November 3, 2009 Uniform Election Date
*Note: Dates are subject to change during the 2009 Legislative Session
Authority conducting elections:
County Clerk/Elections Administrator
*Most Local Political Subdivision
August 3, 2009 **First Day to File for Place on General Election Ballot (for cities and schools ONLY) (filing for other political subdivisions may vary)
September 2, 2009 Last Day to Order General Election
September 2, 2009 **Last Day to File for Place on Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY)
September 4, 2009 First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
October 5, 2009 (Moves to next business day, Monday) Last Day to Register to Vote
October 19, 2009 First Day of Early Voting
October 27, 2009 Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not postmarked)
October 30, 2009 Last Day of Early Voting
November 3, 2009 Election Day
May 9, 2009 Uniform Election Date
Authority conducting elections:
*Most Local Political Subdivisions
February 7, 2009 **First Day to File for Place on Ballot
March 9, 2009 (deadline is extended to next business day) **Last Day to File for Place on Ballot
***March 13, 2009 (see note below relating to four year terms) **Last Day to File for Place on Ballot
March 9, 2009 Last Day to Order General Election (deadline is next business day)
March 10, 2009 First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
April 9, 2009 Last Day to Register to Vote
April 27, 2009 First Day of Early Voting
May 1, 2009 Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
May 5, 2009 Last Day of Early Voting
*Local political subdivisions: county local propositions, cities, school districts, water districts, hospital districts, and any other local government entity that conducts elections. The majority of these elections are conducted on the May uniform election date.
**Filing deadlines:
1. Generally, the filing deadline is the 62nd day prior to Election Day (70th day prior to November General); however, the Election Code may provide a different special election filing deadline. See Section 201.054 of the Texas Election Code.
2. Local political subdivisions, other than cities or school districts, might not have a "first day" to file. Write-in deadlines for general and special elections also vary, but the deadline is usually on the 5th day after the regular filing deadline for the elecion.
***If no candidate four 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 5pm of the 57th day before the election. See Section 143.008 of the Texas Election Code.
June 13, 2009 Runoff Election Date
May 14th, 2009 Last Day to Register to Vote
June 1st, 2009 First Day of Early Voting
June 5th, 2009 Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
June 9th, 2009 Last Day of Early Voting