District 5 Special Election Information

Filing is currently underway for the District 5 council seat vacated by the resignation of former council member Mike Moore. Applications must submitted to the City Secretary at the Kyle City Hall by 5 pm on Tuesday, June 3rd. Prospective candidates can obtain an Application for Place of Ballot packet from the City Secretary during regular business hours at the Kyle City Hall.

SCHEDULE FOR SPECIAL ELECTION: VACANCY – PLACE 5

  

DATE	ACTION/EVENT	LEGAL AUTHORITY
April 23, 2008	Effective date of vacancy	Elec. Code §201.023
Sun., May 4, 2008	First day to FILE APPLICATION for PLACE ON THE BALLOT Note:  The City is not required to be open on Sun., May 4, to accept applications.	Elec. Code §143.007
Tues., May 6, 2008   (May 20, 2008 –	ORDER ELECTION; adopt ordinance ordering election and establishing election procedures DETERMINE WHETHER COUNTY WILL CONDUCT ELECTION	Elec. Code §201.051; City Charter Sec. 5.01
Fri., May 30, 2008	Recommended DEADLINE TO FILE DOJ PRECLEARANCE of special election and any other voting changes	Note:  DOJ preclearance should be submitted after election is ordered and election procedures established
5:00 p.m., Tues., June 3, 2008	Last day to FILE APPLICATION FOR PLACE ON BALLOT	Elec. Code §201.054(a)(1)
5:00 p.m., Mon., June 9, 2008	Last day for WRITE-IN CANDIDATES TO FILE DECLARATIONS OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY	Elec. Code §146.054
Tues., June 10, 2008	First day to ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR BALLOTS TO BE VOTED BY MAIL	Elec. Code §84.007
After at least 72 hours continually posted notice	DRAWING  TO DETERMINE ORDER OF CANDIDATE’S NAMES	Elec. Code §52.094
Seventh day after the clerk accepts voter’s application for a ballot to be voted by mail, if available	First day for EARLY VOTING CLERK TO BEGIN MAILING EARLY VOTING BALLOTS TO APPLICANTS, as soon as ballots are available on or after this day Note:  The early voting clerk (“EVC”) must mail a ballot not later than the 7th day after the later of the date the EVC has accepted a voter’s application for a ballot by mail or the date the ballots become available for mailing.  If the 7th day falls earlier than the 45th day before election day, the voter’s mail ballot must be mailed no later than the 38th day before election day.	Elec. Code §86.004 Wed., June 25, 2008[45th day b/f election]Wed., July 2, 2008[38th day b/f election]
Wed., July 2, 2008	Last day for EARLY VOTING CLERK TO MAIL EARLY VOTING BALLOT TO APPLICANT WHOSE APPLICATION WAS ACCEPTED BEFORE June 25, 2008	Elec. Code §86.004

Between Thurs., July 10 – Wed., July 30, 2008	PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION in both English and Spanish in a newspaper of general circulation: POST ALL ELECTION NOTICES ON INTERNET continually until election day	Elec. Code §4.003
Sat., July 19, 2008	Last day to POST NOTICES OF ALL ELECTIONS AND THE ORDINANCES CALLING THE BOND AND CHARTER ELECTIONS at City Hall and three other public locations in the City, in English and Spanish	Elec. Code §4.003
5:00 p.m., Mon., July 21, 2008	Last day for CANDIDATE TO WITHDRAW	Elect. Code §145.092
Wed., July 23, 2008	First day to VOTE EARLY IN PERSON	Elec. Code §85.001
Close of business, Fri., Aug. 1, 2008	Last day to RECEIVE APPLICATION FOR BALLOT TO BE VOTED BY MAIL	Elec. Code §84.007
	Last day to VOTE EARLY IN PERSON	Elec. Code §85.001
Sat., Aug. 9, 2008	ELECTION DAY Polls are open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Last day to RECEIVE EARLY VOTING BALLOTS BY MAIL (7:00 p.m. deadline)	Tex. Const. Art. 11, Sec. 11(b); Section 3.04, City Charter
Thurs., Aug. 14, 2008	Last day to RECEIVE CARRIER ENVELOPES PLACED IN MAIL before 7:00 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY from voters voting outside the US	Elec. Code §86.007
Sun., Aug. 17, 2008	Earliest possible day to CANVASS ELECTION	Elec. Code §67.003
Wed., Aug. 20, 2008	Last day to CANVASS ELECTION	Elec. Code §67.003
Oct. 9, 2010	DESTROY CONTENTS OF BALLOT BOXES, if no open records requests, lawsuits, or criminal investigations	Elec. Code §1.013, 66.058

* Deadline is subject to Elec. Code §1.006, which provides for deadlines that fall on a Sat., Sun., or holiday to be moved to the next business day.