2012 Election Calendar Traveling through a Year Full of Election Fun!

2012 Election CalendarTraveling through a Year

Full of Election Fun!

2012 Election Calendar

Using the 2012 Election Administrator’s

Calendar

Read ahead!

Note subject cues in left margin, like “ABS”, “CAN”, and “CFA” to help find entries

“Subject to change….” due to new federal or state laws, court cases, etc.


December 2011

Get forms and files organized for 2012! Check your forms against 2012 Forms List on disc

Certificates of election and oaths of office for city and town officials.

Commissions for City and Town Court Judges issued by Governor, attested to by SOS. Mailed to home address of candidate.

Oaths of OfficeWhen? Any time after certificate of election issued. By Jan 31 2012Who? Any notary public, or person listed in IC 33-42-4-1Where filed? With county circuit court clerk


January 2012

State convention delegate descriptions must be filed - January 3- unless all at large.

Candidate filing begins Wed Jan 11. Includes: Includes declarations of candidacy for primary; Republican precinct committeemen only; D and R state convention delegates. (CAN-37) Statewide primary candidate petitions

January 18 Campaign Finance Report FilingDoes county have policy to accept FAXed reports?Who decides when it is “noon”?


February 2012

Candidate filing ends NOON local time Friday, Feb 10. Candidates for

Federal, statewide, and state legislature file with state;

Candidates for Judge file declaration with state, but file campaign finance reports with county;

Candidates for all other local offices file with county.


February 2012

After filing ends, post candidate list. Deadline for candidate challenges to

be filed – Friday Feb 17 – CAN-1 Form- “The Put Up or Shut Up Law.”

Indiana Election Commission or county election board holds meeting to decide challenges – by Thu March 1.

CEB members oaths on file? CEB-6

Candidate Challenge HearingsOpen Door Law requirements for meeting notices, public discussion and voting! No “executive session” in mid-meeting.Swear in any person who testifies.


February – March 2012

Election Division certifies state primary candidates to counties – Fri Feb 24.

Amendment possible after March 1. Alert your printer!

Ballot delivery deadline – March 19 Absentee ballot mailing begins – March

24


April 9, 2012

Voter Registration Deadline In person absentee voting begins Deadline for county to designate

polling places. Deadline for county chair to file

absentee ballot board recommendations


April 2012

Deadline to file pre-primary campaign finance report – April 20

“Large Contribution” 48 hour campaign finance reporting begins – April 14

Deadline to publish legal notice of primary; list of polling places – Apr 28

Voting System Public TestsOne of few “legal notice” publication requirementsLast day is April 24. Schedule with vendor before then if possibleIf problem, recess (don’t adjourn) CEB meeting to another date


April 2012

Don’t forget to file copy of touch screen public test report (IEC-9) and optical scan ballot test report (IEC-10) with Indiana Election Division no later than 7 days after public test completed.


April – May 2012

Deadline for county to receive application for absentee ballot by mail – 11:59 p.m. Apr 30

Deadline for in office absentee voting – Noon, May 7

Primary Election Day! May 8, 2012


May 2012

First day political party can fill candidate vacancy for November because no one nominated in primary – Wed May 9

Deadline, by noon, May 18 for challenged voter to present photo ID to CEB

County election board has until 3 pm, May 18 to rule on provisional ballots


May 21, 2012

Deadline by noon for county to send list of candidates nominated at primary and results (by congressional district) from pres. primary.

Please use SVRS when possible! CEB-23 (D), CEB-24 (R), and new form

(IEC-4) for presidential primary results

Lists of State Convention DelegatesMon May 21: Deadline for counties to send Indiana Election Division list of all ELECTED state convention delegates, with candidate address and congressional district.


May 22, 2012

Voter registration reopens First day to receive absentee ballot

application Deadline, by noon, for primary

candidate to file recount or contest petition

Party chairmen have later deadline to file petitions.


June 2012

General Election Ballot Vacancy Filling Process can take place during entire month. June 20 last day to send notice of caucus to

precinct committeeman and file notice with Election Division or county election board by noon.

“Last day” assumes caucus held June 30. Political party can provide for direct

appointment of candidate instead of caucus.


June 2012

General Election Ballot Vacancy Filling Caucus candidate filing June 27 last day for candidate to file

declaration of candidacy (at least 72 hours before scheduled caucus time)

Declaration of candidacy must be filed with both Political party chairman and

Election Division or county clerk.


June 2012

General Election Ballot Vacancy Filling Conducting a party caucus June 30 by noon last day for political party

to conduct caucus or for party to make direct appointment.

“Grace period” until noon July 3 to file certificate of appointment with Election Division or county.


June 30, 2012

Don’t forget the other types of candidates: Libertarian Party can nominate by convention

by noon, June 30. Independent or other petition candidates can

file CAN-19 petitions with county voter registration office by noon, June 30.

Declared write-in candidates can file with county clerk or Election Division (by noon July 3).

2012 Election Calendar… to be continued

We’ll cover the last half of 2012at the summer State Board of Accounts meeting!

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2012 Election Calendar Traveling through a Year Full of Election Fun!