Sheraton Grand Hotel DFW Airport, Irving, Texas
Monday, January 11–Wednesday, January 13, 2010
early registration deadline: Monday, December 28, 2009

Anyone is welcome to attend this seminar! TMCCP enrollees attending can receive Course 4 seminar credit; recertification enrollees can also receive seminar attendance credit.

PRE-SEMINAR SESSION (optional)
Monday, January 11, 10:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
$135 per person, includes the "Step-By-Step" booklet and box lunch; register early! This optional session is recommended for those new to elections, or those experienced in elections who are seeking a refresher.

Responsibilities of the Municipal Clerk in Municipal Elections
Step-By-Step Process of an Election
Patrice Fogarty, TRMC, City Secretary, Missouri City
Mary Kayser, TRMC, City Secretary, Garland
Sherry Mashburn, TRMC, City Clerk, San Marcos
Toni Milam, TRMC, City Secretary, Buda
Download the Pre-Seminar Speakers' Vitae

Q&A SESSION (optional)
Monday, January 11, 6-7:00 p.m.
Featuring a panel of city secretaries
This session is open to any pre-seminar or seminar attendee.

ELECTION LAW SEMINAR
Monday, January 11, 7:00 p.m.–Wednesday, January 13, 11:00 a.m.
ANYONE is welcome to register for this seminar! Please register early.
Download the Seminar Speakers' Vitae
Download the Schedule of Events

Monday evening concurrent sessions (choose one):

Provisional Voting
Mary Kayser, TRMC, City Secretary, Garland
Susie Quinn, TRMC, City Secretary, Rowlett
Tonya Todd, TRMC, City Secretary, Wink
or
Contracting/Joint Elections
Patricia Ervin, TRMC, City Secretary, Waco
Pam Schmidt, TRMC, City Secretary, Richardson
Bruce Sherbet, Elections Administrator, Dallas County
Kathy Van Wolfe, Elections Administrator, McLennan County

Tuesday and Wednesday concurrent sessions (attend all three):

Legislative Update/Training Workers
Bruce Sherbet, Elections Administrator, Dallas County
and
Special Elections, Recount, Cancellations, & DOJ Submissions
Alan Bojorquez, Bovey & Bojorquez, LLP
and
Early Voting
Art Camacho, TRMC, City Secretary, City of Haltom City
Lydia Ozuna, TRMC, City Secretary, City of Wichita Falls
Sandra Watkins, TRMC, City Secretary, City of Deer Park

The Sheraton Grand is holding a block of rooms until December 20, 2009. Check-in time is 3:00 p.m.; check-out time is 12:00 noon. Reservations are on a first-come first-served basis. Make reservations early and specify that you are attending the Texas Municipal Clerks Election Law Seminar.

UPDATE 10/30/2009: The seminar hotel has filled its block
Seminar Hotel: Sheraton Grand Hotel DFW Airport
4440 West John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, Texas 75063
972-929-8400
Rate: $145 single, $165 double
Hotel cutoff date: December 20, 2009

UPDATE 10/30/2009:
Overflow Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
4550 W John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, Tx 75063
972-929-4499
Rate: $129; request rooms in the Texas Municipal Clerks block
For those staying at the Holiday Inn Express overflow hotel: the Holiday Inn Express will shuttle attendees to the Sheraton, and the Sheraton will shuttle attendees back to the Holiday Inn Express.

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The Sheraton Grand is adjacent to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. There is a complementary shuttle to and from the airport.

Driving directions to the seminar hotel are available at the Sheraton's website.

Parking: self-parking is complimentary at the Sheraton.

The optional Pre-Seminar Session begins Monday at 10:30 a.m. and adjourns at 4:00 p.m. (A box lunch and a coffee break are included.) This Pre-Seminar session is recommended for those new to elections, or for those experienced in elections who are seeking a refresher. Registration for this session includes the invaluable "Step-By-Step" booklet.

An optional Question-and-Answer Session will be held for an hour at 6:00 p.m. on Monday evening. Anyone is welcome to attend this informal session.

The Election Law Seminar begins at 7:00 p.m. on Monday and adjourns at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Anyone is welcome to register for this seminar! Registration for the seminar includes all its instructional materials, the Thursday luncheon, and coffee services.

Our Tuesday luncheon features a graduation ceremony for all those who have earned their Texas Registered Municipal Clerk Certification through TMCCP in 2009. Our keynote speaker will be Texas Secretary of State Esperanza "Hope" Andrade.

Download the Schedule of Events (PDF)

BOOKLET - HANDOUT - $50.00
2010 STEP BY STEP: PROCESS OF AN ELECTION
by Patrice Fogarty, TRMC; Mary Kayser, TRMC; Sherry Mashburn, TRMC; and Toni Milam, TRMC

This highly popular booklet is currently in-production, but we are accepting advance orders. Last year's Step By Step booklet was 534 pages, and we anticipate the 2010 version will be a similar length. This invaluable guide is packed with basic information, SOS election forms, and samples of election documents (in both English and Spanish) from city secretaries. This booklet is revised each year. This edition includes new forms, new exhibits, any new legislation, and has been formatted for the May 8, 2010, municipal general election.

How To Purchase the Step By Step booklet:
Those registered for the Pre-Seminar Session will receive a Step By Step booklet as part of their Pre-Seminar Session registration fee.
Those attending the Election Law Seminar (but not the Pre-Seminar Session) may order Step By Step booklets via the registration form. Your booklets will be given to you at registration.
Those not attending the seminar may order Step By Step booklets via our mail-order form. Your booklets will be mailed to you after the seminar.

If you are unable to attend, we encourage you to send a substitute. If you cannot send a substitute, a refund or transfer to a subsequent seminar (less a $25 processing fee) will be honored if written cancellation is received by Monday, December 28. No refunds will be honored after that date. Please allow 2-4 weeks to process refunds. (email miriam.sheehan@unt.edu or fax 940-565-2012)

The Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program will make every reasonable effort to make its seminars accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities requiring special facilities or equipment, please let us know at least 10 days in advance of the seminar date.

Exams will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 11, for those TMCCP enrollees who have signed up to take a course exam. (learn more about examinations)