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LeftInTX

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1. I don't think it's possible for him to hold an election on May 2. Early voting begins on Monday!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:23 AM

Thursday

Candidates need to file and ballots need to be printed. And I believe the law states 35 days to prepare

A special election is going to be a mess because of the redistricting. Only Bexar County (the blue county) and few counties with tiny populations were impacted by redistricting. However, a special election will mean it will use the maps before redistricting, which is gonna confuse the heck out of voters. "Hey you need to go back in time". The SOS database is a mess.

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TX-23: When will Gov. Abbott call a special election for Texas' 23rd Congressional District? [View all] RandySF Thursday OP

I don't think it's possible for him to hold an election on May 2. Early voting begins on Monday! LeftInTX Thursday #1

Wow. That's going to take an enormous amount of work! karynnj Thursday #2

March primary is done LeftInTX Thursday #3