Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide 1914 Page: 40
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40 ELECTIONS, 1914,
mittee canvasses returns. County
convention is held.
Aug. 4-Managers of politica'
headquarters, or others who have
expended money in behalf of any
candidate or political party, must
file statement of expenses with
County Judge within ten days
after election. Wit)iin the same
time candidates must also file
itemized statement of expenses.
Aug. 8-Second primary election
day.
Aug. 10-Commissioners' Courts
may reform election precincts.
Shall serve notice on presiding
Judge of each precinct within ten
days.
Aug. 10-State Executive Com-
mittee meets to canvass returns
of primary election.
Aug. 11--Sate conventions of all
parties.
Aug. 22-District conventions of
all parties.
Aug. 24-On or before this date
names of all candidates for State
and district offices must be certi-
fied to Secretary- of State. Secre-
tary of State is not required to do
anything in respect to the names.
Applications for placing names of
independent or nonpartisan candi-
dates on official ballot for general
election must be filed with Secre-
tary of State by this date.
Sept. 1-On or before this date
Commissioners' Courts shall file
with County Clerk certified copy of
order establishing election pre-
cincts.
Oct. 1--Citizens of cities of 10,-
000 or more inhabitants, who in-
tend to be absent from Oct. 1 to Feb.
1, may provide for payment of poll
tax through an agent, who must
be authorized in writing as pre-
scribed.
Oct. 1-On or before this date in
each year Commissioners' Court
shall furnish County Collector with
poll tax receipt books.
Oct. 5-On or before this date
Governor shall make proclamation
of the general election. County
Commissioners shall give notice of
the election. Secretary of State
shall prescribe to each County
Judge forms of blanks necessary
for the election and returns.
Oct. 15-On or before this date
any npminee may decline or annul
his nomination.
Oct. 29-On or before this date
the county chairman of any party
having candidates upon official
ballot may nominate a supervisor
of election for each voting pre-
cinct.
Oct. 30-On or before this date
persons who have removed from
one election precinct to another
must apply to County Tax Collec-
tor for record of such transfer. On
this date County Collector shall
furnish the County Election Boardwith supplemental lists showing
such transfers. This applies only
to cities of 10,000 or more inhabi-
tants.
Oct. 31-If certified lists of vo-
ters are not in hands of any pre-
siding judge of the election by this
date, he "shall send for and pro-
cure them."
Nov. 2-Sheriff shall on this day
deliver writs of election and forms
to presiding judges of election.
Nov. 2-Any one-fifth of the
candidates may on this day agree
upon and select two supervisors of
the election.
Nov. 3--General election; polls
open from 8 a. m. until 7 p. m.
Nov. 9-Commissioners' Court
canvasses returns.
Nov. 13-On or before this date
managers of campaigns, others
who expend money in behalf of
candidates and candidates them-
selves must file itemized state-
ments of expenses with County
Judges.
Nov. 15-Presiding judges of
election must make returns to
Commissioners' Court on or before
this date.
Dec. 2-County Judges in coun-
ties to which -returns for district
offices are made shall on this day
canvass such returns and report
upon same to Secretary of State.
All County Judges shall report to
the Secretary of State the names
of county and precinct officers
elected.
Dec. 14-Secretary of State can-
vasses returns for all State offi-
cers (except Governor and Lieu-
tenant Governor) and for district
offices.
1915.
Jan. 12-18-Legislature in first
week after organization shall can-
vass returns for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.
Jan. 19-Inauguration of Gov-
ernor and Lieutenant Governor.
OFFICES TO BE FILLED,
In the general election, 1914, of-
fices will be filled "from Governor
down to Constable." Qualified elec-
tors of the Democratic party will
participate in a primary election
July 25 to nominate candidates for
each of these offices. State execu-
tive offices to be filled are Gov-
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Attor-
ney General, Controller, State
Treasurer, Superintendent of Pub-
lic Instruction, Commissioner of
the General Land Office, one Rail-
road Commissioner, one member of
the Supreme Court and one mem-
ber of the Court of Criminal Ap-
peals. Also, one member of each
of the eight Courts of Civil Ap-
peals will be chosen,,* well as a
number of District 4 es and Dis-
trict Attorneys.
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