Elections Division Advisories
2020 Advisories and Memos |
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| Release Date | Advisory Number | Advisories and Memos |
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| September 8, 2020 | No. 2020-27 | Minority Language Requirements |
| August 28, 2020 | No. 2020-26 | Additional Instructions for Preparation of Write-in Candidates and Independents |
| August 28, 2020 | No. 2020-25 | Ballot Preparation and Sample Ballot for November 3, 2020 General Election (PDF) |
| August 20, 2020 | No. 2020-24 | Election Procedures for Entities who Postponed their Election to November 3, 2020 |
| August 20, 2020 | No. 2020-23 | Ballot Corrections |
| July 15, 2020 | No. 2020-22 | Partial Manual Count after the July 14, 2020 Elections |
| July 14, 2020 | No. 2020-21 | Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the July 14, 2020 Primary Runoff Elections |
| July 2, 2020 | No. 2020-20 | Processing and Counting Early Voting by Mail Ballots |
| June 18, 2020 | No. 2020-19 | Voting In Person During COVID-19 | (PDF) |
| June 11, 2020 | No. 2020-18 | 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. |
| May 15, 2020 | No. 2020-17 | November 3, 2020 Election Law Calendar |
| May 6, 2020 | No. 2020-16 | May 2, 2020 Post-Election Procedures |
| May 6, 2020 | No. 2020-15 | Canvass and Recount Deadlines for May 2, 2020 |
| April 6, 2020 | No. 2020-14 | COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Voting and Election Procedures |
| April 2, 2020 | No. 2020-13 | (REVISED) Updated July 14, 2020 Primary Runoff Calendar |
| March 18, 2020 | No. 2020-12 | Actions for May 2, 2020 Uniform Election Date | (PDF) |
| March 2, 2020 | No. 2020-11 | Partial Manual Count after the March 3, 2020 Primary Election |
| March 2, 2020 | No. 2020-10 | Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the March 3, 2020 Primary Election |
| February 17, 2020 | No. 2020-09 | Fleeing Voters |
| February 13, 2020 | No. 2020-08 | Limited Ballot Voters and District Charts (Democratic) (Republican) |
| Febuary 11, 2020 | No. 2020-07 | Ballot By Mail Reminders |
| Febuary 11, 2020 | No. 2020-06 | Certain Activities in the Vicinity of the Polling Place |
| Febuary 11, 2020 | No. 2020-05 | Party Affiliation Questions and Answers |
| January 23, 2020 | No. 2020-04 | Election Security Best Practices Guide (HB 1421) |
| January 3, 2020 | No. 2020-03 | Emergency Ballot Procedures |
| January 3, 2020 | No. 2020-02 | Procedures for Federal Write-In Absentee Ballots (FWABs) from FPCA Voters and Voters in Hostile Fire Pay and Combat Zones |
| January 3, 2020 | No. 2020-01 | Instructions and Deadlines for Mailing/Emailing Ballots Under the Federal “MOVE Act” for Overseas Voters |
2019 Advisories and Memos |
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| Release Date | Advisory Number | Advisories and Memos |
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| December 19, 2019 | No. 2019-32 | Ballot Preparation and Sample Ballots for March 3, 2020 Primary Election |
| December 10, 2019 | No. 2019-31 | May 2020 Election Calendar |
| November 26, 2019 | No. 2019-30 | 2020 Opportunities to Use Countywide Polling Places and Countywide Polling Place Program FAQs |
| November 15, 2019 | No. 2019-29 | Procedures for Write-in Candidates for County and Precinct Chair |
| November 15, 2019 | No. 2019-28 | House Bill 2640 – Updated Procedures for Political Parties Nominating by Primary Process |
| October 25, 2019 | No. 2019-26 | Post Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the November 5, 2019 Uniform Election Date |
| October 25, 2019 | No. 2019-25 | Canvass and Recount Deadlines for November 5, 2019 Uniform Election Date |
| October 23, 2019 | No. 2019-24 | Exemptions to Voting System Accessibility Requirements |
| October 23, 2019 | No. 2019-23 | Electronic Voting System Procedures Advisory |
| October 16, 2019 | No. 2019-22 | Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places |
| October 15, 2019 | No. 2019-21 | Texas Certification Procedures for Electronic Pollbooks |
| October 9, 2019 | No. 2019-20 | Temporary Branch Locations and County Election Precincts and Polling Places - NEW LAW: House Bill 1888 and House Bill 1048 |
| October 4, 2019 | 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 |
| October 1, 2019 | No. 2019-18 | Initial Draft of Certification Procedures for Electronic Pollbooks |
| September 17, 2019 | No. 2019-17 | Deadlines for Vacancies and Replacement Nominees for the General Election for State and County Officers (Primary Calendar Appendices) |
| September 17, 2019 | No. 2019-16 | March 3, 2020 Primary Election Law Calendar |
| September 3, 2019 | No. 2019-15 | Considerations for Obtaining a New Voting System |
| September 3, 2019 | No. 2019-14 | Help American Vote Act (HAVA) Funded Equipment Disposition |
| September 3, 2019 | No. 2019-13 | House Bill 2504 – New Rules for Parties Nominating by Convention Process |
| August 6, 2019 | No. 2019-12 | House Bill 1421 and Election Security Assessments |
| August 6, 2019 | No. 2019-11 | 2019 Legislative Summary |
| July 12, 2019 | No. 2019-10 | November 5, 2019 Election Law Calendar |
| June 25, 2019 | No. 2019-09 | Minority Language Requirements |
| June 16, 2019 | No. 2019-08 | 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 |
| May 1, 2019 | No. 2019-06 | Recount Deadlines for the May 4, 2019 Elections of Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions |
| May 1, 2019 | No. 2019-05 | Post-Election Procedures and Qualifying for Office for the May 4, 2019 Uniform Election |
| March 21, 2019 | No. 2019-04 | Volunteer Deputy Registrars |
| March 4, 2019 | No. 2019-03 | Court orders in pending litigation involving non-citizen list maintenance process |
| January 2, 2019 | No. 2019-01 | 2019 Opportunities to use Countywide Polling Place Program |
