Elections

march 6, 2012 primary election

Voter Deadlines

Date Deadline
01/21/2012 UOCAVA Absentee Ballots to be mailed.
01/31/2012 Opening of Vote by Mail (Absentee) Voting.
02/06/2012 Close of Registration.
03/02/2012 Voting in person at the Board of Elections ends.
03/03/2012 12:00 noon Deadline for applications by mail for an absentee ballot to be mailed.
03/05/2012 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 March 16, 2012 in order to be counted.
03/05/2012 All overseas Vote by Mail ballots must be signed and submitted for mailing by midnight EDT on or before this date and received on or before March 16, 2012 in order to be counted.
03/06/2012 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Election Day - Provisional voting at the Board of Elections.
03/06/2012 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.

Filing Deadlines

Date Deadline
12/07/2011 Candidate Petitions * except Presidential and Congressional.
12/07/2011 Issues and Local Options.
12/23/2011 Protests against Candidate and Local Option Petitions * except Presidential and Congressional.
12/27/2011 Write-in Candidates * except Presidential and Congressional.
12/30/2011 Presidential Delegate and Congressional Candidate Petitions - includes Write-ins.
12/30/2011 Write-in Candidate Protest Deadline * except Presidential and Congressional.
01/06/2012 Charter Amendments.
01/06/2012 Protests against Congressional Candidates - includes Write-ins.
02/23/2012 Pre-Primary Election Campaign Finance Report (Close of Books 2/15/2012).
02/24/2012 Notice of Appointment of Observers.
03/05/2012 Amendment of Notice of Appointment of Observers.
03/05/2012 Independent Candidate Petitions for the November 6th General Election.
04/13/2012 Post-Primary Election Campaign Finance Report (Close of Books 4/6/2012).
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