| I've spent the last few days browsing through various state law sites and election pages looking for their highly varying rules and regulations governing filing deadlines and primary elections (this is what us nerds do on weekends). Where there is a difference I have focused only on major party filing and primary dates and ignored independents and minor parties. This list is what I've come up with (I would have put it in a table but the RRH system won’t let me). If y'all have corrections and/or information where I have not been able to find anything, please inform me in the comments section. Later I'll post a complete calendar of the 2013 and 2014 cycles with deadlines and primary dates as they are right now. Alabama Filing deadline: 60 days prior to primary. Primary election: Midterm years: First Tuesday in June. Presidential years: Second Tuesday in March. Run-offs always six weeks later. Alaska Filing deadline: First weekday in June. Primary election: Fourth Tuesday in August. American Samoa Filing deadline: September 1. Primary election: First round on National Election Day, run-off two weeks later if needed. [NO REFERENCE] Arizona Filing deadline: 90 days prior to primary. Primary election: 10 weeks prior to National Election Day. Arkansas Filing deadline: First weekday in March. (p.16) Primary election: First round held 3 weeks prior to Second round, which is held second Tuesday in June. California Filing deadline: 88 day prior to primary. (83 days if incumbent does not run) Primary election: Tuesday after first Monday in June. Colorado Filing deadline: Convention at least 73 days prior to primary, or petitions 85 days prior. §1-4-801 (5) Primary election: Last Tuesday in June. §1-4-101. Connecticut Filing deadline: 9 weeks prior to primary. Primary election: Second Tuesday in August. Conventions 77-98 days prior, at least 15% at Convention OR petitions needed. Delaware Filing deadline: Second Tuesday in July. Primary election: Second Tuesday after first Monday in September. Florida Filing deadline: Friday 116 days prior to primary for federal elections. §99.061. Friday 67 days prior for state elections. Primary election: 12 weeks prior to Election Day. §100.061. Georgia Filing deadline: Friday after fourth Monday in April. §21-2-153, (c) (1) (A). Primary election: First round third Tuesday in July. Run-off three weeks later .§21-2-150. Guam Filing deadline: 60 days prior to primary §6112. Primary election: First Saturday in September. §16201. Hawaii Filing deadline: First Tuesday in June. Primary election: Second Saturday in August. Idaho Filing deadline: Tenth Friday prior to primary Primary election: Third Tuesday in May. Illinois Filing deadline: 106 days prior to primary. 10 ILCS 5, Sec 7-12, 1. Primary election: Third Tuesday in March. Sec 2a-1.1. Indiana Filing deadline: 88 days prior to primary. §3-8-2-4. Primary election: Tuesday after first Monday in May. §3-10-1-3. Iowa Filing deadline: 81 days prior to primary. §43.11 Primary election: Tuesday after first Monday in June. §43-7. Kansas Filing deadline: June 10 or first weekday thereafter. Primary election: First Tuesday in August. Kentucky Filing deadline: Last Tuesday in January. §118.165 (1) Primary election: Tuesday after third Monday in May. §118.025 (3) Louisiana Filing deadline: Friday after third Wednesday in August. Primary election: First round on National Election Day, run-off on the fifth Saturday after. §402 (B) Maine Filing deadline: March 15. §335.8. Primary election: Second Tuesday in June. Maryland Filing deadline: Midterm years: Wednesday after second Tuesday in April. Presidential years: 83 days prior to primary. §5-303. Primary election: Midterm years: Last Tuesday in June. Presidential years: First Tuesday in April. §8-201. Massachusetts Filing deadline: First Tuesday in June. Ch 53, sec. 48. Primary election: Seven weeks prior to Election Day. Ch 53, sec. 28. Michigan Filing deadline: 15 Tuesdays prior to primary. §168.93 Primary election: Tuesday after first Monday in August. §168.534 Minnesota Filing deadline: 70 days prior to primary. 204B.09 Primary election: Second Tuesday in August. 204D.03 Mississippi Filing deadline: Midterm years: March 1. Presidential years: 60 days prior to primary. Primary election: Midterm years: First Tuesday in June. Presidential years: Second Tuesday in March. Missouri Filing deadline: Last Tuesday in March. Primary election: Tuesday after the first Monday in August. Montana Filing deadline: 85 days prior to primary. (§6b) Primary election: Tuesday after first Monday in June. Nebraska Filing deadline: March 1 (February 15 for incumbents). Primary election: Tuesday after second Monday in May. Nevada Filing deadline: Second Friday after first Monday in March. Primary election: Second Tuesday in June. New Hampshire Filing deadline: Friday the week after first Wednesday in June. (655:14) Primary election: Second Tuesday in September. (653:8) New Jersey Filing deadline: 64 days prior to primary. Primary election: Tuesday after first Monday in June. New Mexico Filing deadline: Third Tuesday in March. Primary election: Tuesday after first Monday in June. New York Filing deadline: In 2012 the filing deadline for this state was determined by a Court. Primary election: In 2012, the primary day for this state was determined by a Court. North Carolina Filing deadline: Last weekday in February. Primary election: Tuesday after first Monday in May. Run-off ten weeks later (federal & state) or seven if only needed for state offices. North Dakota Filing deadline: 60 days prior to primary.§16.1-11-06. Primary election: Second Tuesday in June. §16.1-11. Northern Marianas Filing deadline: [NO REFERENCE] Primary election: [NO REFERENCE] Ohio Filing deadline: 90 days prior to primary. Midterm years: Tuesday after first Monday in May. Presidential years: Tuesday after first Monday in March. Oklahoma Filing deadline: Friday after second Wednesday in April. Primary election: Last Tuesday in July. §26-1-102. Run-off fourth Tuesday in August. §26-1-103. Oregon Filing deadline: 10 weeks prior to primary. §249.037 Primary election: Third Tuesday in May. §254.056. Pennsylvania Filing deadline: 10 weeks prior to primary. §Sec.908 Primary election: Midterm years: Third Tuesday in May. Presidential years: Fourth Tuesday in April. §Sec.603. Puerto Rico Filing deadline: [NO REFERENCE] Primary election: [NO REFERENCE] Rhode Island Filing deadline: Last Wednesday in June. Primary election: Second Tuesday after first Monday in September. South Carolina Filing deadline: March 30. §7-11-15. Primary election: Second Tuesday in June. §7-13-15. Run-off two weeks later. §7-13-50. South Dakota Filing deadline: Last Tuesday in March. Primary election: Tuesday after first Monday in June. Tennessee Filing deadline: First Thursday in April. (a)(2) Primary election: First Thursday in August. (25) Texas Filing deadline: 62 days prior to primary. Sec.144.05 Primary election: First Tuesday in March. Sec. 41.007. Run-off second Tuesday in April. Utah Filing deadline: Third Thursday in March. Sec B(i). Primary election: Fourth Tuesday in June. Nominating conventions in late April. Vermont Filing deadline: Second Thursday after first Monday in June. Primary election: Fourth Tuesday in August. Virginia Filing deadline: 75 days prior to primary. §24.2-522 Primary election: Second Tuesday in June. Virgin Islands Filing deadline: [NO REFERENCE] Primary election: First round on National Election Day, run-off two weeks later if needed. [NO REFERENCE] Washington DC Filing deadline: 90 days prior to primary. [NO REFERENCE] Primary election: First Tuesday in april. [NO REFERENCE] Washington Filing deadline: Friday 1.5 weeks prior to Memorial Day. Primary election: First Tuesday in August. West Virginia Filing deadline: Last Saturday in January. §3.5.7c. Primary election: Second Tuesday in May. §3-5-1. Wisconsin Filing deadline: June 1. Primary election: Second Tuesday in August. [NO REFERENCE] Wyoming Filing deadline: 81 days prior to primary. §22-5-209. Primary election: Tuesday after third Monday in August. §22-2-104 |
