting an ABBM is considered timely if it is received at the address on the carrier envelope not later than the fifth day after the date of the election.
Further, the delivery is considered timely if the carrier envelope or, if applicable, the envelope containing the carrier envelope is properly addressed with postage or handling charges prepaid and bears a cancellation mark of a recognized postal service or a receipt mark of a common or contract carrier or a courier indicating a time by p.
Last day to receive ballots from non-military voters casting ballots from overseas, who submitted an FPCA, AND who placed their ballots in delivery by p. Last day to receive carrier envelopes mailed domestically within the United States OR overseas from voters who submitted an FPCA AND who are members of the armed forces of the United States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member of the armed forces, members of the merchant marines of the United States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member of the merchant marines.
Deadline for voter registrar to complete the review of provisional ballots. First day that newly elected officers of Type A general law city may qualify and assume duties of office per Sec. Council members may take office anytime following the canvass. 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.
See Election Advisory No. Deadline for custodian of election records or presiding judge of the early voting ballot board to retrieve provisional ballots from county voter registrar. NOTE: Ballots that do not qualify under above should be treated as ballots not timely returned and should not be delivered to the ballot board.
NOTE: If the early voting ballot board needs to meet after this date, it will require a court order to do so. The time the board reconvenes is set by the presiding judge of the early voting ballot board. Last day for official canvass of returns by governing authority of political subdivision.
Possible period for runoff election, depending on the date of the official canvass unless a charter provides for a later date. If Monday, May 31, Memorial Day is the first possible day to conduct the runoff election, the election date does not move forward under Section 1.
NOTE: The order of the names on the runoff ballot should be in the same relative order as they appeared on the general election ballot, so no ballot drawing is required for the runoff ballot. Last day for the presiding judge of the early voting ballot board to mail Notice of Outcome to Provisional Voter PDF to provisional voters, if the canvass was held on Wednesday, May 12, Such notices must be delivered to provisional voters by the presiding judge no later than the 10th day after the local canvass.
The deadline falls on Saturday, May 22, , and is extended to this day under Section 1. Last day to complete the partial manual count, which is first business day after the 21st day after the election. NEW: Last day to file electronic precinct-by-precinct returns with the Secretary of State for certain county elections. Local political subdivisions no longer have to submit this information to the Secretary of State.
Last day of the period for mandatory office hours. See entry for Friday, March 12, First day that ballot box es may be unlocked and its voted ballots may be transferred to another secure container for the remainder of the preservation period. Contents of ballot box es may be destroyed IF no contest or criminal investigation has arisen Secs.
ORD ALL election records must be preserved for 22 months from election day, even when there is no federal office on the ballot. Permanent Records: Election results must be permanently maintained in the election register. Electronic Voting Systems : See advisories on our website for preservation procedures for electronic voting systems.
0コメント