By Bill Sargent

There are several things that will be different during upcoming election cycles, some won’t happen until 2026 and perhaps as late as 2027.

One of the changes will depend upon efforts by the state legislature to redistrict Congressional Districts. The filing deadline for candidates wanting

to run for office is in December of this year. It takes time for voter registrars across the state to ensure each voter is assigned to the correct district, so

a delay in the adoption of Congressional maps by the state legislature could impact that timeline. In the past groups have also brought lawsuits against

such maps, further delaying the job of voter registrars. In 2012 the primary election in Texas was pushed back from March to May because of legal

protests over redistricting.

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