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Election Dates

Here are important dates for the 2012 Primary Election:

March 20, 2012 Consolidated Election
Circulation and Filing Deadlines
Deadline for Resolutions to Initiate Referenda

September 6, 2011 First day to circulate for the November 28 - December 5, 2011 filing period
November 21, 2011 Filing period deadline for new party candidates.
December 12, 2011 Last day to file objections to candidate petitions filed during the November 28 - December 5, 2011 filing period
December 19, 2011 Last day to file petitions for local referenda (except petitions to create a political subdivision or filed under Liquor Control Act)
January 3, 2012 Last day for local governing boards to adopt resolution to place binding public question on the general ballot (EXC:  county, township, municipal and park boards may also place advisory referenda on ballot by resolution by this date).
January 18, 2012 Last day for county clerk to certify Primary Election ballot to boards of election commissioners.  
February 21, 2012 Registration closes at the office of municipal, township and road district clerks, deputy registrars, agencies.  Last day to register at the election authority's office except grace period registration.
February 22, 2012 Grace period registration at the office of the election authority.  Grace period registrants vote at authority's office.

 

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