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December 2023
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Friday 12/01
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Saturday 12/02
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Sunday 12/03
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Monday 12/04
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Tuesday 12/05
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Wednesday 12/06
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Thursday 12/07
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12:00 AM
Last day for Secretary of State to certify November General Election results
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Friday 12/08
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Saturday 12/09
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Sunday 12/10
10
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Monday 12/11
11
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Tuesday 12/12
12
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Wednesday 12/13
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Thursday 12/14
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Friday 12/15
15
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12:00 AM
Last day to file a resolution for next year's February Special Election
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Saturday 12/16
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Sunday 12/17
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Monday 12/18
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Tuesday 12/19
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Wednesday 12/20
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Thursday 12/21
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Friday 12/22
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Saturday 12/23
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Sunday 12/24
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Monday 12/25
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Tuesday 12/26
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Wednesday 12/27
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Thursday 12/28
28
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Friday 12/29
29
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12:00 AM
Last business day to submit petition signatures supporting Initiatives to the Legislature to the Secretary of State
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Saturday 12/30
30
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Sunday 12/31
31
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January 2024
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Monday 01/01
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Tuesday 01/02
2
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Wednesday 01/03
3
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Thursday 01/04
4
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Friday 01/05
5
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12:00 AM
First day to file Initiatives to the People with Secretary of State
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Saturday 01/06
6
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Sunday 01/07
7
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Monday 01/08
8
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12:00 AM
Regular legislative session begins
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12:00 AM
Terms for the Legislature, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Superior Court and District Court begin
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Tuesday 01/09
9
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12:00 AM
Deadline for political parties to request an option on the ballot for uncommitted party delegates for the Presidential Primary
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12:00 AM
Deadline for political party chair to submit the names of their candidates for the Presidential Primary
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Wednesday 01/10
10
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Thursday 01/11
11
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Friday 01/12
12
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Saturday 01/13
13
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Sunday 01/14
14
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12:00 AM
Military and overseas ballots mailed for the February Special Election
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Monday 01/15
15
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12:00 AM
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Tuesday 01/16
16
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12:00 AM
Temperance and Good Citizenship Day
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Wednesday 01/17
17
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Thursday 01/18
18
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Friday 01/19
19
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Saturday 01/20
20
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Sunday 01/21
21
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12:00 AM
First day to publish Notice of February Special Election
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Monday 01/22
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Tuesday 01/23
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Wednesday 01/24
24
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Thursday 01/25
25
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Friday 01/26
26
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12:00 AM
February Special Election 18-day voting period begins
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Saturday 01/27
27
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12:00 AM
Military and overseas ballots mailed for the Presidential Primary
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Sunday 01/28
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Monday 01/29
29
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Tuesday 01/30
30
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Wednesday 01/31
31
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12:00 AM
Last day to publish Notice of February Special Election
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February 2024
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Thursday 02/01
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Friday 02/02
2
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Saturday 02/03
3
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Sunday 02/04
4
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Monday 02/05
5
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12:00 AM
Deadline to receive new registrations and voter updates online and by mail for the February Special Election
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Tuesday 02/06
6
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Wednesday 02/07
7
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Thursday 02/08
8
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Friday 02/09
9
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Saturday 02/10
10
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Sunday 02/11
11
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Monday 02/12
12
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Tuesday 02/13
13
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12:00 AM
Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates for the February Special Election
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12:00 AM
SPECIAL ELECTION
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Wednesday 02/14
14
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Thursday 02/15
15
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12:00 AM
Deadline to complete random check of all ballot counting equipment for the February Special Election
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Friday 02/16
16
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Saturday 02/17
17
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Sunday 02/18
18
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12:00 AM
First day to publish Notice of Presidential Primary
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Monday 02/19
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Tuesday 02/20
20
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Wednesday 02/21
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Thursday 02/22
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Friday 02/23
23
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12:00 AM
County Canvassing Board certifies February Special Election results
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12:00 AM
Last day to file a resolution for the April Special Election
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12:00 AM
Presidential Primary 18-day voting period begins
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Saturday 02/24
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Sunday 02/25
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Monday 02/26
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Tuesday 02/27
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Wednesday 02/28
28
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12:00 AM
Last day to publish Notice of Presidential Primary
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Thursday 02/29
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March 2024
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Friday 03/01
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Saturday 03/02
2
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Sunday 03/03
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Monday 03/04
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12:00 AM
Deadline to receive new registrations and voter updates online and by mail for the Presidential Primary
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Tuesday 03/05
5
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12:00 AM
Deadline for political party chair to submit names of write-in candidates to Secretary of State
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Wednesday 03/06
6
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Thursday 03/07
7
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12:00 AM
Regular legislative session scheduled to end
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Friday 03/08
8
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Saturday 03/09
9
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Sunday 03/10
10
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Monday 03/11
11
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Tuesday 03/12
12
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12:00 AM
Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates for the Presidential Primary
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12:00 AM
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
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Wednesday 03/13
13
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12:00 AM
First day to file Initiatives to the Legislature with Secretary of State
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Thursday 03/14
14
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12:00 AM
Deadline to complete random check of all ballot counting equipment for the Presidential Primary
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Friday 03/15
15
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Saturday 03/16
16
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Sunday 03/17
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Monday 03/18
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Tuesday 03/19
19
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Wednesday 03/20
20
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Thursday 03/21
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Friday 03/22
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12:00 AM
County Canvassing Board certifies and transmits Presidential Primary results
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Saturday 03/23
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Sunday 03/24
24
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12:00 AM
Military and overseas ballots mailed for the April Special Election
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Monday 03/25
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Tuesday 03/26
26
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Wednesday 03/27
27
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Thursday 03/28
28
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Friday 03/29
29
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12:00 AM
Last day for Secretary of State to certify Presidential Primary results
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Saturday 03/30
30
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Sunday 03/31
31
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12:00 AM
First day to publish Notice of April Special Election
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April 2024
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Monday 04/01
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Tuesday 04/02
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Wednesday 04/03
3
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Thursday 04/04
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Friday 04/05
5
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12:00 AM
April Special Election 18-day voting period begins
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Saturday 04/06
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Sunday 04/07
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Monday 04/08
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Tuesday 04/09
9
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Wednesday 04/10
10
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12:00 AM
Last day to publish Notice of April Special Election
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Thursday 04/11
11
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12:00 AM
Final day to fulfill party preference data requested by the political parties
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Friday 04/12
12
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Saturday 04/13
13
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Sunday 04/14
14
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Monday 04/15
15
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12:00 AM
Deadline to receive new registrations online and by mail for the April Special Election
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Tuesday 04/16
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Wednesday 04/17
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Thursday 04/18
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Friday 04/19
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Saturday 04/20
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Sunday 04/21
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Monday 04/22
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Tuesday 04/23
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12:00 AM
Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates for the April Special Election
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12:00 AM
SPECIAL ELECTION
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Wednesday 04/24
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Thursday 04/25
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12:00 AM
Deadline to complete random check of all ballot counting equipment for the April Special Election
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Friday 04/26
26
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Saturday 04/27
27
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Sunday 04/28
28
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Monday 04/29
29
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12:00 AM
First day filing officer may receive candidate declarations by mail
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12:00 AM
Last day to make precinct boundary changes before November General Election
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Tuesday 04/30
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May 2024
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Wednesday 05/01
1
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Thursday 05/02
2
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Friday 05/03
3
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12:00 AM
County Canvassing Board certifies April Special Election results
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Saturday 05/04
4
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12:00 AM
First day to convene minor party or independent candidate nominating convention for President
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Sunday 05/05
5
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Monday 05/06
6
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Tuesday 05/07
7
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Wednesday 05/08
8
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Thursday 05/09
9
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Friday 05/10
10
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12:00 AM
Last day to file a resolution for August Primary
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Saturday 05/11
11
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Sunday 05/12
12
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Monday 05/13
13
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12:00 AM
Official Candidate Filing Week opens
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Tuesday 05/14
14
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Wednesday 05/15
15
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Thursday 05/16
16
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Friday 05/17
17
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12:00 AM
Final day for all candidates to file for office
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Saturday 05/18
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Sunday 05/19
19
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Monday 05/20
20
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12:00 AM
Candidate withdrawal deadline
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Tuesday 05/21
21
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12:00 AM
Last day for Secretary of State to certify candidates to County Auditors
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Wednesday 05/22
22
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Thursday 05/23
23
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Friday 05/24
24
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12:00 AM
Candidate statements & photographs for state Voters' Pamphlet due
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Saturday 05/25
25
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Sunday 05/26
26
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Monday 05/27
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Tuesday 05/28
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Wednesday 05/29
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Thursday 05/30
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Friday 05/31
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June 2024
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Saturday 06/01
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Sunday 06/02
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Monday 06/03
3
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Tuesday 06/04
4
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Wednesday 06/05
5
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12:00 AM
Final day to submit Referendum Measure petition signatures to the Secretary of State if the regular legislative session ends on expected date
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Thursday 06/06
6
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12:00 AM
Laws enacted in the regular legislative session become effective
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Friday 06/07
7
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Saturday 06/08
8
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Sunday 06/09
9
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Monday 06/10
10
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Tuesday 06/11
11
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Wednesday 06/12
12
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Thursday 06/13
13
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Friday 06/14
14
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Saturday 06/15
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Sunday 06/16
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Monday 06/17
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Tuesday 06/18
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Wednesday 06/19
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Thursday 06/20
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Friday 06/21
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Saturday 06/22
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12:00 AM
Military and overseas ballots mailed for the August Primary
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Sunday 06/23
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Monday 06/24
24
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Tuesday 06/25
25
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Wednesday 06/26
26
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Thursday 06/27
27
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Friday 06/28
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Saturday 06/29
29
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Sunday 06/30
30
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July 2024
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Monday 07/01
1
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Tuesday 07/02
2
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Wednesday 07/03
3
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Thursday 07/04
4
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12:00 AM
Independence Day
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Friday 07/05
5
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12:00 AM
Last business day to submit petition signatures supporting Initiatives to the People to the Secretary of State
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Saturday 07/06
6
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Sunday 07/07
7
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Monday 07/08
8
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Tuesday 07/09
9
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Wednesday 07/10
10
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Thursday 07/11
11
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Friday 07/12
12
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Saturday 07/13
13
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Sunday 07/14
14
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12:00 AM
First day to publish Notice of August Primary
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Monday 07/15
15
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Tuesday 07/16
16
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Wednesday 07/17
17
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Thursday 07/18
18
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12:00 AM
Deadline to file write-in candidacy without paying a filing fee for the August Primary
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Friday 07/19
19
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12:00 AM
August Primary 18-day voting period begins
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Saturday 07/20
20
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Sunday 07/21
21
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Monday 07/22
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Tuesday 07/23
23
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Wednesday 07/24
24
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12:00 AM
Last day to publish Notice of August Primary
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Thursday 07/25
25
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Friday 07/26
26
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Saturday 07/27
27
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12:00 AM
Last day to hold minor party or independent candidate nominating convention for President and Vice President of the United States
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Sunday 07/28
28
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Monday 07/29
29
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12:00 AM
Deadline to receive new registrations and voter updates online and by mail for the August Primary
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Tuesday 07/30
30
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Wednesday 07/31
31
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August 2024
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Thursday 08/01
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Friday 08/02
2
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12:00 AM
Last day to submit minor party and independent candidate nominating petitions
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Saturday 08/03
3
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Sunday 08/04
4
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Monday 08/05
5
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12:00 AM
Last day a void in candidacy causes that office to reopen filing
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Tuesday 08/06
6
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12:00 AM
Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates for the August Primary
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12:00 AM
Last day to file a resolution for the November General Election
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12:00 AM
Last day to file write-in candidacy for the August Primary
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12:00 AM
PRIMARY
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Wednesday 08/07
7
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Thursday 08/08
8
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12:00 AM
Deadline to complete random check of all ballot counting equipment for the August Primary
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Friday 08/09
9
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Saturday 08/10
10
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Sunday 08/11
11
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Monday 08/12
12
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Tuesday 08/13
13
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Wednesday 08/14
14
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Thursday 08/15
15
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Friday 08/16
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Saturday 08/17
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Sunday 08/18
18
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Monday 08/19
19
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Tuesday 08/20
20
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12:00 AM
County Canvassing Board certifies and transmits results of August Primary
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Wednesday 08/21
21
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Thursday 08/22
22
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Friday 08/23
23
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12:00 AM
Deadline for Secretary of State to certify results of the August Primary
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Saturday 08/24
24
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Sunday 08/25
25
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Monday 08/26
26
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Tuesday 08/27
27
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Wednesday 08/28
28
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Thursday 08/29
29
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Friday 08/30
30
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Saturday 08/31
31
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September 2024
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Sunday 09/01
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Monday 09/02
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Tuesday 09/03
3
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Wednesday 09/04
4
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Thursday 09/05
5
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Friday 09/06
6
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Saturday 09/07
7
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Sunday 09/08
8
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Monday 09/09
9
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Tuesday 09/10
10
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Wednesday 09/11
11
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Thursday 09/12
12
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Friday 09/13
13
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Saturday 09/14
14
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Sunday 09/15
15
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Monday 09/16
16
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Tuesday 09/17
17
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Wednesday 09/18
18
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Thursday 09/19
19
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Friday 09/20
20
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Saturday 09/21
21
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12:00 AM
Military and overseas ballots mailed for the November General Election
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Sunday 09/22
22
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Monday 09/23
23
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Tuesday 09/24
24
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12:00 AM
National Voter Registration Day
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Wednesday 09/25
25
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Thursday 09/26
26
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Friday 09/27
27
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Saturday 09/28
28
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Sunday 09/29
29
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Monday 09/30
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October 2024
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Tuesday 10/01
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Wednesday 10/02
2
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Thursday 10/03
3
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Friday 10/04
4
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Saturday 10/05
5
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Sunday 10/06
6
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Monday 10/07
7
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Tuesday 10/08
8
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Wednesday 10/09
9
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Thursday 10/10
10
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Friday 10/11
11
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Saturday 10/12
12
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Sunday 10/13
13
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12:00 AM
First day to publish Notice of November General Election
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Monday 10/14
14
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12:00 AM
Columbus Day (post offices and banks closed)
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Tuesday 10/15
15
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Wednesday 10/16
16
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Thursday 10/17
17
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12:00 AM
Deadline to file write-in candidacy without paying a filing fee for the November General Election
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Friday 10/18
18
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12:00 AM
November General Election 18-day voting period begins
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Saturday 10/19
19
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Sunday 10/20
20
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Monday 10/21
21
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Tuesday 10/22
22
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Wednesday 10/23
23
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12:00 AM
Last day to publish Notice of November General Election
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Thursday 10/24
24
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Friday 10/25
25
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Saturday 10/26
26
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Sunday 10/27
27
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Monday 10/28
28
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12:00 AM
Deadline to receive new registrations and voter updates online and by mail for the November General Election
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Tuesday 10/29
29
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Wednesday 10/30
30
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Thursday 10/31
31
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November 2024
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Friday 11/01
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Saturday 11/02
2
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Sunday 11/03
3
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Monday 11/04
4
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Tuesday 11/05
5
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12:00 AM
Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates for the November General Election
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12:00 AM
GENERAL ELECTION
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12:00 AM
Last day to file write-in candidacy for the November General Election
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Wednesday 11/06
6
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Thursday 11/07
7
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12:00 AM
Deadline to complete random check of all ballot counting equipment for the November General Election
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Friday 11/08
8
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Saturday 11/09
9
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Sunday 11/10
10
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Monday 11/11
11
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Tuesday 11/12
12
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Wednesday 11/13
13
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Thursday 11/14
14
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Friday 11/15
15
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Saturday 11/16
16
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Sunday 11/17
17
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Monday 11/18
18
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Tuesday 11/19
19
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Wednesday 11/20
20
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Thursday 11/21
21
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Friday 11/22
22
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Saturday 11/23
23
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Sunday 11/24
24
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Monday 11/25
25
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Tuesday 11/26
26
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12:00 AM
County Canvassing Board certifies and transmits results of November General Election
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Wednesday 11/27
27
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Thursday 11/28
28
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Friday 11/29
29
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12:00 AM
Native American Heritage Day
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Saturday 11/30
30
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