Order from United States District Court in San Antonio Regarding Candidate Filing For 2012 Primaries

From the Court order issued Wednesday, December 14, 2011: (Link to PDF of full order)

Schedule

a. The filing deadline for all federal, state, county, and local offices is extended until
6:00 p.m. on December 19, 2011. The court will reopen the filing period at a later
date at which time applications may be filed, amended, or withdrawn.

b. Any filing fees paid by any candidate, which are not refundable under State law,
will be refundable to individuals who withdraw their application.

c. Any applications filed during the filing period to end on December 19, 2011, may
be amended pursuant to deadlines established later by this Court with respect to
office, precinct, place, or any other material detail, or the application may be
withdrawn by the candidate, with refund of any filing fee.

d. If changes in county election precinct boundaries are necessary to give effect to a
redistricting plan under Article III, Section 28, of the Texas Constitution, each
commissioners court shall order the changes before a later date to be determined by
the Court, as described in Texas Election Code § 42.032.

e. The Republican Party of Texas and the Texas Democratic Party may accept
applications for the Texas House of Representatives, Texas State Senate, and U.S.
House of Representatives. The applicant needs to list his or her lawful residence on
such application and the district he or she believes is the appropriate designation
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for the office they sought. Any applications filed shall be amended during the reopened
filing period to include the appropriate district number of the ultimately
implemented redistricting plan in order to be valid.