Election Calendar

NOVEMBER 2026 ELECTION CALENDAR

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15 Deadline for filing semiannual report of campaign contributions with the City Clerk's Office (1)

JANUARY 2026

MAY 2026

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					1 Candidate packet available electronically and hardcopy from the City Clerk's Office (2)	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
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JULY 2026

AUGUST 2026

SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
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2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17 Deadline for City Council to order an election (7) Last day a candidate may file an application for a place on the ballot (by 5 p.m.). (8)	18	19	20	21	22
23	24 Deadline for a candidate to file "public statement of financial information" with the City Clerk's Office. (10) Deadline for a candidate to withdraw candidate’s name from the ballot (by 5 p.m.) (11)	25 City Clerk conducts drawing for order of names on ballot (currently scheduled for 2 p.m., City Hall, 301 W. 2nd St.). (9)	26	27	28	29
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SEPTEMBER 2026

OCTOBER 2026

NOVEMBER 2026

DECEMBER 2026

JANUARY 2026

SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
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3	4	5	6 Inauguration Day (24)	7	8	9
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NOTES

Candidate shall file semiannual report not later than January 15. Tex. Election Code § 254.063(a) and (b). Officeholder shall file semiannual report not later than January 15. Tex. Election Code § 254.093(a) and (b). Under City Code section 2-2-26(A), a "candidate, officeholder, or political committee required by the City Code or state law to file a campaign finance report with the city clerk. https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/resources/guides/coh_local_guide22.pdf
"The city clerk shall prepare a candidate guide … [and] make the candidate guide available cost-free in hard copy at least six months before a City election. The city clerk may also make the guide available online in an electronic format that is readily reproducible. City Code § 2-2-6(A) and (B).
Candidate shall file semiannual report not later than July 15. Tex. Election Code § 254.063(a) and (b). Officeholder shall file semiannual report not later than July 15. Tex. Election Code § 254.093(a) and (b). Under City Code section 2-2-26(A), a "candidate, officeholder or political committee required by the City Code or state law to file a campaign finance report with the city clerk. https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/resources/guides/coh_local_guide22.pdf
Application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline. Tex. Election Code § 143.007(a). Filing deadline is August 17; therefore, the first day for filing is the 30th day preceding, that being Saturday, July 18.
Texas Ethics Commission's "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities" provides as follows: "...you must file an APPOINTMENT OF A CAMPAIGN TREASURER BY A CANDIDATE (FORM CTA) with the proper filing authority when you become a candidate even if you do not intend to accept campaign contributions or make campaign expenditures.
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/resources/guides/coh_local_guide.pdf
City Code section 2-2-11(A) states, a "candidate for mayor or city council may sign a contract with the City agreeing to abide by limitations on that candidate's contributions and expenditures as specified in this article in exchange for benefits provided under this chapter" which contract is required to qualify for public funds from the Austin Fair Campaign Finance Fund under City Code section 2-2-63.
General election must be ordered not later than the 78th day before Election Day, that being August 17. Tex. Election Code§ 3.005(c).
Deadline for filing is not later than 5:00 p.m. of the 78th day before Election Day, that being August 17. Tex. Election Code § 143.007(c).
No statutory time is mandated, as drawing for general or special elections may be conducted at any time after the filing deadlines have passed, but the City Clerk must post notice of the drawing 72 hours immediately preceding the scheduled time of the drawing. The recommended ballot drawing date is the 70th day before election day. Tex. Election Code § 52.094.
Statement must be filed within five working days after the deadline for filing for office, that being August 17; therefore, five business days thereafter is August 24 which is the deadline for filing the required statement. City Code § 2-7-74(A).
May not withdraw after 5 p.m. of the 71st day before Election Day. Tex. Election Code § 145.092(f). Candidate's name shall be omitted from ballot if there is a timely withdrawal before 5 p.m. of the 71st day before Election Day. Tex. Election Code § 145.092(f), 145.094(a)(4).
Personal Financial Statement is required by Texas Local Government Code, Section 145.003 and must comply with sections 572.022 and 572.023 of the Texas Government Code. Tex. Local Government Code § 145.003. Candidate must file Personal Financial Statement with the City Clerk not later than the 20th day after the deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot. Tex. Local Gov’t Code § 145.004(c). The filing application deadline is August 17. The 20th day thereafter falls on a Sunday; the deadline bumps forward to the next business day, which is Tuesday, September 8, since Monday, September 7, is Labor Day. Texas Local Government Code, Section 145.004(g) states that a candidate will have timely filed if the Personal Financial Statement is submitted on the last day for filing (that being September 8). Since the City Clerk has adopted rules and procedures to provide for electronic filing, the filing, the candidate will have timely filed if the Personal Financial Statement is filed not later than midnight of the last day for filing the statement.
An opposed candidate shall file two additional reports, the first being due not later than the 30th day before Election Day (or the next business day), that being Monday, October 5; and the second being due not later than the 8th day before Election Day (that being October 26). Tex. Election Code § 254.064(a), (b), and (c). Texas Ethics Commission's "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities" provides information under "Reports Due 30 Days and 8 Days Before an Election." https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/resources/guides/coh_local_guide.pdf
Under City Code section 2-2-26(A), a "candidate, officeholder, or political committee is required by the City Code or state law to file a campaign finance report with the city clerk."
Required reports must be received by the City Clerk by the deadline. Tex. Election Code § 254.064 (b) and (c).
An approved voter registration application becomes effective on the 30th day after the date of the application in submitted to the voter registrar. Tex. Election Code § 13.143(a). A registration is effective for purposes of voting early if it will be effective on Election Day. Tex. Election Code § 13.143. The deadline to register to vote moves to the next business day and therefore falls on Monday, October 5.
For an election held on the uniform election date in November, the period for early voting by personal appearance begins on the 17th day before Election Day, or the next business day (that being Monday, October 19). Early voting continues through the fourth day before Election Day (that being October 30). Tex. Election Code § 85.001.
Application must be received, not postmarked, before the close of regular business in the early voting clerk's office or 12 noon, whichever is later, on the 11th day before Election Day (that being 5 p.m. Friday, October 23). Tex. Election Code § 84.007(c). An application is considered to be submitted at the time of its receipt by the early voting clerk. Texas Election Code § 84.007(d). For an application for ballot by mail submitted by telephonic facsimile (fax) machine or electronic transmission (email) to be effective, the application also must be submitted by mail and received by the early voting clerk not later than the fourth business day after transmission by fax or email. Tex Election Code § 84.007(b-1).
An opposed candidate shall file two additional reports, the first being due not later than the 30th day before Election Day (the deadline moves to the next business day, that being Monday, October 5); and the second being due not later than the 8th day before Election Day (that being October 26). Texas Election Code, Sec. 254.064(a)(b)(c). Texas Ethics Commission's "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities" provides information under "Reports Due 30 Days and 8 Days Before an Election." Under City Code 2-2-26(A), a "candidate, officeholder, or political committee required by the City Code or state law to file a campaign finance report with the city clerk.”
Required reports must be received by the City Clerk by the deadline. Tex. Election Code §254.064 (b) and (c).
City Code § 2-2-29 and Chapter 2-2.
Early voting continues through the fourth day before Election Day (that being October 30). Tex. Election Code § 85.001.
Canvass must be held not earlier than the 3rd day after Election Day (that being November 6 for the earliest day to canvass), or later than the fourteenth day after Election Day (that being November 17 for the latest date to canvass). Tex. Election Code § 67.003(c).
May not withdraw after 5:00 p.m. of the third day after the final canvass for the main election. Tex. Election Code § 145.092(d). “If a runoff candidate withdraws, the remaining candidate is considered to be elected and the runoff election for that office is not held.” Tex. Election Code § 145.095. For additional information about potential runoff election dates, please visit the Clerk’s website: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/elections
The regular term of a council member begins the sixth day of January following the City general election. City Code § 2-5-71(B).