- (a) Local County Canvass Date in 2004. For purposes of the March 9, 2004 primary and April 13, 2004 primary runoff elections, the Secretary of State shall direct the county chairs of each party conducting a primary to use the earliest available canvass date of Thursday, March 18, 2004, in order to expedite the state canvass.
- (b) State Canvass Date in 2004. For purposes of the March 9, 2004 primary, instead of the state canvass occurring on March 17, 2004 (the second Wednesday after the primary election date), in accordance with §171.120 of the Election Code, the state executive committee shall conduct a canvass for all races with potential runoffs (races with 3 or more candidates) not later than Sunday, March 21, 2004.
- (c) Local (County) Ballot Drawing. The local (county) ballot drawing for the primary runoff ballot shall be conducted not later than Monday, March 22, 2004.
- (d) State Canvass for Remaining Offices. State Executive Committee shall complete the state canvass for the remaining state and district races no later than Monday, March 29, 2004.
Source Note:The provisions of this §81.135 adopted to be effective March 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 2619.