Elections

november 8, 2011 general election

Voter Deadlines

Date Deadline
09/21/2011 Vote by Mail application will be mailed (tentative).
09/24/2011 UOCAVA absentee ballots to be mailed.
10/04/2011 Opening of Vote by Mail (Absentee) voting.
10/11/2011 Close of registration.
11/04/2011 4:30 pm. Voting in person at Board of Election ends.
11/05/2011 12:00 noon - Deadline for applications by mail for an absentee ballot to be mailed.
11/07/2011 All Vote by Mail / Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before November 18, 2011 in order to be counted.
11/08/2011 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Election Day - Provisional voting at the Board of Elections.
11/08/2011 All Vote by Mail / Absentee ballots returned in person must be received at the Board of Elections by 7:30 p.m. in order to be counted.
11/08/2011 All overseas Vote by Mail ballots must be postmarked on or before this date and received on or before November 18, 2011 in order to be counted.

Filing Deadlines

Date Deadline
05/02/2011 Independent Candidate petitions: Berea Judicial, Garfield Hts. Judicial, Lyndhurst Judicial, Newburgh Hts. Parma; Parma Judicial, Rocky River Judicial, Shaker Heights Judicial.
06/21/2011 Candidate Petitions: Bedford Charter Review Commission.
06/30/2011 Candidate Petitions: Cleveland Judicial, Brook Park and Rocky River Independent Candidates.
08/10/2011 Issues and Local Options.
08/10/2011 Candidate Petitions: All Board of Education, Bedford, East Cleveland and Euclid Judicial and 28 municipalities.
08/25/2011 Candidate Petitions: Beachwood, Brooklyn Hts. Chagrin Falls Village, Parma Hts. South Euclid, South Euclid Judicial.
08/26/2011 Protest against candidate and local option petitions.
08/29/2011 Candidate Write-in (refer to charter and/or Ohio Revised Code for specific rules).
09/02/2011 Protest against write-in candidates.
09/09/2011 Charter Amendments.
09/09/2011 Candidate Petitions: Cleveland Hts. Cleveland Hts. Judicial, Glenwillow, Independence, Olmsted Falls, University Hts. Warrensville Hts.
10/19/2011 Petition to be Recognized as Committee to Appoint Observers for an Issue or Question.
10/27/2011 Pre-General Election Campaign Finance Report (Close of books 10/19/2011).
10/28/2011 Notice of Appointment of Observers.
11/07/2011 Amendment of Notice of Appointment of Observers.
12/16/2011 Post-General Election Campaign Finance Report (Close of books 12/9/2011).
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