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Elections Calendar 2023

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  • Sunday, January 1, 2023

    New Year's Day

  • Monday, January 2, 2023

    Legal Holiday (New Year's Day)

  • Monday, January 9, 2023

    First day to file Initiatives to the People with Secretary of State

  • Monday, January 9, 2023

    Regular legislative session begins

  • Monday, January 9, 2023

    Terms for the Legislature, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Superior Court and District Court begin

  • Friday, January 13, 2023

    Temperance and Good Citizenship Day

  • Sunday, January 15, 2023

    Military and overseas ballots mailed for the February Special Election

  • Monday, January 16, 2023

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  • Sunday, January 22, 2023

    First day to publish Notice of February Special Election

  • Friday, January 27, 2023

    February Special Election 18-day voting period begins

  • Wednesday, February 1, 2023

    Last day to publish Notice of February Special Election

  • Monday, February 6, 2023

    Deadline to receive new registrations and voter updates online and by mail for the February Special Election

  • Tuesday, February 14, 2023

    SPECIAL ELECTION

  • Tuesday, February 14, 2023

    Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates for the February Special Election

  • Thursday, February 16, 2023

    Deadline to complete random check of all ballot counting equipment for the February Special Election

  • Monday, February 20, 2023

    Presidents' Day

  • Friday, February 24, 2023

    County Canvassing Board certifies February Special Election results

  • Friday, February 24, 2023

    Last day to file a resolution for the April Special Election

  • Wednesday, March 8, 2023

    First day to file Initiatives to the Legislature with Secretary of State

  • Sunday, March 26, 2023

    Military and overseas ballots mailed for the April Special Election

  • Sunday, April 2, 2023

    First day to publish Notice of April Special Election

  • Friday, April 7, 2023

    April Special Election 18-day voting period begins

  • Wednesday, April 12, 2023

    Last day to publish Notice of April Special Election

  • Monday, April 17, 2023

    Deadline to receive new registrations online and by mail for the April Special Election

  • Sunday, April 23, 2023

    Regular legislative session scheduled to end

  • Tuesday, April 25, 2023

    SPECIAL ELECTION

  • Tuesday, April 25, 2023

    Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates for the April Special Election

  • Thursday, April 27, 2023

    Deadline to complete random check of all ballot counting equipment for the April Special Election

  • Monday, May 1, 2023

    Last day to make precinct boundary changes before November General Election

  • Monday, May 1, 2023

    First day filing officer may receive candidate declarations by mail

  • Friday, May 5, 2023

    County Canvassing Board certifies April Special Election results

  • Friday, May 12, 2023

    Last day to file a resolution for August Primary

  • Monday, May 15, 2023

    Official Candidate Filing Week opens

  • Friday, May 19, 2023

    Final day for all candidates to file for office

  • Monday, May 22, 2023

    Candidate withdrawal deadline

  • Tuesday, May 23, 2023

    Last day for Secretary of State to certify candidates to County Auditors

  • Friday, May 26, 2023

    Candidate statements & photographs for state Voters' Pamphlet due

  • Monday, May 29, 2023

    Memorial Day

  • Saturday, June 17, 2023

    Military and overseas ballots mailed for the August Primary

  • Tuesday, July 4, 2023

    Independence Day

  • Friday, July 7, 2023

    Last business day to submit petition signatures supporting Initiatives to the People to the Secretary of State

  • Sunday, July 9, 2023

    First day to publish Notice of August Primary

  • Thursday, July 13, 2023

    Deadline to file write-in candidacy without paying a filing fee for the August Primary

  • Friday, July 14, 2023

    August Primary 18-day voting period begins

  • Wednesday, July 19, 2023

    Last day to publish Notice of August Primary

  • Saturday, July 22, 2023

    Final day to submit Referendum Measure petition signatures to the Secretary of State if the regular legislative session ends on expected date (Office will remain open on Saturday)

  • Sunday, July 23, 2023

    Laws enacted in the regular legislative session become effective

  • Monday, July 24, 2023

    Deadline to receive new registrations and voter updates online and by mail for the August Primary

  • Monday, July 31, 2023

    Last day a void in candidacy causes that office to reopen filing

  • Tuesday, August 1, 2023

    Last day to file a resolution for the November General Election

  • Tuesday, August 1, 2023

    Last day to file write-in candidacy for the August Primary

  • Tuesday, August 1, 2023

    Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates for the August Primary

  • Tuesday, August 1, 2023

    PRIMARY

  • Thursday, August 3, 2023

    Deadline to complete random check of all ballot counting equipment for the August Primary

  • Tuesday, August 15, 2023

    County Canvassing Board certifies and transmits results of August Primary

  • Tuesday, August 15, 2023

    Deadline for major political parties to submit party declarations for the Presidential Primary

  • Friday, August 18, 2023

    Deadline for Secretary of State to certify results of the August Primary

  • Wednesday, August 30, 2023

    Final day for Secretary of state to certify the language of each major party's declaration to counties

  • Friday, September 1, 2023

    Final day for Secretary of State to propose an alternative Presidential Primary date

  • Monday, September 4, 2023

    Labor Day

  • Friday, September 15, 2023

    Last day a major party state committee may propose alternate Presidential Primary date

  • Tuesday, September 19, 2023

    National Voter Registration Day

  • Saturday, September 23, 2023

    Military and overseas ballots mailed for the November General Election

  • Sunday, October 1, 2023

    Final day to set an alternative date for the Presidential Primary

  • Monday, October 9, 2023

    Columbus Day (post offices and banks closed)

  • Sunday, October 15, 2023

    First day to publish Notice of November General Election

  • Thursday, October 19, 2023

    Deadline to file write-in candidacy without paying a filing fee for the November General Election

  • Friday, October 20, 2023

    November General Election 18-day voting period begins

  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023

    Last day to publish Notice of November General Election

  • Monday, October 30, 2023

    Deadline to receive new registrations and voter updates online and by mail for the November General Election

  • Tuesday, November 7, 2023

    Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates for the November General Election

  • Tuesday, November 7, 2023

    Last day to file write-in candidacy for the November General Election

  • Tuesday, November 7, 2023

    GENERAL ELECTION

  • Thursday, November 9, 2023

    Deadline to complete random check of all ballot counting equipment for the November General Election

  • Friday, November 10, 2023

    Legal Holiday (Veteran's Day)

  • Saturday, November 11, 2023

    Veterans' Day

  • Thursday, November 23, 2023

    Thanksgiving

  • Friday, November 24, 2023

    Native American Heritage Day

  • Tuesday, November 28, 2023

    County Canvassing Board certifies and transmits results of November General Election

  • Thursday, December 7, 2023

    Last day for Secretary of State to certify November General Election results

  • Friday, December 15, 2023

    Last day to file a resolution for next year's February Special Election

  • Monday, December 25, 2023

    Christmas Day

  • Friday, December 29, 2023

    Last business day to submit petition signatures supporting Initiatives to the Legislature to the Secretary of State

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