Key Dates and Deadlines for November 3, 2020 General Election
Key Dates and Deadlines for November 3, 2020 General Election
Candidate Filing
| Description of Event |
Deadline |
|---|
| Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Paper Period |
July 13 - Aug. 7 |
| Nomination Period Extension if Incumbent Does Not File |
Aug. 8 - Aug. 12 |
| Certified List of Candidates |
August 27, 2020 |
Voter Information Guide / Measures
| Description of Event |
Deadline |
|---|
| Consolidation of a Measure with the Primary election |
July 29, 2020 |
| Legislative Measure Qualification Deadline |
August 7, 2020 |
| Argument Submission Deadline |
August 18, 2020 |
| Voter Information Guide Mailing Period |
Sept. 24 - Oct. 24, 2020 |
Registration and Voting
| Description of Event |
Deadline |
|---|
| Military and Overseas Voter Vote-By-Mail Ballot Delivery Period |
Sept. 4 - Sept. 19, 2020 |
| Vote-By-Mail Ballot Mailing Period |
Oct. 5 - Oct. 27, 2020 |
| Last Day to Register to Vote |
October 19, 2020 |
| New Citizen Voter Registration Period |
Oct. 20 - Oct. 27, 2020 |
| Conditional Voter Registration |
Oct. 20 - Nov. 3, 2020 |
| Last Day to Request Vote-By-Mail Ballot |
October 27, 2020 |
| Election Day (7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.) |
November 3, 2020 |
| Last Day to Receive Vote-By-Mail Ballot Postmarked No Later Than Nov. 3, 2020 (Postmark + 17) |
November 20, 2020 |
* Date falls on a weekend or state holiday; the action may be conducted on the next business day.
**Date falls on a weekend or state holiday; it does not move forward to the next business day.
