Because of the court ordered change in the candidate filing period and the uncertainty surrounding the borders of the state senate districts, the Jack Ternan for Texas Senate campaign kick-off event formerly set for this Saturday, November 12, 2011, is being postponed.

The new, tentative date for the campaign kick-off is Saturday, December 10, 2011.  The event will still begin at noon and occur at Plano East Senior High School. Anyone interested in attending is encouraged to RSVP at communicate@jackternanforsenate.com or at the campaign website:  www.jackternanforsenate.com.

Bill White’s campaign is holding a phone banking event on Thursday, 5:30 -9pm. The event is casual, so you are welcome to come and go at your convenience. Please come with a charged cell phone and a laptop. If you do not have a laptop, that’s okay. Please bring a friend!

RSVP on Facebook or on Bill White’s website.

This year’s Texas Democratic State Convention will be held at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, June 25-26th. There is great enthusiasm on the part of the Corpus Christi community to welcome our Democratic Delegates, Alternates, and guests to this year’s convention and kick our election season into high gear.

Importantly, in addition to facilitating the business of the Democratic Party, those elected as Delegates and Alternates to the State Convention have a number of opportunities to get involved and support the convention planning process, including soliciting auction items for our Convention Kickoff Silent Auction and helping to find volunteers willing to work at the State Convention.

Texas Democratic Women (TDW), our state-wide parent organization, will hold the Women’s Caucus at the convention and help with the Lady Bird Johnson Breakfast.

Early voting begins for the Plano City Council election run-off. Election day is Saturday, March 27.

Voting schedule is as follows:

Early Voting Locations:

• Collin County Elections Department, 2010 Redbud Blvd., McKinney
• Carpenter Park Recreation Center, 6701 Coit Rd., Plano
• Parr Library, 6200 Windhaven Pkwy., Plano
• Collin College – Spring Creek, 2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy., Plano
• Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Rd., Plano
• Harrington Library, 1501 18th St., Plano
• PISD Administration Center, 2700 W. 15th St., Plano

Democratic County Convention, Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy. This is where delegates vote on resolutions and other business and select delegates to go to the State Convention. All Democrats are welcome even if you aren’t a delegate.

For today, that means you should receive early voting totals shortly after 7pm and then updates beginning about 8:30pm.