June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election
Candidate Filing
| Description of Event | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Signatures In Lieu of Filing Fee Period for Voter-Nominated Offices | January 1*- February 25, 2016 |
| Announcement of Selected Presidential Candidates (Democratic party) | January 9*-March 31, 2016** |
| Candidate Statement Period for State Voter Information Guide (U.S. Senate) | January 28 - February 17, 2016 |
| Nomination Paper Period for Presidential Candidates not selected by the Secretary of State (Democratic party) |
January 29 - March 26, 2016** |
| Announcement of Selected Presidential Candidates (Republican, American Independent, Green, Libertarian, and Peace and Freedom parties) |
On or before February 8, 2016 |
| Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Paper Period for Voter-Nominated Offices | February 15*- March 11, 2016 |
| Candidate Statement Period for County Sample Ballots (U.S. House of Representatives, State Senate, State Assembly) |
February 15* - March 11, 2016 |
| Nomination Paper Period for Presidential Candidates not selected by the Secretary of State (Republican, American Independent, Green, Libertarian, and Peace and Freedom parties) |
February 24 - March 25, 2016 |
| Declaration of Candidacy Extension Period if Incumbent of Voter-Nominated Office Does Not File |
March 12* - March 16, 2016 |
| Randomized Alphabet Drawing | March 17, 2016 |
| Notice to Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices | March 26, 2016* |
| Deadline for Selected Presidential Candidates to withdraw (all parties) | March 31, 2016** |
| Certified List of Candidates | March 31, 2016** |
| Presidential Candidate Statement Deadline for the Secretary of State's Website | April 1, 2016 |
| Statement of Write-In Candidacy and Nomination Paper Period for Voter-Nominated Offices | April 11 - May 24, 2016 |
| Presidential Write-In Candidate Deadline | May 17, 2016 |
| Certified List of Write-In Candidates | May 27, 2016 |
Voter Information Guide
| Description of Event | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Legislative Measure Qualification Deadline | January 28, 2016 |
| Ballot Label and Title and Summary Deadline | February 5, 2016 |
| Argument Submission Deadline | February 9, 2016 |
| Argument Selection and Exchange | February 11, 2016 |
| Analysis, Text, and Bond Statement Deadline | February 18, 2016 |
| Rebuttal Argument and Summary Information Deadline | February 18, 2016 |
| Public Inspection Period | February 23 - March 14, 2016 |
| Copy Provided to State Printer | March 14, 2016 |
| Voter Information Guide Mailing Period | April 28 - May 17, 2016 |
Registration and Voting
| Description of Event | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Military and Overseas Voter Vote-By-Mail Ballot Delivery Period | April 8 - April 23, 2016* |
| Vote-By-Mail Ballot Mailing Period | May 9 - May 31, 2016 |
| Last Day to Register to Vote | May 23, 2016 |
| New Citizen (sworn in after May 23, 2016) Voter Registration Period | May 24 - June 7, 2016 |
| Last Day to Request Vote-By-Mail Ballot | May 31, 2016 |
| Election Day (7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.) | June 7, 2016 |
| Last Day to Receive Vote-By-Mail Ballot Postmarked No Later Than June 7, 2016 | June 10, 2016 |
*Date falls on a weekend or state holiday; it does not move forward to the next business day.
**Date falls on a weekend or state holiday; it moves forward to the next business day.
