The Indiana election calendar for the remainder of the year:

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

DEADLINE, by noon, for a candidate to file a verified election recount or contest petition.

VOTER REGISTRATION OPENS

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

DEADLINE, by noon, for the Democratic or Republican Party to fill a vacancy on the general election ballot due to primary election ballot vacancy.

DEADLINE, by noon, for an independent or minor party candidate to file a petition of nomination with a county voter registration office for verification of petition signatures.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

DEADLINE, by noon, for filing a certificate stating that a major party vacancy on the general election ballot resulting from a vacancy on the primary election ballot has been filled.

DEADLINE, by noon, to file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate at the general election.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

DEADLINE, by noon, for a candidate nominated at the primary election, a candidate who has filled a vacancy, or a write-in candidate, to voluntarily withdraw.

DEADLINE, by noon, for the Democratic, Libertarian and Republican Parties to file a certificate of nomination of candidates nominated at the state party conventions

DEADLINE, by noon, for independent or minor party candidate to file a declaration of candidacy and petition of nomination after verification of petition signatures. (See entry for Wednesday June 30 for deadline to file the petition for verification of signatures)

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

First day to file a petition of nomination and consent for a school board member chosen at the general election.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

First day the circuit court clerk may receive absentee ballot applications from most voters for the general election.

Friday, August 20, 2010

DEADLINE, by noon, to file a petition for a school board office elected at the general election.

Monday, August 23, 2010

DEADLINE, by noon, for a candidate for a school board office elected at the general election to file voluntarily withdraw.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

DEADLINE for the county election board to mail general election absentee ballots to voters who have already filed an application with the county election boards.

Monday, October 4, 2010

First day that a voter may vote an absentee general election ballot before an absentee voter board in the office of the circuit court clerk.

VOTER REGISTRATION ENDS

DEADLINE, at county voter registration office’s close of business for a voter to register or to transfer registration in the county voter registration office.

Friday, October 8, 2010

End of pre-election campaign finance reporting period. (except candidates for statewide office)

Friday, October 15, 2010

DEADLINE, by noon, to file pre-election campaign finance reports. (except candidates for statewide office)

Thursday, October 21, 2010

First day a confined voter, a voter caring for a confined person at a private residence, or a voter with disabilities may vote an absentee ballot before an absentee voter board at the voter’s residence or place of confinement.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Absentee voter board in the office of circuit court clerk must be open at least 7 hours to permit absentee voting. However, in a county with a population of less than 20,000, the county election board may reduce hours to a minimum of 4 on this date.

Monday, October 25, 2010

DEADLINE, by midnight (except for confined voters or voters caring for a confined person requesting delivery of a ballot by an absentee voter board), for the circuit court clerk to receive mailed, hand-delivered, or faxed absentee ballot applications requesting to vote absentee by mail..

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Absentee voter board in the office of the circuit court clerk must be open for at least 7 hours to permit absentee voting. However, in a county with a population of less than 20,000, the county election board may reduce hours to a minimum of 4 on this date.

Monday, November 1, 2010

DEADLINE, by noon, for the circuit court clerk to receive mailed, hand-delivered or faxed absentee ballot applications from confined voters or voters caring for a confined person requesting delivery of a ballot by an absentee voter board.

DEADLINE, by noon, for a voter to vote an absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk.

DEADLINE for a confined voter, a voter caring for a confined person, or a voter with disabilities to vote an absentee ballot before an absentee voter board at the voter’s place of confinement.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

GENERAL ELECTION DAY

Polls are open 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., prevailing local time.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

DEADLINE, by noon, for a candidate to file a verified election recount or contest petition.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

VOTER REGISTRATION OPENS

Friday, December 31, 2010

End of annual reporting period for 2010 for campaign finance reports.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

DEADLINE, by noon, for all candidate committees, legislative caucus committees, and political action committees to file annual campaign finance reports for 2010.