Date of next election and location for Officers
May 2, 2020
800 West Main St.
Clarksville TX 75426
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/2020-important-election-dates.shtml
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/index.shtml
FIRST DAY TO FILE FOR CANDIDACY: JANUARY 15, 2020 ***Application Packets will be available at City Hall 800 West Main St. Clarksville ,TX 75426***
DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR PLACE ON BALLOT: FEBRUARY 14, 2020 AT 5:00 PM
DEADLINE FOR WRITE IN CANDIDACY: FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Mayor
Council Ward 1
Council Ward 2
Council Ward 3
Council Ward 4
| First day to file for a place on the Primary ballot for precinct chair candidates. | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 |
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| First day to file for all other candidates for offices that are regularly scheduled to be on the Primary ballot; first day for independent candidates to file declaration of intent. | Saturday, November 9, 2019 |
| Filing deadline for candidates; filing deadline for independent candidates to file declaration of intent. | Monday, December 9, 2019 at 6:00 PM |
| First day to apply for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Postcard Application (FPCA). | Wednesday, January 1, 2020*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2020 election may be filed earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election. |
| Last Day to Register to Vote | Monday, February 3, 2020 |
| First Day of Early Voting | Tuesday, February 18, 2020*
*First business day after Presidents’ Day |
| Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) | Friday, February 21, 2020 |
| Last Day of Early Voting | Friday, February 28, 2020 |
| Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail | Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, March 4, 2020 (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 |
| Authority Conducting Elections | 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.). |
| Deadline to post NEW HB 305 notice.1 | September 1, 2019*
*NEW LAW: Effective Sunday, September 1, 2019 (HB 305 affects political subdivisions with taxing authority) 1 |
| Deadline to Post Notice of Candidate Filing Deadline (Local Political Subdivisions Only)1 | Monday, December 16, 2019 for local political subdivisions that have a first day to file for their candidates1 |
| First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail | Wednesday, January 1, 2020*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2020 election may be filed earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election. |
| First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Political Subdivisions Only)1 | Wednesday, January 15, 2020 |
| Last Day to Order General Election or Special Election on a Measure | Friday, February 14, 2020 |
| Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Political Subdivisions Only)2 | Friday, February 14, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
See note below relating to four-year terms3 |
| Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy (Local Political Subdivisions Only) | Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
| Last Day to Register to Vote | Thursday, April 2, 2020 |
| First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance | Monday, April 20, 2020 |
| Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) | Monday, April 20, 2020 (deadline falls on San Jacinto Day, moves to preceding business day) |
| Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance | Tuesday, April 28, 2020 |
| Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail | Saturday, May 2, 2020 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Monday, May 4, 2020 (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 day to apply for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) | Wednesday, January 1, 2020*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2020 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 | Monday, April 27, 2020 |
| First Day of Early Voting | Monday, May 18, 2020 |
| Last Day to Apply by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) |
Friday, May 15, 2020 |
| Last Day of Early Voting | Friday, May 22, 2020 |
| Last Day to Receive Ballot by Mail | Tuesday, May 26, 2020 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, May 27, 2020 (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 |
| Deadline to post NEW HB 305 notice.1 | November 3, 2019*
*NEW LAW: Effective Sunday, September 1, 2019 (HB 305 affects political subdivisions with taxing authority) 1 |
| Deadline to Post Notice of Candidate Filing Deadline (Local Political Subdivisions Only)1 | Thursday, June 18, 2020 for local political subdivisions that have a first day to file for their candidates1 |
| First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail | Wednesday, January 1, 2020*
*First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2020 election may be filed earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election. |
| First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Political Subdivisions Only)1 | Saturday, July 18, 2020 |
| First Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy (General Election for State and County Officers) | Saturday, July 18, 2020 |
| Last Day to Order General Election or Special Election on a Measure | Monday, August 17, 2020 |
| Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Political Subdivisions Only)2 | Monday, August 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. |
| Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy (General Election for State and County Officers) | Monday, August 17, 2020 |
| Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy (Local Political Subdivisions Only) | Friday, August 21, 2020 |
| Last Day to Register to Vote | Monday, October 5, 2020* |
| First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance | Monday, October 19, 2020* |
| Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) |
Friday, October 23, 2020 |
| Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance | Friday, October 30, 2020 |
| Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail | Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, November 4, 2020 (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 |
1 Under new law, most local entities now have a “first day” to file.
For the few entities who do not have a first day to file: For the May 2, 2020 election, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 is the deadline to post notice of candidate filing deadline for entities that do not have a first day to file for their candidates. However, pursuant to NEW LAW, for local (taxing) political subdivisions, the deadline is September 1, 2019 (the effective date of HB 305, 2019). For the November 3, 2020 election, Monday, July 20, 2020 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. (If the 30th day before last day on which candidate may file falls on a Saturday, deadline moves to next business day). However, pursuant to NEW LAW, for local (taxing) political subdivisions, the deadline is November 3, 2019 (one year before election day).
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 2, 2020.
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.
3 If 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 2, 2020 election, this is Friday, March 6, 2020. See Section 143.008 of the Code.
4 Please note that pursuant to House Bills 1151 and 929 (2017), 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.