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Tonight, Monday, March 12 at 6:00pm

DCRP Headquarters
10300 N. Central Expressway, Suite 345

To all Candidates (other than Precinct Chair candidates):

Our Ballot Draw will be held tonight at the DCRP headquarters. Please
make plans to attend or send a surrogate.

How It Will Work

We will start with the top of the ballot, starting with President and go through each contested race. Each candidate will draw a number out of a hat. The higher number will be the first place on the ballot. For example, if there are 2 candidates and one draws a 4 and the other a 3, then the candidate with the 3 will be the number 1 position on the ballot.

A candidate may attend in person or may send a surrogate. If neither the candidate nor a surrogate is present, Chairman Emmert will designate someone to draw for you.

Uncontested primary races will not be drawn.

Please note: This is NOT for Precinct Chair candidates. The deadline for Precinct Chair filings is June 1. The Ballot Draw for contested Precinct Chair races will be scheduled sometime after that date.

The San Antonio Court entered an order today setting the primary for May 29 with the runoff to occur on July 31.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
Under the court order, precinct chair elections will occur on July 31 (the date of the runoff) rather than May 29.

Download the full court order here.

All Candidates: You are responsible for reading the court order and acting accordingly. For your convenience, I have attempted to summarize some key points and explain how the DCRP process will work going forward.

Candidates

• The filing period will reopen tomorrow on Friday, March 2 and will close on Friday, March 9 at 6:00 p.m sharp.
• If you have already filed for an office, but the district number is now different, you must amend your application no later than March 9 at 6:00 p.m or your application will be rejected. To amend, you may replace the whole page of your application that requires the change. DCRP staff my not do it for you. Each submitted page must contained the notarized signature of the candidate and the date it was signed.
• If you have already paid a filing fee and wish to file under a new district number or for a new office, you do not have to pay a new filing fee unless the filing fees are different. In that case, you can write a check for or we will refund the difference.
• If you are filing for a new office with a different filing authority, the best practice is to file a Certificate of Withdrawal with the first filing authority and file your new Application and filing fee with the new filing authority.
• If you have already filed for an office, but no longer wish to run for any office, you must withdraw your application by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal. Upon request, DCRP will refund your filing fee.
• The DCRP office will be open on Saturday from 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m.
• DCRP will have ballot draw at headquarters (10300 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 345) on Monday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. for elected positions (non- Precinct Chairs).

Precinct Chair Candidates

• Elections for precinct chair will occur on July 31st (the date of the run-off) with a plurality vote required for election.
• If you have already filed for an office, but the precinct number is now different, you must amend your application by June 1 at 6:00 p.m. or it will be rejected. To amend, you may replace the whole page of your application that requires the change. DCRP staff my not do it for you. Each submitted page must contained the notarized signature of the candidate and the date it was signed.
• If you have already filed for an office, but no longer wish to run for any office, you must withdraw your application by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal.

Key Election Dates

Below is a list of Key Election Dates as provided by Michael Li at txredistricting.org.

• March 2, 2012 – The filing period reopens.
• March 5, 2012 – Last day a vacancy in an office can occur and be included on the May 29 primary ballot.
• March 9, 2012 @ 6:00 p.m. – The filing period closes for all offices other than precinct chair. Also the deadline for applications to fill an expired term for an office where the vacancy occurred before March 1, 2012.
• March 12, 2012 – Deadline for county parties to conduct ballot order draws. If a filed candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible by this date, his or her name will be omitted from the May 29 primary ballot.
• March 20, 2012 – Deadline for finalization of precinct boundaries by county commissions.
• March 30, 2012 – First day a voter may submit an application for a vote-by-mail ballot for the primary. (If eligible, voters also may request a mail ballot for both the primary and runoff.)
• April 9, 2012 – Date by which candidates for state house or state senate must be residents of the district they seek to represent.
• April 14, 2012 – Deadline for mailing military and overseas mail ballots for primary.
• April 15, 2012 – Deadline for federal candidates to file their Q1 2012 campaign finance reports (date not extended because it is a Sunday).
• April 18, 2012 – Deadline for candidates for state office to file personal financial statements with the Texas Ethics Commission.
• April 21, 2012 – Democratic senate district and county conventions. Republican senate district and county conventions in some counties.
• April 25, 2012 – Date by which county election officials must issue new voter registration certificates to voters.
• April 30, 2012 – Deadline for opposed state, county, and local candidates to file their ‘30-day before election’ reports (covering contributions and expenses through April ). Also date by which, voter registration or change of address cards must be postmarked in order to be effective for the primary.
• April 30 – May 8, 2012 – Early voting for May municipal and school board elections.
• May 12, 2012 – Municipal and school board elections.
• May 14-25, 2012 – Early voting for Texas primary.
• May 17, 2012 – Deadline for congressional candidates to file their pre-primary reports (covering contributions and expenses through May 9).
• May 21, 2012 – Deadline for opposed state, county, and local candidates to file their ‘8-day before election’ reports (covering contributions and expenses through May 19).
• May 29, 2012 – Texas primary day.
• June 1, 2012 – First day a voter may submit an application for a vote-by-mail ballot for the runoff. Also deadline (@ 6:00 p.m.) for candidates for precinct chair to file ballot applications.
• June 4, 2012 – Deadline for county chairs to forward to elections administrators a list of candidates in each precinct seeking the office of precinct chair, in order of filing.
• June 6, 2012 – Deadline for Democratic and Republican county parties to canvass election returns.
• June 7, 2012 @ noon – Deadline for county parties to submit canvassed results to the state chair for their party.
• June 7-9, 2012 – Republican state convention in Fort Worth.
• June 8-9, 2012 – Democratic state convention in Houston.
• June 9, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.- Deadline for Democratic and Republican state parties to canvass statewide and district offices with potential runoffs and provide certified results to county parties.
• June 10, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m. – Deadline for a candidate to withdraw from the runoff.
• June 12, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.- Deadline for county parties to conduct ballot order draw for the primary runoff.
• June 16, 2012 – Deadline for mailing military and overseas mail ballots for runoff.
• June 29, 2012 – Deadline for independent candidates for president to file petitions.
• July 2, 2012 – Deadline for runoff candidates to file their ‘30-day before election’ reports (covering contributions and expenses through April 26). Also date by which voter registration or change of address cards must be postmarked in order to be effective for the primary runoff.
• July 3, 2012 – Deadline for entering a voter’s name on the suspense list due to an undelivered renewal certificate.
• July 15, 2012 -Deadline for federal candidates to file their Q3 campaign finance reports (date not extended because it is a Sunday).
• July 16, 2012 – Deadline for state candidates to file reports showing contributions and expenses between January 1 and June 30.
• July 19, 2012 – Deadline for congressional candidates to file their pre-primary runoff reports (covering contributions and expenses through July 11).
• July 23, 2012 – Deadline for runoff candidates to file their ‘8-day before election’ reports (covering contributions and expenses through July 21).
• July 24-27, 2012 – In-person early voting for the primary runoff.
• July 31, 2012 – Primary runoff. Also date of elections for precinct chair. For precinct chair elections only a plurality vote is required (no runoffs).

The Supreme Court entered an opinion in the interim map appeal this morning, sending the case back to the San Antonio court for further proceedings.

The opinion is available here. The opinion was issued per curium (i.e. it was unanimous and issued on behalf of the court without a stated author).

The court held that the state’s maps should have been used as the starting point for interim maps but that the San Antonio court could adjust those maps if it found a likelihood of section 2 or other violations as a result of the case tried before it or if the court found a “reasonable probability” of section 5 violations.

Justice Thomas concurred with the result but said that he would have directed use of the state’s maps on an interim basis since his view is that section 5of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional.

In addition, we will close Friday, December 30th and Monday, January 2nd in observance of the New Year Holiday.

January 15, 2012 – State, county & local candidates must submit finance report for period July 1 – December 31, 2011.

January 27, 2012 – Last day a vacancy can occur and be included on the April 3 primary ballot.

January 31, 2012 – Deadline for county commissions to make any changes needed to precinct boundaries. Also deadline for federal candidates to file their Q4 2011 campaign finance reports.

Late January 2012 – Candidate filing period reopens after legislative and congressional maps are finalized. Candidates may file for any federal, state, county, or local office during this time, switch races, or withdraw earlier applications.

February 1, 2012 – New residency deadline for candidates seeking election to the Texas House and Texas Senate. (There is no residency requirement for Congress).

February 1, 2012 @ 6:00 p.m. – End of filing period for all federal, state, county, or local offices. Also the deadline by which to file for a vacancy in an unexpired term occurring before January 27.

February 2, 2012 – If a candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible by this date, his or her name will be omitted from the April 3 primary ballot.

February 3, 2012 – New deadline for Democratic and Republican county executive committees to conduct drawing for candidate order on ballot.

February 11, 2012 – First day a voter may submit an application for a vote-by-mail ballot.

February 13, 2012 – Date by which each county must issue new voter registration certificates to voters.

March 4, 2012 – Deadline for opposed state, county, and local candidates to file their ‘30-day before election’ financial reports (covering contributions and expenses through February 23).

March 5, 2012 – Deadline to register to vote or to file a change of address if intending to vote in the April 3 primary.

March 12, 2012 – Deadline for candidates for state office to file personal financial statements.

March 19 – March 30, 2012 – In-person early voting for the primary.

March 22, 2012 – Deadline for congressional candidates to file their pre-primary reports (covering contributions and expenses through March 14).

March 26, 2012 – Deadline for opposed state, county, and local candidates to file their ‘8-day before election’ reports (covering contributions and expenses through March 24).

April 3, 2012 – Primary day.

April 3-8, 2012 – Precinct conventions as set by each county party.

April 6, 2012 – First day a voter may submit a mail ballot application for the primary runoff.

April 10, 2012 @ 5:00 p.m. – Deadline for a candidate to withdraw from the runoff ballot.

April 11, 2012 – Deadline for Democratic and Republican county parties to canvass election returns.

April 12, 2012 @ noon – Deadline for county parties to submit canvassed returns their respective state party.

April 14, 2012 @ 5:00 p.m. – Deadline for each state party to canvass returns.

April 14 or April 21, 2012 – Date of county and senate district conventions, as determined by the state chair of each political party.

April 15, 2012 – Deadline for federal candidates to file their Q1 2012 campaign finance reports.

April 16, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.- Deadline for county parties to conduct ballot order draw for the primary runoff.

May 6, 2012 – Deadline for runoff candidates to file their ‘30-day before election’ reports (covering contributions and expenses through April 26).

May 7, 2012 – Deadline for new voter registrations or for a voter to change his or her address in order to be effective for the primary runoff.

May 22 – June 1, 2012 – In-person early voting for the primary runoff.

May 24, 2012 – Deadline for congressional candidates to file their pre-primary runoff reports (covering contributions and expenses through May 16).

May 28, 2012 – Deadline for runoff candidates to file their ‘8-day before election’ reports (covering contributions and expenses through May 26).

June 5, 2012 – Primary runoff.

June 8-10, 2012 – Republican state convention in Fort Worth.

June 9-10, 2012 -Democratic state convention in Houston.

June 25, 2012 – New Democratic and Republican precinct chairs take office.

Texas Senate

SD 16 – John Carona

Texas House of Representatives

HD 102 Stefani Carter
HD 105 Linda Harper Brown
HD 107 Jonathan Boos
HD 108 Dan Branch
HD 112 Angie Chen Button
HD 113 Cindy Burkett
HD 114 Kenneth Sheets
HD 114 David Boone
HD 114 Jason Villalba
HD 115 Bennett Ratliff
HD 115 Steve Nguyen
HD 115 Matt Rinaldi
HD 115 Andy Olivo

County

Tax Assessor – Andrew Marcontell
County Commissioner District 1 – Cecile Fernandez
County Commissioner District 1 – Larry Miller
County Commissioner District 3 – Charles Lingerfelt
162nd Judicial Civil District Court – Mike Lee
Criminal District Court No. 2 – Lisa DeWitt
Criminal District Court No. 4 – Tom Nowak

5th District Court of Appeals

Chief Justice Carolyn Wright
Place 2 Jennifer Balido
Place 2 David Evans
Place 2 Kevin Keith
Place 2 Bill Whitehill
Place 5 Jim Moseley
Place 9 Justice Martin Richter
Place 9 David Lewis
Place 10 Justice Molly Francis
Place 11 Justice Douglas Lang
Place 12 Justice Bob Fillmore
Place 13 Justice Elizabeth Lang-Miers

United States Congress

CD 30 – Travis Washington, Jr.
CD 32 – Pete Sessions

Precinct Chairs

Per the signed order – the new date of the 2012 General Primary Election is set as Tuesday, April 3, 2012.

Please note – the current filing deadline to submit an application for the primary ballot will end on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 6:00pm. The court order provides for a reopened filing period which will begin at a date to be determined. We will keep you informed of any further announcements or developments regarding federal court action which affects these rulings.

A copy of the signed order can be found here.