UPCOMING DATES ON THE ELECTIONS CALENDAR

Feb. 7: Constitutional amendments proposed by joint resolution of the General Assembly must be filed with Secretary of State. Feb. 19: Boards of elections must certify the validity and sufficiency of partisan candidates’ petitions. Feb. 23: Protests against partisan candidates’ petitions must be filed by 4 p.m. Protests against local option petitions must be filed by 4 p.m. Feb. 26: Write-in candidates for May 8 primary election must file declarations of intent by 4 p.m. Feb. 27: Form of official ballots for May 8 primary election must be certified by Secretary of State to boards of elections.

March 2: Protests against write-in candidates must be filed by 4 p.m.

March 24: Boards of elections must update and publish notices of May 8 primary election by this date and provide the notices to federal writein absentee voters upon request.

March 27: Boards of elections must advertise in newspaper(s) the places, dates, times, qualifications, and methods for voter registration.

April 9: Deadline for voter registration for May 8 primary election.

April 28: Boards of elections must give public notice of election.

April 29: Boards of elections must prepare and publish notices of the Aug. 7 special election and provide the notices to federal write-in absentee voters upon request.

April 30: Certificate to fill vacancy on ballot caused by death of candidate whose name is on May 8 primary election ballot in more than one county must be filed by 4 p.m.

May 3: Certificate to fill vacancy on ballot caused by death of candidate whose name is on the May 8 primary election ballot in only one county must be filed by 4 p.m.

May 5: Applications for absentee ballots to be mailed for May 8 primary election must be received by boards of elections by noon.

May 7: Nominating petitions of independent candidates for offices for which a primary election may be held must be filed by 4 p.m. May 8: Primary Election. May 9: Local questions and issues for Aug. 7 special election must be certified to or filed with boards of elections by 4 p.m.

May 29: Boards of elections must complete canvass of May 8 primary election ballots no later than this date.

June 15: Board of elections of most populous county of a district located in more than one county must transmit petitions of independent candidates to other boards of elections.

June 23: Boards of elections must update and publish notices of Aug. 7 special election and provide the notices to federal write-in absentee voters upon request.

June 26: Boards of elections must advertise in newspaper(s) the places, dates, times, qualifications, and methods for voter registration.

July 3: Deadline for prospective minor political parties to file party formation petitions with the Secretary of State.

July 4: Constitutional amendments or statutes proposed by initiative petitions submitted directly to the voters must be filed with Secretary of State.

July 9: Deadline for voter registration for Aug. 7 special election.

July 15: Boards of elections must certify petitions of independent candidates.

July 28: Boards of elections must give public notice of Aug. 7 special election. July 29: Boards of elections must prepare and publish notices of the Nov. 6 general election and provide

the notices to federal write-in absentee voters upon request. July 30: Protests against independent candidates nominated by petition must be filed by 4 p.m. Aug. 4: Applications for absentee ballots to be mailed for Aug. 7 special election must be received by noon. Aug. 7: Special Election. Aug. 8: Constitutional amendments proposed by joint resolution of the General Assembly must be filed with Secretary of State. Nominating petitions of candidates in nonpartisan races must be filed by 4 p.m. Local questions and issues for Nov. 6 general election, including local option petitions, must be certified to or filed with boards of elections by 4 p.m.

Aug. 13: Political party or independent candidate nominating committees must certify name of person to fill vacancy on ballot caused by withdrawal or disqualification of candidate by 4 p.m.

Aug. 20: Boards of elections must certify the validity and sufficiency of candidates’ petitions in nonpartisan races. Boards of elections must certify the validity and sufficiency of local option petitions.

Aug. 24: Protests against candidates for nonpartisan office must be filed by this date. Protests against local option petitions must be filed by 4 p.m.

Aug. 27: Write-in candidates for Nov. 6 general election must file declarations of intent by 4 p.m.

Aug. 28: Boards of elections must complete canvass of Aug. 7 special election ballots no later than this date. Form of official Nov. 6 general election ballots must be certified by Secretary of State to boards of elections. Boards of elections of most populous county in a multi-county subdivision must certify names of all candidates for general election ballot to other boards of elections.

Aug. 31: Protests against write-in candidates must be filed by 4 p.m.

Sep. 22: Boards of elections must update and publish notices of Nov. 6 general election and provide the notices to federal write-in absentee voters upon request.

Sep. 25: Boards of elections must advertise in newspaper(s) the places, dates, times, qualifications, and methods for voter registration.

Oct. 9: Deadline for voter registration for Nov. 6 general election.

Oct. 27: Boards of elections must give public notice of Nov. 6 general election. Oct. 29: Certificate to fill vacancy on ballot caused by death of candidate nominated at primary election whose name is on ballot in more than one county must be filed by 4 p.m. Nov. 1: Certificate to fill vacancy on ballot caused by death of independent or nonpartisan candidate prior to Oct. 27 must be filed by 4 p.m. Certificate to fill vacancy on ballot caused by death of candidate nominated at primary election whose name is on ballot in only one county must be filed by 4 p.m. Nov. 3: Applications for absentee ballots to be mailed for Nov. 6 general election must be received by boards of elections by noon. Nov. 6: General Election. Nov. 16: Absentee ballots returned by U.S. Mail must be postmarked no later than Nov. 5 and received by boards of elections by this date to be counted. Nov. 27: Boards of elections must complete canvass of Nov. 6 general election ballots no later than this date.