The Texas May 29 primary date could be moved to a later date, according to this story, although such a move is not likely. The redistricting plans are still not entirely settled. Much depends on what the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., decides about whether the new plan violates the Voting Rights Act.
I’ve given up watching this ping pong ball.
All I care about is that Americans Elect has started their ballot access petition drive.
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ONE election day per cycle.
The Libertarian and Green parties have already made nominations for some offices, including 8 congressional districts.
Election precincts have been updated or will be by tomorrow, and voter certificates will soon be in the mail. Ballot draws have been held, and ballots are being prepared.
Any adjustments to legislative and congressional districts will be narrowly limited. If there are districts that are modified, the elections for those districts will be conducted as special districts, just like in 1996 and 2006.
Any candidate residency problems in the gerrymander state senate and state rep districts ???
#4 The Texas Constitution requires candidates to live in their legislative district for one year prior to the election.
Conventionally, when the districts are changed late in the election cycle, the residency period is shortened to begin on the filing deadline. This year, the interim districts were ordered on February 29, with the filing deadline on March 9.
The Republicans suggested that March 9 be the start of the residency period; the Democrats advocated November, the federal court set April 9. So candidates could file, and then had a month to move.
If the districts are changed again, the court order will include a new residency date. If a candidate withdraws his candidacy, the political party ordinarily may not replace them. But they may if the nominee dies, or if he is disqualified. So if a candidate appears to be unelectable, he might be encouraged to move out of his district. The party then orders his disqualification, and can choose a new nominee. The disqualified nominee can then move back to his old home. That is why Tom DeLay moved to Virginia after he withdrew. But there is no durational residency requirement for Congress, and the court ruled that noone, not even DeLay, could know for sure where he would be living on election day, so he was not replaced on the ballot.