Municipal Election Calendar June 8, 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 8, 2021
Notice of emergency precinct change published March 10, 2021
Deadline to order precinct change March 10, 2021
Deadline for candidates to withdraw from General March 16, 2021
Uniform drawing for ballot position March 30, 2021 [unless other dates set by ordinance]
Estimate the number of absentee ballots needed March 30, 2021
Deadline for emergency precinct change April 9, 2021
Election officials & alternates appointed April 20, 2021
Deadline for write-in candidate to file April 20, 2021
Delivery of absentee ballots to recorder April 23, 2021 (deadline)
Mail absentee ballots April 23 – June 2, 2021 (June 3, 2021 for applications received on June 2, 2021)
Mandatory training of election officials May 9, 2021 (within 30 days of election)
Publish Sample Ballot (1st publishing) May 13 – May 19, 2021
Last day to register to vote in a municipal election May 18, 2021
Early voting occurs during this time period May 26 – June 5, 2021
Early voting in person conducted 9 am to 5 pm May 29, 2021
Publish Sample Ballot (2nd Publishing) June 1 – June 7, 2021
Emergency absentee voting period June 1 – June 8, 2021 (noon election day)
Deadline for absentee applications June 2, 2021
Early voting in person conducted 9 am to 5 pm June 5, 2021
Last day to receive a hand delivered absentee ballot June 7, 2021
General Election day June 8, 2021
Absentee ballot received without a postmark June 9, 2021 accepted
Absentee ballot postmarked by election day accepted June 14, 2021
Canvass begins; results declared at end of canvass June 14, 2021
Certify results 48 hours after results declared June 16, 2021 for races without a recount request
New terms begin July 1, 2021