Monday, December 13, 2021

The Filing Deadline Wrangle


Filing for partisan nomination or an independent candidacy for the 2022 general election concludes at 6 p.m. local time (today).

As far as we can tell, all incumbent statewide officials, legislators and members of Congress who announced plans to run for re-election (or at least didn’t announce plans to the contrary) have filed except for Reps. Claudia Ordaz Perez (D-El Paso), Ana-Maria Ramos (D-Dallas) and Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City). Ordaz Perez is paired with Rep. Art Fierro (D-El Paso), who has filed for re-election.

It generally takes a couple of weeks for all the filing activity to shake out completely. County and state party chairs are not required to submit candidate information to the Secretary of State until December 21. The Secretary of State has an additional day to post certified candidate lists on its website. In rare cases for which extended deadlines are triggered, these deadlines shift a few days later. It can take longer to obtain information on independent candidates, who must file declarations of intent by tomorrow (Monday), but their actual application is not due until June 23. Write-in candidates cannot begin submitting their applications until July 23.


Another filing update tomorrow.  Local school board election results from Saturday:


Didn't see any whining about delayed returns posted by Harris Votes, but didn't look very hard, either (had much better plans for my Saturday night).  Relative to the outcomes: it must have been those two non-votes from my household that turned the the tide red.  Wait; nope.  Don't live in those jurisdictions.  Blame other Green Party members, or maybe Susan Sarandon.

For those who have offspring who will be educated in the state's public school systems, better get out there and hustle up your preferred electorate in the next election.  Because the fundies certainly are.

Back to the future (2022).


Fifty-five million dollars and more every day in the coffers and Governor Helen Wheels still grinds on the telephone like an extended warranty salesman.  Are you impressed by his determination?  Is this the type of person you want re-elected?

IMHO it's the result of a political system long gone rancid.

Another example: the ridiculousness of the latest goobernatorial poll underscoring the lack of value of this so-called science.  Braddock again with the hammer on the head of the nail.


Gambling on another Uri that does not come to pass probably ruins Texas Dems -- or at least their consultants -- for another generation, which is to say forever (when the climate fries us all).  Yes, I have blogged recently that the grid issue is paramount for Team Blue.  But they need to fight on multi-fronts, and on some bipartisan topics that Abbott won't risk touching, like cannabis legalization and civil asset reform (or better yet, abolishment).  Maybe even damage to the state's economy.


Meanwhile ...


I would imagine Diaz gets very favorable treatment from the state's political media.  How that translates into electoral success is to be determined.  This seems like a vanity play.  The TexDem Latin@ base vote might push her into a runoff with Beto.  Won't that look great for everybody.

Prescient from the TexTrib's James Barragan and Cassi Pollock.  Or was it Brett Kavanaugh?


Since I got a few days behind again ...


Kuff also reviewed the state and federal rulings on SB8.


SocraticGadfly also blogged about the latest suit against the Texas election law, the minor parties over filing fees (trust me on this: SG hates everybody).  Jessica Huseman at VoteBeat.org reported on the insanity of the Potter County Republican Party and its plans for an all-analog primary.


One environmental update ...


... and one social justice update today.


More tomorrow.  Ending with the calm-me-downs.


The Austin Chronicle has a South by Southwest update.

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