2010 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar


2010 Election Event Dates

Elections Voter Registration Deadline Election Date
Special Election Runoff December 4, 2009 February 2, 2010
Special Election (to fill vacancies only) February 16, 2010 March 16, 2010
Runoff Date February 16, 2010 April 13, 2010
General Primary/Special Election June 21, 2010 July 20, 2010*
Runoff Date June 21, 2010 August 10, 2010
Special Election (to fill vacancies only) August 23, 2010 September 21, 2010
Runoff Date August 23, 2010 October 19, 2010
General/NonPartisan/Special Election October 4, 2010 November 2, 2010*
Runoff Date October 4, 2010 November 30 , 2010

*Special Election to fill vacancies and present a question to voters

Key Dates:

April 14, 2009

Earliest day for a political body to begin circulating nomination petitions for state-wide candidates nominated by convention. O.C.G.A. 21-2-182

January 1, 2010

Earliest day to file and publish a notice of intention to be a write-in candidate in the November General/Nonpartisan Election. O.C.G.A. 21-2-133 (a)

January 14, 2010

Earliest day for an Independent or Political Body candidate to begin circulating a nomination petition for an office other than a Political Body candidate running for a state-wide office in which they are nominated by state-wide convention. O.C.G.A. 21-2-170 (e)

February 16, 2010

Last day for a person to register and be eligible to vote in the March Special Election. O.C.G.A. 21-2-224 (a)

April 26, 2010
9:00 a.m.

Earliest day for a Political Party candidate to file Declaration of Candidacy to have their name placed on the July General Primary Ballot. O.C.G.A. 21-2-153 ( c) (1)  

April 30, 2010
12:00 noon
Last day for a Political Party candidate to file Declaration of Candidacy to have their name placed on the July General Primary Ballot. O.C.G.A. 21-2-153 (c ) (1)      
June 5, 2010

Last day for a political body to hold a convention for the purpose of nominating candidates to be placed on the November General Election Ballot. O.C. G.A. 21-2-172 (e)

June 21, 2010 Last day for a person to register and be eligible to vote in the July General Primary/Special Election. O.C.G.A. 21-2-224 (a)
June 28, 2010
9:00 a.m.
Earliest day for an Independent or Political Body candidate to file a nomination petition. O.C.G.A. 21-2-132 (d)
June 28, 2010
9:00 a.m.
Earliest day for an Independent, Political Body, or Nonpartisan candidate to file Notice of Candidacy to have their name placed on the November General Election Ballot. O.C.G.A. 21-2-132 (c ) (1) (2)
July 2, 2010
12:00 noon
Last day for Independent, Political Body, or Nonpartisan candidate to file Notice of Candidacy to have their named placed on the November General Election Ballot. O.C.G.A. 21-2-132 (c) (1)(2)
July 13, 2010
12:00 noon
Last day for an Independent or a Political body candidate to file the required nomination petition. O.C.G.A. 21-2-132 (d);21-2-187
July 13, 2010
12:00 noon
Last day for a political body desiring to nominate its statewide candidates by convention to file a qualifying petition. O.C.G.A. 21-2-187
August 23, 2010 Last day for a person to register and be eligible to vote in the September Special Election. O.C.G.A. 21-2-224 (a)
September 7, 2010   Last day to file and publish a notice of intention to be a write-in candidate in the November General/Nonpartisan/Special Election O.C.G.A. 21-2-133 (a)
September 13, 2010 Last day to file affidavit stating the notice of intention to be a write-in candidate has been published in accordance with O.C.G.A. 21-2-133 (b)
October 4, 2010 Last day a person may register and be eligible to vote in the November General/Nonpartisan/Special Election and Runoff O.C.G.A. 21-2-224 (a)

 


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