Municipal Election Calendar June 1, 2021 General Election To Be Followed Unless Otherwise Provided by Charter or Ordinance
First day to receive application for absentee ballot January 1, 2021 from all voters
Candidate filing period Jan. 11- Jan. 30, 2021
Deadline to submit Notice of Intent for Class IV Jan. 29, 2021 (early voting by mail)
Notice of precinct change published February 1, 2021
Notice of emergency precinct change published March 3, 2021
Deadline to order precinct change March 3, 2021
Deadline for candidates to withdraw from General March 9, 2021
Uniform drawing for ballot position March 23, 2021 [unless other dates set by ordinance]
Estimate the number of absentee ballots needed March 23, 2021
Deadline for emergency precinct change April 2, 2021
Election officials & alternates appointed April 13, 2021
Deadline for write-in candidate to file April 13, 2021
Delivery of absentee ballots to recorder April 16, 2021 (deadline)
Mail absentee ballots April 16 – May 26, 2021 (May 27, 2021 for applications received on May 26, 2021)
Mandatory training of election officials May 2, 2021 (within 30 days of election)
Publish Sample Ballot (1st publishing) May 6 – May 12, 2021
Last day to register to vote in a municipal election May 11, 2021
Early voting occurs during this time period May 19 – May 29, 2021
Early voting in person conducted 9 am to 5 pm May 22, 2021
Publish Sample Ballot (2nd Publishing) May 25 – May 31, 2021
Emergency absentee voting period May 25 – June 1, 2021 (noon election day)
Deadline for absentee applications May 26, 2021
Early voting in person conducted 9 am to 5 pm May 29, 2021
Last day to receive a hand delivered absentee ballot May 31, 2021
General Election day June 1, 2021
Absentee ballot received without a postmark June 2, 2021 accepted
Absentee ballot postmarked by election day accepted June 7, 2021
Canvass begins; results declared at end of canvass June 7, 2021
Certify results 48 hours after results declared June 9, 2021 for races without a recount request
New terms begin July 1, 2021