Common dates and deadlines that will be important for candidates and voters leading up to the 2024 Presidential Primary. Please keep in mind that this calendar is not a comprehensive list of all deadlines that must be met.
You can download the 2024 Important Dates here.
March 5, 2024 Important Dates
Start Date
Deadline
Description
Days to Election ("E")
September 14, 2023
November 8, 2023
Signature in lieu of filing fee period (optional)
E-173 - E-118
September 29, 2023
December 8, 2023
Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Papers - County Central Committees
E-158 - E-88
November 13, 2023
December 8, 2023
Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Papers filing period
E-113 - E-88
All Candidates EXCEPT Central Committees
November 13, 2023
December 8, 2023
Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700)
E-113 - E-88
December 9, 2023
December 13, 2023
Extension of nomination period (applies to anyone other than the incumbent who did not file)
E-87 - E-83
December 14, 2023
Randon alphabetized drawing for determining the ballot order of candidate's names
E-82
January 8, 2024
February 20, 2024
Write-in Candidacy and Nomination paper period
E-57 - E-14
January 25, 2024
FPPC 1st Pre-Election Campaign Statement Form 460 is due
E-40
January 25, 2024
State and County Voter Information Guides mailings begin
E-40
Febraury 5, 2024
February 27, 2024
Ballots mailed out to voters
E-29 - E-7
February 20, 2024
Last day to register to vote, you can still register to vote or update your registration in person.
E-14
at any Vote Center location or the County Elections Office through Election Day
February 22, 2024
FPPC 2nd Pre-Election Campaign Statement Form 460 is due
E-12
February 24, 2024
11-Day Vote Centers open
E-10
March 2, 2024
4-Day Vote Centers open
E-3
March 5, 2024
ELECTION DAY - Polls open at 7 am - 8 pm
E-0
March 12, 2024
Last day for vote by mail ballots to be received in order to be counted, they must be
E+7
postmarked on or before Election Day (03/05/2024) and received at County Election's
Office by this date
March 7, 2024
April 4, 2024
Last day for elections officials to certify election results
E+30
All candidates for state and local offices are responsible for filing campaign disclosure statements.
Please refer to the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) for filing schedules.