OFFICIAL SPECIAL ELECTION POLITICAL CALENDAR April 24, 2018 DATE

SPECIAL ELECTION: April 24, 2018 DATE 

OFFICIAL SPECIAL ELECTION POLITICAL CALENDAR 

5th Assembly District (Graf) (Part of Suffolk); 

10th Assembly District (Lupinacci) (Part of Suffolk) 

17th Assembly District (McKevitt) (Part of Nassau); 

39th Assembly District (Moya) (Part of Queens) 

74th Assembly District (Kavanagh) (Part of New York); 

80th Assembly District (Gjonaj) (Part of Bronx) 

102nd Assembly District (Lopez) (Greene/Schoharie, Part of Albany/Columbia/Delaware/Otsego/Ulster) 

107th Assembly District (McLaughlin) (Part of Columbia/Rensselaer/Washington) 

142nd Assembly District (Kearns) (Part of Erie); 

32nd Senate District (Diaz) (Part of Bronx) 

37th Senate District (Latimer) (Part of Westchester)

PARTY NOMINATIONS 

February 15, 2018 Last day to file Certificate of Nomination §6-158(6) 

February 20, 2018 Last day to accept or decline nomination §6-158(7) 

February 20, 2018 Last day to authorize nomination §6-120(3) 

February 20, 2018 Last day to file Substitution to fill vacancy created by a declination §6-158(8) February 26, 2018 Last day to authorize substitution §6-120(3)

INDEPENDENT NOMINATING PETITIONS 

February 5, 2018 First day to sign §6-138(4) 

February 20, 2018 Last day to file petition §6-158(9) 

February 20, 2018 Last day to accept or decline nomination §6-158(11) 

February 21, 2018 Last day to file substitution to fill vacancy created by a declination §6-158(12)

CERTIFICATION OF BALLOT 

March 2, 2018 Last day for state and county board to certify ballot §§ 4-112(1), 4-114 

REGISTRATION CUT-OFF DATES 

March 30, 2018 Last day to mail (postmark) registration form §5-210(3) 

April 4, 2018 Last day for Board of Elections to receive mail registration form §5-210(3) 

April 14, 2018 Last day to register in person at the Board of Elections §5-210(3)

ABSENTEE BALLOTS 

March 10, 2018 Last day to send out military ballots §10-108(1) 

April 17, 2018 Last day to postmark application by mail §8-400(2)(c) 

April 23, 2018 Last day to apply in person at board of elections for absentee ballot §8-400(2)(c) 

April 23, 2018 Last day to postmark absentee ballot §8-412(1) 

April 24, 2018 Last day to deliver absentee ballot in person at board of elections §8-412(2) 

May 1, 2018 Last day for board of elections to receive absentee ballot by mail §8-412(2) 

May 7, 2018 Last day for the board of elections to receive military ballots by mail §10-114(1)

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FILING DATES 

March 23, 2018 32 Day Pre-Election 9 NYCRR § 6200.2(a) 

April 13, 2018 11 Day Pre-Election 9 NYCRR § 6200.2(a) 

May 21, 2018 27 Day Post-Election 9 NYCRR § 6200.2(a) 

April 10, 2018 24 Hour (other than Independent Expenditure) 9 NYCRR § 6200.2(g) 

March 25, 2018 Pre-Election Independent Expenditure 9 NYCRR § 6200.10(d)