Source: https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/laws/advisory2018-13.shtml
Timestamp: 2020-03-31 17:10:04
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 172', '§ 212', '§ 172', '§ 212']

Canvass and Recount Filing Deadlines for 2018 Primary Election
Election Advisory No. 2018-13
The county chair, and if available, at least one member of the county executive committee must conduct the local canvass on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the hour specified by the county chair. The notice of the canvass include the date, time and location of the canvass and must be posted on the county party website or on the commissioner’s court bulletin board if the party does not maintain a website. TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.116. This notice should be posted no later than Monday, March 12, 2018 in order to meet the posting requirements. The final local canvass is concluded when the county chair digitally certifies the canvass report on the Secretary of State’s website. TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.116(d). The state chair must canvass the county election returns no later than Sunday, March 18, 2018 for all races with three or more candidates. The state canvass for the remaining offices must be completed by Wednesday, March 28, 2018. TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.120. See Election Advisory No. 2017-07.
The county election officials may begin entering county data into the website as early as Wednesday, March 7, 2018 if there are no outstanding provisional ballots or ballots by mail. Otherwise, the county election officials should plan on beginning this process by Monday, March 12, 2018.
Recount Filing Deadlines – Two or Fewer Candidates in a Race
The deadline for requesting a recount when there are two or fewer candidates is 5:00 p.m. of the second day after the final canvass is actually conducted. TEX. ELEC. CODE § 212.028. For all county and precinct races, the final canvass is the local canvass. For all district (including single county districts) and federal and statewide races, the final canvass is the state canvass.
County and Precinct Races:
Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2018
Statewide and District Races:
The deadline to request a recount for a statewide or district office is 5:00 p.m. of the second day after the final canvass. The deadline for the state executive committee to conduct the state canvass for all races with three or more candidates is March 18, 2018. The state canvass for all other offices must be completed by Wednesday, March 28, 2018. TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.120. Contact the state executive committee for information about when their scheduled canvass is due to take place.
Special expedited procedures apply for races in which a runoff could be required. Regardless of whether the race was statewide, district, county, or for a precinct level office, the deadline to file a recount request is 2:00 p.m. of the first day after the local canvass. TEX. ELEC. CODE § 212.083. The deadline for an expedited recount of state and district offices is determined by the date of the local canvass, not the state canvass.
Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 16, 2018
The filing authority for a recount petition for a statewide or district office is the state chair, and for a county or precinct office, the filing authority is the county chair.
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