TEN Forms Friday Registration
Explore upcoming Forms Friday sessions from Texas Election Network. Each session focuses on a section of the Texas Secretary of State Elections Forms Manual. Registration is required. Can’t attend live? Register to receive access to the playback.
OCTOBER 9 • 9:00 AM
BEHIND THE BALLOT
EVBB, Signature Verification & Central Counting Station Forms
Section 10 | EVBB / SVC / Central Counting Station
Some of the most important election work happens after a ballot leaves the voter’s hands. What documents govern the Early Voting Ballot Board? How is a Signature Verification Committee called and notified? What forms track ballot delivery, rejected ballots, carrier-envelope defects and Central Counting Station activity? Join Texas Election Network for a deeper Forms Friday examination of Section 10, where we will connect the Texas Secretary of State forms to the work of the EVBB, Signature Verification Committee and Central Counting Station and show how these documents fit together behind the scenes.
Friday, October 9, 2026 | 9:00 AM
Online via Zoom
Registration Required | Playback Available to Registrants
OCTOBER 16 • 9:00 AM
FROM BALLOTS TO RESULTS
Counting, Returns & Canvass Forms
Section 11 | Counting Votes
Casting the ballots is only part of an election. The votes still have to become official results. Join Texas Election Network for Forms Friday as we follow the documentation from counting through returns and canvass using the Texas Secretary of State’s Section 11 Counting Votes forms. We’ll examine the forms associated with hand-count tallying, return sheets, precinct-by-precinct results, summaries of precinct returns and the official canvass so you can better understand how election results move from ballots cast to totals reported and canvassed.
Friday, October 16, 2026 | 9:00 AM
Online via Zoom
Registration Required | Playback Available to Registrants
OCTOBER 23 • 9:00 AM
DO THE NUMBERS MATCH?
Understanding Election Reconciliation
Section 12 | Reconciliation Forms
At the end of an election, the numbers need to tell a consistent story. How many voters participated? How many ballots were accounted for? Do the polling-location totals reconcile with the election totals? During this Forms Friday, Texas Election Network will break down the Texas Secretary of State’s Section 12 Reconciliation Forms, including preliminary Election Day reconciliation, reconciliation of votes cast at each polling location and the official totals used with the canvass. Learn what these forms are designed to document and why reconciliation is such an important part of closing out an election.
Friday, October 23, 2026 | 9:00 AM
Online via Zoom
Registration Required | Playback Available to Registrants
OCTOBER 30 • 9:00 AM
WHEN AN ELECTION CAN BE CANCELLED
Certification & Cancellation
Section 13 | Cancellation of an Election
Can an election simply be cancelled because every race is uncontested? Not without the required process and documentation. In our final pre-Election Day Forms Friday, Texas Election Network will examine the Texas Secretary of State’s Section 13 Cancellation of an Election forms, including certification of unopposed candidates for applicable political subdivisions and the sample order of cancellation. We’ll walk through what these forms document and how certification and cancellation fit together under the Texas election process.
Friday, October 30, 2026 | 9:00 AM
Online via Zoom
Registration Required | Playback Available to Registrants