December 2009

Before Dec. 15: Results of appraisal district election due to Commissioners Court from Chief Appraiser. TEX. TAX CODE, §6.03(k).

Calendar Fiscal Year Counties. Order designating day of week on which court will convene in a regular term. TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE, §81.005(a).

January 2010

January: Term in which Commissioners Court may designate a new site at which terms are to be held during that calendar year. Seven days notice is required. TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE, §81.005(d).

January: Month voter registrar to begin mailing confirmation notices to voters whose names appear on the suspense list. TEX. ELEC. CODE, §14.023.

Jan. 1: Effective date of valuation of property on tax rolls. TEX. TAX CODE, §23.01.

Jan 1: First day to apply for ballot by mail (does not apply to FPCA).

6 p.m., Jan. 4: Deadline for candidate filing for place on the general primary election ballot. Actual receipt by 6 p.m. required. TEX. ELEC. CODE, §172.023.

Jan. 4: Deadline for Voter Registrar to file annual registration report with Secretary of State of number of persons whose registrations in the county and the county election precincts will be effective on Jan. 1. TEX. ELEC. CODE, §18.041(d).

Jan. 1-15: Reconstitution of jury wheel. TEX. GOV’T CODE, §62.001.

5 p.m., Jan. 15: Deadline for semi-annual report of political contributions and expenditures by candidates and

certain officeholders. TEX. ELEC. CODE, §§254.063(c), 254.093(c), and 254.095. If delivered by mail or carrier, cancellation or receipt mark before the deadline is proof of timeliness of filing.

Jan. 17: Counties with 100,000 or greater population. Deadline for county clerk to mail two copies of personal financial statement forms to candidates for county judge, county commissioner, and county attorney in the general primary election. TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE, §159.005.

Jan. 17: Counties with 125,000 or more population. Deadline for county clerk to mail two copies of personal financial statement forms to candidates for justice of the peace in the general primary election. TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE, §159.005.

Jan. 30: Deadline for road and bridge expenditure report due to State Comptroller. TEX. TRANS. CODE, §256.009.