Upcoming Elections (by calendar year) - 2008
March | April | May | November
March 4, 2008 - Primary Election Date
Authority conducting elections |
Political Party County Chairs |
First Day to File for Place on Ballot |
December 3, 2007 (October 4, 2007 for Precinct Chair) |
Last Day to File for Place on Ballot |
January 2, 2008 |
First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail |
January 4, 2008 |
Last Day to Register to Vote |
February 4, 2008 |
First Day of Early Voting |
February 19, 2008 |
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
(received not Postmarked) |
February 26, 2008 |
Last Day of Early Voting |
February 29, 2008 |
April 8, 2008 - Primary Runoff Election Date
Authority conducting elections |
Political Party County Chairs |
First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail |
February 8, 2008 (if did not request runoff ballot on application for primary ballot) |
Last Day to Register to Vote |
March 10, 2008 |
First Day of Early Voting |
March 31, 2008 |
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
(received not Postmarked) |
April 1, 2008 |
Last Day of Early Voting |
April 4, 2008 |
May 10, 2008 - Uniform Election Date
Authority conducting elections |
*Most local political subdivisions |
**First Day to File for Place on Ballot |
February 9, 2008 |
**Last Day to File for Place on Ballot |
March 10, 2008 (deadline is extended to next business day) |
Last Day to Order General Election |
March 10, 2008 |
First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail |
March 11, 2008 |
Last Day to Register to Vote |
April 10, 2008 |
First Day of Early Voting |
April 28, 2008 |
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (received not postmarked) |
May 2, 2008 (May 3rd is the 7th day, but deadline moves to preceding business day, Friday) |
Last Day of Early Voting |
May 6, 2008 |
November 4, 2008 - Uniform Election Date
Authority conducting elections |
County Clerk/Elections Administrator
*Local political subdivisions |
**First Day to File for Place on General Election Ballot (for cities and schools ONLY) (filing deadline for other political subdivisions may vary) |
July 27, 2008 |
Last Day to Order General Election |
August 26, 2008 |
**Last Day to File for Place on General Election Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY) |
August 26, 2008 |
First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail |
September 5, 2008 |
Last Day to Register to Vote |
October 6, 2008 |
First Day of Early Voting |
October 20, 2008 (17th day before election day falls on a Saturday, first day moves to next business day) |
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
|
October 28, 2008 (must be received, not merely postmarked) |
Last Day of Early Voting |
October 31, 2008 |
*Local political subdivisions: county local propositions, cities, school districts, water districts, hospital districts, and any other local government that conducts elections. The majority of these elections are conducted on the May uniform election date.
**Filing period : 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 144.005(a) of the Texas Election Code. Local political subdivisions, other than cities or school districts, might not have a "first day" to file. Filing deadlines vary for special elections to fill vacancies. See Section 201.054 of the Texas Election Code. 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 election.
