First day of the first filing period that county chairs may accept applications for a place on the primary ballot for office of county chair.  (Date set by the 11/7/2011 federal court order.)

First day of the first filing period that independent candidates may file declaration of intent to run.  (Date set by the 11/7/2011 federal court order.)

Note:  Under the federal court order, an application for a place on the ballot for the office of precinct chair is not invalid if filed more than 90 days before the end of the filing period.

Last day of the first filing period that county chairs may accept applications for a place on the ballot for office of county or precinct chair (6 p.m.).  (Date set by the 12/14/2011 federal court order.) 

Last day of the first filing period that candidates may file a declaration of write-in candidacy for county or precinct chair (6 p.m.).  (Date set by the 11/7/2011 federal court order.) 

Last day of the first filing period that other party candidates may file applications to be nominated by convention (5 p.m.).  Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 181.033.  (Date set by the federal court order.)

Deadline for county commissioners court to order changes in election precinct boundaries if changes are necessary to give effect to a redistricting plan under Tex. Const. Art. III, § 28, as described in Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 42.032.  The requirements of Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 42.036 are suspended for such commissioners court orders.  (Date set by the federal court order.)

Last day of the second or reopened filing period that county chairs may accept applications for a place on the ballot for office of county or precinct chair (6 p.m.).  (Date set by the federal court order.) 

Last day of the second or reopened filing period that candidates may file a declaration of write-in candidacy for county or precinct chair (6 p.m.).  (Date set by the federal court order.) 

Last day for Democratic or Republican Party candidates to file an application for a place on the primary ballot (6 p.m.) for an office of the state or county government that became vacant on or before January 27, 2012.  (Date set by the federal court order.)

Last day to file amendments to previously filed applications with respect to office, precinct, place or any other material detail.  (Date set by the federal court order.)

Note:  Candidates, and not filing authority election staff, may amend their applications by replacing the whole page of such application that requires changes.  Each submitted page must contain the signature of the candidate and the date it was signed.  (Set by the federal court order.)

Deadline for state chair to deliver the chair’s list to the Secretary of State, and each county chair to deliver a copy of the chair’s list to the county election officer, the state chair, and the Secretary of State, as described in Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 172.029(c).  (Date set by the federal court order.)

If a candidate withdraws, dies or is declared ineligible by this date, the name is omitted from the primary ballot, as described by Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 172.057 & 172.058.  (Date set by the federal court order.)

First day for voters to submit application for ballot by mail for April 3 primary election or for both April 3 primary and June 5 runoff primary election, as described in Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 84.001(d), (e) & 84.007.  (Due to an incorrect date of “February 11, 2011” in the federal court order, the statutory deadline has been used as a default pending clarification with the federal court.)

Precinct conventions held to elect delegates to county or district conventions of minor parties.  Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 181.061(c), 182.005.

Note: The deadline under Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 163.005(a) (requiring party rules to be filed with the Secretary of State by the 30th day prior to the convening of precinct conventions) has been suspended by the federal court to allow parties to make emergency changes to their rules to comply with this and future federal court orders. (Date set by the 12/14/2011 federal court order.)

Precinct conventions to elect delegates to county or district conventions of parties holding primaries may be held.  Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 174.022(a).  (NEW LAW, HB 2817, 2011 Legislative Session, provides that precinct conventions may be held on primary election day or not later than a date determined by the county executive committee that occurs not later than the fifth day after the date of the general primary election.)

Note:  The Secretary of State’s office recommends that because of the timelines relative to overseas mail ballots and provisional votes, that the local canvass not be conducted earlier than this date, in accordance with Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 67.003.

County and senatorial district conventions, as described in Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 174.063, shall be held on either this date or April 21 as determined by the State Chair of each party holding a primary election.  (Date set by the federal court order.)

First day of early voting by personal appearance for June 5 runoff primary election.  Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 85.001(b), (c).

Last day for early voting clerk to receive application for ballot by mail (including FPCA) for June 5 runoff primary election.  Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 84.007(c).

State Convention for Libertarian Party in Austin. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 181.061(a).

Last day candidates may file Declaration of Write-in Candidacy for November 6 general election (5 p.m.).  Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 146.025 (NEW LAW, SB 100, 2011 Legislative Session).