Date

Deadline or Event

Comments

Friday, January 2

Deadline for GPTX to register with Sec. of State. 

[Elec. Code § 181.0041]

State co-chairs are individually and jointly responsible.

Friday, January 2

Deadline for candidates to file application for nomination by convention.

[Elec. Code § 181.033]

Candidates for state and district offices file with state party chair.

Candidates for county and precinct offices file with county party chair.

[Elec. Code § 181.032(a)]

Monday, January 5

State co-chairs shall mail copies of applications for district offices to the appropriate convention chairperson within 72 hours of receipt.

Because applications may be filed as soon as December 1, this deadline may occur at any time, beginning as early as December 4.

[GPTX By-Laws & Rules, Article IX, Sec. 5]

Because the chairs for district conventions for those districts that are not wholly situated within a county are not selected until the day of the nominating convention, applications should be mailed to each of the county chairs for all affiliated counties in which the district is located.

Monday, January 12

The authority with whom an application is filed (either state co-chair or county chair) shall deliver to the secretary of state a list containing each candidate’s name and residence address and the office sought by the candidate.

[Elec. Code § 181.032(b)]

Friday, January 30

(30th day before party primary election day) 

Deadline for filing party rules on electoral affairs with Secretary of State.

[Elec. Code § 163.006]

State co-chairs are responsible for this filing, which must be accompanied by a written statement signed by the state chair indicating whether the rule is temporary or permanent.

[Elec. Code § 163.005]

Friday, February 27

(11th day before precinct conventions)

The county chair shall post a notice of the hour and place for convening each precinct convention on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court.

[Elec. Code §§ 181.064, 174.023(a)]

The county chair shall also deliver to the county clerk written notice of the hour and place for convening the precinct conventions.

[Elec. Code § 181.064]

Tuesday, March 2

(11th day before county conventions)

Also new primary election day for the major parties.

The county chair shall post a notice of the hour and place for convening the county convention on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioner’s court.

[Elec. Code §§ 181.064, 174.023(a)]

The county chair shall also deliver to the county clerk written notice of the hour and place for convening the county convention.

[Elec. Code § 181.064]

Tuesday, March 9, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

(2nd Tuesday in March)

H.B. 2496 was passed by the 78th Legislature and changed primary election day for the major parties from the 2nd Tues. to the 1st Tuesday of March. 

This will not change the dates of our nominating conventions in Chap. 181.

Precinct conventions are held.  Delegates to the county convention may be selected, but a person need not attend a precinct convention to participate in a county convention.

[Elec. Code § 181.061(c); GPTX By-Laws & Rules, Article V, Section 4]

The place selected for a precinct convention must meet the same requirements for access by the elderly and persons with physical disabilities as a polling place under Section 43.034(a).

[Elec. Code §§ 181.063, 174.022(d)]

Counties may hold all precinct conventions together in the same location and there is no requirement that all precincts be represented.

Registered voters who did not vote in the Democratic or Republican primary are eligible to participate.  Also, a person must affirm that he or she is in general agreement with the Green Party’s 10 Key Values.

[GPTX By-Laws & Rules, Article V, Section 2]

Wednesday, March 10

(1st day after precinct conventions)

Petitioning for ballot access begins  Because we will need to collect at least 45,540 valid signatures, we should set a goal of 150% of the minimum requirement, or 68,000 total signatures  This will assume a 70% validity ratio, which is a standard estimate for a large petition drive such as this.

If everyone in attendance at the 2003 State Convention will collect 20 signatures per week for the 10-week petitioning period, we will have 30,000 signatures toward our 68,000.

Saturday, March 13

(1st Sat. after 2nd Tues. in March)

County conventions are held.  Green Party candidates nominated for county and precinct offices and district offices not situated in more than one county.  [Elec. Code § 181.061(c)]

Delegates to the state convention must be selected.  Counties may select alternate delegates using the same method for selecting delegates.

[GPTX By-Laws & Rules, Article V, Section 4 & Article IX, Section 9]

Any county Green Party that wants to run candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives or the Texas Legislature for district offices that are wholly situated within a county must hold a county convention.

Thus, both county and district candidates are nominated at the county convention.

Saturday, March 20

(2nd Sat. after 2nd Tues. in March)

District conventions are held, where nominations of Green Party candidates for offices of districts situated in more than one county are made.

[Elec. Code § 181.061(b)]

A person is not required to attend a precinct or county convention to attend a district convention. 

[GPTX By-Laws & Rules, Article V, Section 4]

Any county Green Party that wants to run candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives or the Texas Legislature for district offices that are situated in more than one county must hold a district convention.

Friday, April 2

(20th day after county conventions)

Deadline for county chair to certify in writing, to the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in the county, the name, address, and office sought of each candidate nominated at the county convention

[Elec. Code § 181.068; GPTX By-Laws & Rules, Art. VII, Sec. 5]

The Secretary of State’s Office has an official form for this.

All candidates for district office, including the U.S. House of Representatives and the Texas Legislature, are certified to the Secretary of State.

Friday, April 9

(20th day after district conventions)

Deadline for district convention chair to certify in writing, to the Secretary of State, the name, address, and office sought of each candidate nominated at the district convention.

[Elec. Code § 181.068; GPTX By-Laws & Rules, Art. VIII, Sec. 4]

The Secretary of State’s Office has an official form for this.

This only applies to candidates for districts that are situated in more than one county.

Monday, May 24

(75th day after precinct conventions)

Deadline for ballot access petition with at least 45,540 valid signatures, which is 1% of all votes cast for governor in the 2002 general election.

[Elec. Code §§ 181.005 & 181.006]

The 75th day after the precinct conventions is Sunday, May 23, so the deadline falls on the next regular business day: Monday, May 24.  [Elec. Code § 1.006]

Saturday, June 12

(2nd Sat. in June)

State convention is held.  Green Party candidates for statewide offices are nominated.

[Elec. Code § 181.061(a)]

Only elected delegates of county Green Parties that have affiliated with the state party may vote.

[GPTX By-Laws & Rules, Art. V, Sec. 4 & Art. IX, Sec. 9]

Friday, July 2

(20th day after state convention)

Deadline for state co-chairs to certify in writing, to the Secretary of State, the name, address, and office sought of each candidate nominated at the state convention.

[Elec. Code § 181.068; GPTX By-Laws & Rules, Article IX, Section 7]

Wednesday, September 8

(55th day before Election Day)

Deadline for the Secretary of State to certify the name of each candidate nominated at a convention for a statewide or district office to the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in each county in which the candidate’s name is to appear on the ballot.

[Elec. Code §§ 161.008, 181.007]

Tuesday, November 2

Election Day  [Elec. Code § 41.002]

Woo-hoo!!!