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2013 Municipal Election Calendar
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January 1 |
WV Code
§3-3-5(b)(1) |
First day to receive absentee ballot applications from military and overseas voters. |
January 14
to
January 26 |
WV Code
§3-5-7(c) |
Candidate filing period. - A Certificate of Announcement must be recieved by the filing officer or post marked by January 26, 2013. Certificates of Announcement filed prior to January 14, 2013 cannot be accepted. |
January 15
to
January 30 |
WV Code
§3-1-19 |
Execuitve Committees appoint Ballot Commissioners. If there are no Executive Committees or the committee fails to appoint some one, the clerk or recorder is responsible for appointing Ballot Commissioners.
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February 12 |
WV Code
§3-5-11(a) |
Deadline for candidates to withdraw and to have their name taken off of the ballot. The form or letter must be recieved by the filing officer by February 12. Postmarks do not qualify. |
February 13 |
WV Code
§3-1-7(b) |
Deadline to publish notice of precinct change. |
March 13 |
WV Code
§3-1-7(b) |
Deadline to order precinct change.
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March 13 |
WV Code
§3-3-5C(a) |
Deadline to adopt emergency absentee voting policy (optional). |
March 19 |
WV Code
§3-3-5(b)(2) |
First day to receive absentee ballot applications from all other voters. |
March 19 |
WV Code
§3-1-29(c) |
Deadline to notify executive committees of number of poll clerks and election commissioners they may nominate. |
April 2
9:00 AM |
WV Code
§3-6-2(d)(2) |
Uniform drawing of ballot positions. |
April 2 |
WV Code
§3-3-11(a) |
Deadline to estimate number absentee ballots needed. |
April 12
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WV Code
§3-1-7(g) |
Deadline for emergency precinct change. |
April 23 |
WV Code
§3-1-30(e) |
Deadline to nominate poll workers. |
April 23
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WV Code
§3-6-4A(c)(1) |
Deadline for write-in candidates to file. |
April 26 |
WV Code
§3-3-11(a) |
Absentee ballots must be delivered to the city clerk. |
April 29
to
June 5 |
WV Code
§3-3-5(e)(1) |
Mail absentee ballots within 1 day of receiving a completed application if the ballots are available. |
May 12
to
June 4 |
WV Code
§3-1-46(c) |
Mandatory training of poll workers. |
May 16
to
May 22 |
WV Code
§3-6-3(b) |
First publishing of sample ballots. |
May 21 |
WV Code
§3-2-6(a) |
Last day to register to vote in municipal election. |
May 29
to
June 8 |
WV Code
§3-3-3(a) |
Early voting period.
Early voting is conducted during regular business hours and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every Saturday during the early voting period. This applies in every municipal election. |
June 1 |
WV Code
§3-3-3(a) |
Early voting in person conducted 9 AM to 5 PM. |
June 4
to
June 10 |
WV Code
§3-6-3(d) |
Second publishing of sample ballots or publish official list of candidates and issues. |
June 4
to
June 11 @ Noon |
WV Code
§3-3-5C(d) |
Receive emergency absentee ballot application. |
June 5 |
WV Code
§3-3-5(b) |
Deadline to submit absentee ballot application. |
June 8 |
WV Code
§3-3-3(a) |
Early voting in person conducted 9 AM to 5 PM. |
June 10
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WV Code
§3-3-5(k) |
Last day to receive a hand-delivered absentee ballot. |
June 11 |
WV Code
§8-5-5 |
General Election Day (6:30 AM to 7:30 PM) |
June 12
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WV Code
§3-3-5(g)(1) |
Deadline to accept absentee ballots. |
June 17 |
WV Code
§3-3-5 |
Military and overseas absentee ballots or those postmarked by U.S. Postal Service by June 11 accepted until the start of canvass. |
June 17 |
WV Code
§3-6-9(a)(8) |
Canvass begins and election results are certified 48 hours after Declaration. ( If no recount has been requested.) |
July 2 |
WV Code
§8-5-9 |
New terms begin. |