The U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio issued an order Friday, December 16, 2011 moving the date of the 2012 primary election to April 3, 2012. This order is the result of an agreement between the Texas Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Texas. This agreement was precipitated by the Supreme Court issuing a stay of the 2012 Primary election using the interim maps drawn by the San Antonio Court. The interim maps were drawn by the San Antonio Court after redistricting maps drawn by the highly partisan Rick Perry legislature were denied preclearance by a U. S. District Court in Washington D.C.
Below are some important dates in the court order moving the 2012 Primary elections:
Feb. 1, 2012: Deadline for Candidates to establish residency to run for the Texas House or the Texas Senate when the second filing period opens.
Feb. 1, 2012: Second filing period closes. The second filing period will begin on a date to be determined by the San Antonio court once the maps for the 2012 Primary elections are determined.
Feb. 3, 2012: Deadline for county officials to conduct the drawing for ballot positions.
April 3, 2012: New date for ALL Primary elections.
April 14 or 21, 2012: Date of county or senatorial district conventions as determined by each party.
June 5, 2012: New date for any Runoff elections.
The complete order may be viewed here.
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