Candidate Filing Information

If you are planning to file as a candidate in the 2012 Democratic Primary, here is some information you will need:

First, check the list of positions up for election on the Secretary of State's website and decide what you are running for.

Second, determine if the district for the position you are running for is in multiple counties.  If so, you will need to file directly with the Texas Democratic Party in Austin - Contact them with any questions regarding which map you would be filing under, etc...
(You may want to check the listing of current filings to see if you will have an opponent)

Now, learn more about being a Democratic candidate in the TDP's Candidate Resources section of their website.

If you are filing for a position within Rockwall County, you will file directly with us, the Rockwall County Democratic Party!  You will need to be sure to fill out the form (be sure it's notarized!), have the required filing fee (or signatures) and deliver it to our Democratic County Chair, Terri StClair. (click the Contact Us link to find out how to reach her)

NOTE: The Filing Deadline is 6:00 PM, Monday, December 19, 2012!

Links and Information:

Application for a place on the Primary Ballot:

Candidate - form, instructions
Precinct/County Chair - form, instructions

Filing Fees:  (Note, there are no filing fees for County/Precinct Chair candidates)

FILING FEE SCHEDULE
United States Senator - $5,000
All other statewide offices - $3,750
United States Representative - $3,125
State Senator - $1,250
State Representative - $750
Member, State Board of Education - $300
Chief Justice or Justice, Court of Appeals (except as provided below) - $1,875
Chief Justice or Justice of a Court of Appeals that serves a Court of Appeals District in which a county with a population of more than 1,000,000 is wholly or partly situated - $2,500
District Judge or Judge specified by Sec. 52.092(d) for which this schedule does not otherwise prescribe a fee - $1,500
District or Criminal District Judge of a court in a judicial district wholly contained in a county with a population of more than 1,500,000 - $2,500
Judge of a Statutory Court (except as provided below) - $1,500
Judge of a Statutory County Court in a county with a population of more than 1,500,000 - $2,500
District Attorney or Criminal District Attorney or County Attorney performing the duties of a District Attorney - $1,250
County Judge, County Commissioner, District Clerk, County Clerk, Sheriff, County Tax-Assessor-Collector and County Treasurer - County of 200, 000 or more population - $1,250
County Judge, County Commissioner, District Clerk, County Clerk, Sheriff, County Tax-Assessor-Collector and County Treasurer - County of under 200,000 population - $750
Justice of the Peace or Constable - County of 200, 000 or more population - $1,000
Justice of the Peace or Constable - County of under 200,000 population - $375
County Surveyor, Public Weigher or Inspector of Hides and Animals - $75
All County Offices not otherwise listed - $750