Designating Petitions for Federal Office/Federal Primary Election, and Designating Petitions for State Primary Dates

Designating Petitions for Federal Office/Federal Primary Election:

Federal Primary: June 26, 2018

First date to circulate designating petitions for federal office is March 6, 2018.

Dates to file designating petitions are April 9, 2018 to April 12, 2018.

  

First date to circulate independent nominating petitions for federal office is June 19, 2018. 

Dates to file independent nominating petitions for federal office are July 24, 2018 to July 31 , 2018.

Opportunity to Ballot Petitions for Federal Office/Federal Primary Election: 

First date to circulate OTB petitions for federal office is changed to March 27, 2018. 

Last date to file OTB petitions is changed to April 19, 2018.

State Primary: September 11, 2018

Designating Petitions for State Primary 

First day to sign ................................................................ June 5, 2018 

Filing Dates....................................................................... July 9-July 12 

Last day to authorize ........................................................ July 16 

Last day to accept/decline................................................ July 16 

Last day to fill vacancy...................................................... July 20 

Last day to authorize substitution.................................... July 24

Opportunity to Ballot Petitions 

First day to sign ................................................................ June 26, 2018 

Last day to file OTB........................................................... July 19 

Last day to file OTB if designated candidate declines ...... July 26

Statewide Party Nominations............................ May 15-June 5, 2018