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Laws and Procedures Pertaining to Local Election Officials (Cities, Schools and Other Political Subdivisions)

2023 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet New: No.2023-13 - NEW LAW: Senate Bill 1599 – Changes to the Corrective Action Process for Defects on Application for a Ballot by Mail and Carrier Envelope
Bullet No.2023-12 - Texas Certification Procedures for Electronic Pollbooks
Bullet No.2023-11 - NEW LAW: Election Precincts and Polling Places – Senate Bill 924
Bullet No.2023-10 - NEW LAW: Changes to Early Voting by Personal Appearance – House Bill 1217
Bullet No.2023-09 - November 7, 2023 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No.2023-08 - 2023 Legislative Summary – 88th Regular Session and Second Special Session
Bullet No.2023-07 - Volunteer Deputy Registrars
Bullet No.2023-06 - Appointment Procedures for County Election Precinct Presiding and Alternate Judges, Election Clerks, Early Voting Ballot Board Members, Signature Verification Committee Members, and Central Counting Station Personnel
Bullet No.2023-05 - Exemptions to Voting System Accessibility Requirements
Bullet No.2023-04 - Partial Manual Count after the May 6, 2023 Uniform Election
Bullet No.2023-03 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the May 6, 2023 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No.2023-02 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the May 6, 2023 Uniform
Bullet No.2023-01 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
2022 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet No.2022-38 - 2023 Opportunities to Use Countywide Polling Places and Countywide Polling Place Program FAQs
Bullet No.2022-37 - May 6, 2023 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No.2022-36 - Partial Manual Count after the November 2, 2022 Uniform Election Date (CSO)
Bullet No.2022-35 - Partial Manual Count after the November 8, 2022 Uniform Election (County)
Bullet No.2022-34 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the November 8, 2022 Uniform Election Date
Bullet No.2022-33 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the November 8, 2022 General Election for Federal, State, and County Officers
Bullet No.2022-32 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the November 8, 2022 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No.2022-31 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No.2022-30 - Hash Validation Procedures for Logic and Accuracy Testing
Bullet No.2022-29 - Limited Ballot Voters and District Chart (Chapters 111 and 112, Texas Election Code)
Bullet No.2022-28 - Ballot Preparation and Sample Ballots for November 8, 2022 General Election
Bullet No.2022-27 - Additional Instructions for Preparation of Ballot for Write-In Candidates and Independents, Procedures for Unopposed Candidates Declared Elected, and Legend Printing Instructions
Bullet No.2022-26 - Appointment Procedures for County Election Precinct Presiding and Alternate Judges, Election Clerks, Early Voting Ballot Board Members, Signature Verification Committee Members, and Central Counting Station Personnel
Bullet No.2022-25 - November 8, 2022 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No.2022-24 -NEW LAW: SB 1113 (2021, Regular Session) Withholding of Funds for Voter Registrar’s Failure to Timely Perform Voter Registration Duties
Bullet No.2022-23 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the May 24, 2022 Primary Runoff Elections
Bullet No.2022-22 - Partial Manual Count after the May 24, 2022 Primary Runoff Election
Bullet No.2022-21 - Partial Manual Count after the May 7, 2022 Election
Bullet No.2022-20 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the May 7, 2022 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No.2022-19 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the May 7, 2022 Uniform Election Date
Bullet No.2022-18 -Additional Ballot by Mail Procedures for May Uniform Election and Primary Runoff Election
Bullet No.2022-17 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No.2022-16 - Cancellation of Elections
Bullet No.2022-15 -Partial Manual Count after the March 1, 2022 Primary Election
Bullet No.2022-14 -Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the March 1, 2022 Primary Elections
Bullet No.2022-13 -Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No.2022-12 - Additional Procedures Regarding Correction of Defects on Application for Ballot by Mail or Carrier Envelope
Bullet No.2022-11 - Party Affiliation Questions and Answers
Bullet No.2022-10 - Ballot Security Requirements
Bullet No.2022-09 - NEW LAW: Changes to Poll Watcher Requirements Under House Bill 3107 and Senate Bill 1 
Bullet No.2022-08 -NEW LAW: Senate Bill 1 – Opportunity to Correct Defects on Application for a Ballot by Mail and Carrier Envelope
Bullet No.2022-07 - NEW LAW: Changes to Early Voting by Personal Appearance – House Bill 2025,
House Bill 3107, and Senate Bill 1
Bullet No.2022-06 - Appointment Procedures for Early Voting Ballot Board Members
Bullet No.2022-05 - Limited Ballot Voters and District Chart (Chapters 111 and 112, Texas Election Code)
Bullet No 2022-04 - Emergency Ballot Procedures
Bullet No 2022-03 -Procedures for Federal Write-In Absentee Ballots (FWABs) from FPCA Voters and Voters in Hostile Fire Pay and Combat Zones
Bullet No 2022-02 - Instructions and Deadlines for Mailing/Emailing Ballots Under the Federal “MOVE Act” for Overseas Voters
Bullet No 2022-01 - Ballot Preparation and Sample Ballots for March 1, 2022 Primary Election
   
2021 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet No 2021-24 - Informal Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM)
Bullet No 2021-23 - May 7, 2022 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No.2021-21 - 2021 Legislative Summary – Second and Third Special Sessions
Bullet No. 2021-20 - 2022 Opportunities to Use Countywide Polling Places and Countywide Polling Place Program FAQs
Bullet No. 2021-19 - Deadlines for Vacancies and Replacement Nominees for the General Election for State and County Officers (November 8, 2022)
Bullet Revised:No. 2021-18 - March 1, 2022 Primary Election and May 24, 2022 Primary Runoff Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2021-17 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the November 2, 2021 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2021-16 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the November 2, 2021 Uniform Election
Bullet No. 2021-15 - Partial Manual Count after the November 2, 2021 Elections
Bullet No. 2021-14 - Impact of Redistricting on Certain Election Deadlines and Procedures
Bullet No. 2021-13 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No. 2021-10 - NEW LAW: SB 1111 (2021, Regular Session) Address Confirmation Process and Forms
Bullet No. 2021-09 - 2021 Legislative Summary – 87th Regular Session
Bullet No. 2021-08 - November 2, 2021 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No.2021-06 - Partial Manual County after the May 1, 2021 Election
Bullet No. 2021-05 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Offices
Bullet No. 2021-04 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the May 1, 2021 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2021-03 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No. 2021-02 - Exemptions to Voting System Accessibility Requirements
   
2020 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet No. 2020-37 - May 1, 2021 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2020-36 - Partial Manual Count after the November 3, 2020 Elections
Bullet No. 2020-35 - Canvass Dates and Recount Deadlines for the November 3, 2020 General Election for Federal, State and County Officers
Bullet No. 2020-34 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the November 3, 2020 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2020-33 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet No. 2020-30 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No. 2020-29 - NEW LAW: HB 25 (2017) Elimination of Straight-Party Voting 
Bullet No. 2020-27 - Minority Language Requirements 
Bullet No. 2020-24 - Election Procedures for Entities who Postponed their Election to November 3, 2020
Bullet No. 2020-23 - Ballot Corrections
Bullet No. 2020-22 - Partial Manual Count after the July 14, 2020 Elections
Bullet No. 2020-20 - Processing and Counting Early Voting by Mail Ballots
Bullet No. 2020-19 - Voting In Person During COVID-19 | (PDF)
Bullet No. 2020-17 - November 3, 2020 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2020-16 – May 2, 2020 Post-Election Procedures
Bullet No. 2020-15 – Canvass and Recount Deadlines for May 2, 2020.
Bullet No. 2020-14 - COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Voting and Election Procedures
Bullet Revised: No. 2020-13 - Updated July 14, 2020 Primary Runoff Calendar
Bullet No. 2020-12 - Actions for May 2, 2020 Uniform Election Date | (PDF)
Bullet No.2020-09 - Fleeing Voters
Bullet No. 2020-08 - Limited Ballot Voters and District Charts (Democratic) (Republican)
Bullet No. 2020-07 - Ballot By Mail Reminders
Bullet No. 2020-06 -Certain Activities in the Vicinity of the Polling Place
Bullet No. 2020-05 - Party Affiliation Questions and Answers
Bullet No. 2020-04 - Election Security Best Practices Guide (HB 1421)
Bullet No. 2020-03 - Emergency Ballot Procedures
Bullet No. 2020-02 - Procedures for Federal Write-In Absentee Ballots (FWABs) from FPCA Voters and Voters in Hostile Fire Pay and Combat Zones
Bullet No. 2020-01 - Instructions and Deadlines for Mailing/Emailing Ballots Under the Federal “MOVE Act” for Overseas Voters
 
2019 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet No. 2019-31 - May 2, 2020 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2019-26 - Post Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the November 5, 2019 Uniform Election Date
Bullet No. 2019-25 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for November 5, 2019 Uniform Election Date
Bullet No. 2019-24 - Exemptions to Voting System Accessibility Requirements
Bullet No. 2019-23 - Electronic Voting System Procedures Advisory
Bullet No. 2019-22 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No. 2019-21 - Texas Certification Procedures for Electronic Pollbooks
Bullet No. 2019-20 - Temporary Branch Locations and County Election Precincts and Polling Places - NEW LAW: House Bill 1888 and House Bill 1048
Bullet No. 2019-19 - NEW LAW: Web Posting Requirements for Political Subdivisions - House Bill 305, House Bill 440, Senate Bill 902, House Bill 933, House Bill 1850, and House Bill 2640
Bullet No. 2019-18 - Initial Draft of Certification Procedures for Electronic Pollbooks
Bullet No. 2019-12 - House Bill 1421 and Election Security Assessments
Bullet No. 2019-11 - 2019 Legislative Summary
Bullet No. 2019-10 - November 5, 2019 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2019-09 - Minority Language Requirements
Bullet No. 2019-06 - Recount Deadlines for the May 4, 2019 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2019-05 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the May 4, 2019 Uniform Election
 
2018 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet No. 2018-41 - May 4, 2019 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2018-40 - Precinct by Precinct Report for November 6, 2018 Elections
Bullet No. 2018-39 - Partial Manual Count for November 6, 2018 Elections
Bullet No. 2018-38 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet No. 2018-37 - Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the November 6, 2018 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2018-34 - Electronic Voting System Procedures Advisory
Bullet No. 2018-33 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No. 2018-30 - Revised Procedures for the Partial Manual Count
Bullet No. 2018-29 - Handguns in Polling Places (KP-0212)
Bullet No. 2018-28 - Minority Language Requirements
Bullet No. 2018-25 - November 6, 2018 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2018-20 - Precinct by Precinct Report
Bullet No. 2018-19 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet No. 2018-18 - Recount Deadlines for May Uniform Election
Bullet No. 2018-17 - Partial Manual Count for May Uniform Election
Bullet No. 2018-16 - Additional Ballot by Mail Procedures for May Uniform Election and Primary Runoff Election
Bullet No. 2018-11 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No. 2018-09 - Laws and Procedures for Annual and Regular ABBMs
Bullet No. 2018-08 -Voter Identification Procedures
Bullet No. 2018-05 - Emergency Ballot Procedures
Bullet No. 2018-04 - FWABs and Voters in Hostile Fire Pay and Combat Zones
Bullet No. 2018-03 - Instructions and Deadlines for Mailing/Emailing Ballots Under the Federal “MOVE Act” for Overseas Voters
Bullet No. 2018-02 - Ballot by Mail Deadlines; HB 1151, HB 929 (Regular Session); SB 5 (Special Session)
 
2017 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet No. 2017-23 - May 5, 2018 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2017-22 - Exemptions to Voting System Accessibility Requirements
Bullet No. 2017-21 - Expansion of definition of DRE (OAG Opinion - KP-0170)
Bullet Partial Manual Count after the November 7, 2017 Uniform Election Date
Bullet Precinct by Precinct Report for November 7, 2017 Elections
Bullet No. 2017-20 Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet No. 2017-19 - Recount Deadlines for the November 7, 2017 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2017-18 - 2017 Legislative Summary
Bullet No. 2017-17 - Updates to Voting System Procedures – Precinct Ballot Counters and Central Accumulators
Bullet No. 2017-16 - Central Counting Station Plan
Bullet No. 2017-15 - Voter Identification Procedures
Bullet No. 2017-14 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No. 2017-12 - Voting at Residential Care Facilities and Other Provisions of HB 658 (85th Legislature, RS, 2017)
Bullet No. 2017-11 - NEW LAW:  House Bill 1151 and House Bill 929 – Ballot by Mail Deadlines and Federal Post Card Application (“FPCA”) User Ballot Deadlines
Bullet No. 2017-10 - Required Oaths for Election Offices
Bullet No. 2017-09 - Minority Language Requirements
Bullet No. 2017-08 - Appendices, March 6, 2018 Primary Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2017-07 - March 6, 2018 Primary Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2017-06 - Senate Bill 957 – Numbering and Lettering of Propositions on the Ballot
Bullet No. 2017-05 - November 7, 2017 Election Law Calendar
Bullet Precinct by Precinct Report for May 6, 2017 Elections
Bullet Waiver of Partial Manual Count after the May 6, 2017 Uniform Election Date
Bullet No. 2017-03 - Recount Deadlines for the May 6, 2017 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2017-02 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the May 6, 2017 Uniform Election
Bullet No. 2017-01 - Oath of Office (General Information)
 
2016 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet No. 2016-24 - May 6, 2017 Election Law Calendar
Bullet Partial Manual Count after the November 8, 2016 General Election for State and County Officers and Uniform Election Date
Bullet Precinct by Precinct Report
Bullet No. 2016-23 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet No. 2016-21 - Recount Deadlines for the November 8, 2016 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2016-20 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No. 2016-19 - Instructions and Deadlines for Mailing/Emailing Ballots Under the Federal “MOVE Act” for Overseas Voters
Bullet No. 2016-18 - Procedures for Federal Write-In Absentee Ballots (FWABs) from FPCA Voters and Voters in Hostile Fire Pay and Combat Zones
Bullet No. 2016-17 - Voter Identification Procedures
Bullet No. 2016-16 - 2016 Annual Voting Systems Filing Report
Bullet Amended: No. 2016-14 - November 8, 2016 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2016-10 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the May 7, 2016 Uniform Election
Bullet No. 2016-09 - Recount Deadlines for the May 7, 2016 Election
Bullet Required Partial Manual Count for all Political Subdivisions holding a May 7, 2016 Uniform Election
 
2015 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet Partial Manual Count after the November 3, 2015 Uniform Election Date
Bullet Precinct by Precinct Report for November 3, 2015 Election
Bullet No. 2015-14 - May 7, 2016 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2015-13 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet No. 2015-12 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet No. 2015-11 - Recount Deadlines for the November 3, 2015 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2015-10 - New Laws and Procedures for ABBMs due to passage of HB 1927
Bullet No. 2015-08 - DPS Web Portal
Bullet No. 2015-07 - 2015 Legislative Summary
Bullet No. 2015-04 - November 3, 2015 Election Law Calendar
Bullet Precinct-by-Precinct Reports for May 9
Bullet Partial Manual Count – May 9 Uniform Election
Bullet No. 2015-03 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the May 9, 2015 Uniform Election
Bullet No. 2015-02 - Recount Deadlines for the May 9, 2015 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet Exemptions to Voting System Accessibility Requirements
 
2014 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet No. 2014-25 May 9, 2015 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2014-23 - Recount Deadlines for the November 4, 2014 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2014-22 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet Joint Elections and Polling Places FAQs
Bullet Election Advisory No. 2014-21 - Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places
Bullet Waiver of Partial Manual Count for the November 4, 2014 Elections
Bullet Exemptions to Voting System Accessibility Requirements
Bullet No. 2014-20 - Processing and Counting Write-In Votes Cast on Electronic Voting Systems
Bullet No. 2014-19 - Manual/Hand Counting Rules for Paper and Optical Scan Ballots
Bullet No. 2014-18 - Central Counting and Central Accumulation Station Procedures
Bullet No. 2014-15 - 2014 Annual Voting Systems Filing Report
Bullet No. 2014-12 - November 4, 2014 Election Law Calendar
Bullet Precinct by Precinct Returns for the May 10, 2014 Election
Bullet No. 2014-09 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet No. 2014-08 - Recount Deadlines for the May 10, 2014
Bullet No. 2014-06 - Electronic Voting System Procedures
Bullet Waiver of Partial Manual Count for the May 10, 2014 Elections
 
2013 Election Advisories and Memos
Bullet No. 2013-17 - May 10, 2014 Election Law Calendar
Bullet No. 2013-16 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet Precinct by Precinct Returns for November 5, 2013 Elections
Bullet No. 2013-15 - Recount Deadlines for the November 5, 2013 Election
Bullet No. 2013-14 - Substantially Similar Names and Voting
Bullet No. 2013-13 - Acceptable Forms of Photo Identification
Bullet No. 2013-10 - 2013 Legislative Summary
Bullet No. 2013-07 - November 5, 2013 Election Law Calendar
Bullet Post Election Memorandum
Bullet Required Partial Manual Count for all Political Subdivisions holding a May 11, 2013 Uniform Election
Bullet Precinct by Precinct Returns Memo for May 11, 2013 Elections
Bullet No. 2013-03 - Recount Deadlines for the May 11, 2013 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Bullet No. 2013-02 - Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office
Bullet United States Postal Service (USPS) and Ballots Mailed Back to Election Officials
Bullet No. 2013-01 - May 11, 2013 Election Law Calendar
 
General Election Information
Bullet Current Election Information
Bullet Important Election Dates 2023-2024
 
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Handbooks and Guides
Bullet Election Judges and Clerks Handbook (PDF)
Bullet Early Voting Ballot Board Handbook (PDF)
Bullet Poll Watcher’s Guide (PDF)
Bullet Central Counting Station Handbook (PDF)
Bullet Handbook Request Form
Bullet Online Pollworker Training
 
Candidacy Corner
bullet Candidacy for Local Political Subdivisions
Bullet Voter Registration for Candidates
Bullet Terms, Qualifications, and Vacancies
 
Election Resources
bullet New: COVID-19 Resources for Election Officials
bullet 2020 Texas Election Security Update
bullet Voting by Mail Resources
Bullet Dear Voter Letter (PDF)
Bullet FPCA Resources
Bullet Cancellation of Election
Bullet Forms Manual
Bullet Local Option Liquor Elections
Bullet Mandatory ISD Joint Elections
Bullet Petitions
Bullet Recounts
Bullet Student Election Clerks
Bullet Texas Administrative Code - Elections
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