November 3, 2026 election law calendar

… <p>Deadline for Secretary of State (federal, state and district offices) and county judge (countywide and precinct offices) to certify names of independent and declared write-in candidates to county election officer for placement on the November 3, 2026 ballot. (Secs. 142.010, 146.029(c)).</p> <ul type="disc"> <li><a href="../forms/pol-sub/2-65f.pdf">Certification of Independent Candidates by County Judge [PDF]</a></li> <li><a href="../forms/pol-sub/3-21f.pdf">Certificate of Write‑in Candidacy (For County and Precinct Offices) [PDF]</a></li> </ul> <p>Deadline for Secretary of State to certify to county election officer names of party nominees for statewide and district offices for placement on November 3, 2026 ballot, and deadline for Secretary of State to post major party nominees for county and precinct offices. (Secs. 161.008, 172.117).</p> <p>*The deadlines referenced above are extended to the next regular business day which is Friday, August 28, 2026 due to the deadline falling on Thursday, August 27, 2026, a state holiday, LBJ Birthday. (Sec. 1.006).</p> …