Election Calendar
2010 Election Dates
- Primary Election
- Tuesday, July 27
- Runoff Primary Election
- Tuesday, August 24
- General Election
- Tuesday, November 2
Candidacy Filing Period
- Filing period for federal, state, legislative, judicial and county offices
- Monday, June 7, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Tuesday, June 8, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Wednesday, June 9, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Candidacy Withdrawal Periods
- Withdrawal period after filing for federal, state, legislative,
judicial and county offices
- Closes 5:00 PM Friday, June 11
- Withdrawal period after Primary Election
- Closes 5:00 PM Friday, July 30
- Withdrawal period after Runoff Primary Election
- Closes 5:00 PM Friday, August 27
Contests of Candidacy
- Any candidate may contest the candidacy of any
other candidate for the same office by filing a written petition with the
Secretary of the Election Board where he filed his Declaration of Candidacy,
before 5:00 PM Friday following the close of the filing period.
Contests of Election
- Any candidate may contest an election in which he
was a candidate by filing a written petition with the Secretary of the Election
Board where he filed his Declaration of Candidacy, before 5:00 PM Friday
following the election.
Voter Registration Transactions
- Voter registration applications may be
submitted at any time. However, a valid application must be received at a motor
license agency or a designated voter registration agency, or postmarked (if
submitted by mail), more than 24 days prior to an election in order for the
applicant to participate in that election. Deadlines for submitting valid voter
registration applications prior to the 2010 statewide elections are as follows:
- For Primary Election
- Friday, July 2
- For Runoff Primary Election
- Friday, July 30
- For General Election
- Friday, October 8
Changes in Political Affiliation
- Changes in political affiliation may
not be made during the period from June 1 through August 31, inclusive, in any
even-numbered year. The last day on which a change in political affiliation can
be made before the closed period is May 31; the first day on which a change in
political affiliation can be made after the closed period is September 1.
Last Time to Request Absentee Ballot
- For Primary Election
- Wednesday, July 21
- For Runoff Election
- Wednesday, August 18
- For General Election
- Wednesday, October 27
Early Voting Dates
- For Primary Election
- Friday, July 23, 8 AM - 6 PM
- Saturday, July 24, 8 AM - 1 PM
- Monday, July 26, 8 AM - 6 PM
- For Runoff Election
- Friday, August 20, 8 AM - 6 PM
- Saturday, August 21, 8 AM - 1 PM
- Monday, August 23, 8 AM - 6 PM
- For General Election
- Friday, October 29, 8 AM - 6 PM
- Saturday, October 30, 8 AM - 1 PM
- Monday, November 1, 8 AM - 6 PM
