Election Calendar

2012 State Election Calendar
General election: November 6

State	Presidential Primary	State Primary
Alabama	March 13	March 13
Alaska	March 6 (Republican Caucus) April 15 (Democrat Caucus)	August 28
Arizona	Februray 28	August 28
Arkansas	May 22	May 22
California	June 5	June 5
Colorado	Feb. 7 (Republican caucus) March 6 (Democrat caucus)	June 26
Connecticut	April 24	April 24
Delaware	April 24	Sept. 11
District of Columbia	April 3	April 3
Florida	Jan. 31 (Republican caucus) April 15-May 5 (Democrat caucus)	Aug. 14
Georgia	March 6	July 31
Hawaii	March 7 (Democrat caucus) March 13 (Republican caucus)	Aug. 11
Idaho	March 6 (Republican caucus) April 17 (Democrat caucus)	May 15
Illinois	March 20	March 20
Indiana	May 8	May 8
Iowa	Jan. 3 (Republican caucus) Feb. 6 (Democrat caucus)	June 5
Kansas	March 10 (Republican caucus) April 14 (Democrat caucus)	Aug. 7
Kentucky	May 22	May 22
Louisiana	March 24	---
Maine	Feb. 4-11 (Republican caucus) March 11 (Democrat caucus)	---
Maryland	April 3	April 3
Massachusetts	March 6	Sept. 18
Michigan	Feb. 28 (Republican primary) May 5 (Democrat caucus)	Aug. 7
Minnesota	Feb. 7 (caucuses)	Aug. 14
Mississippi	March 13	March 13
Missouri	---	Aug. 7
Montana	June 5	June 5
Nebraska	April 14 (Democrat caucus) May 15 (Republican primary)	May 15
Nevada	Jan. 14 (Republican caucus) Feb. 18 (Democrat caucus)	June 12
New Hampshire	January 10	---
New Jersey	June 5	June 5
New Mexico	June 5	June 5
New York	April 24	Pending lawsuit
North Carolina	May 8	May 8
North Dakota	March 6 (Republican caucus) June 5 (Democrat caucust)	June 12
Ohio	March 6	March 6
Oklahoma	March 6	March 6
Oregon	May 15	May 15
Pennsylvania	April 24	April 24
Rhode Island	April 24	Sept. 11
South Carolina	Jan. 21 (Republican primary) Jan. 28 (Democrat primary)	June 12
South Dakota	June 5	June 5
Tennessee	March 6	Aug. 2
Texas	March 6	March 6
Utah	March 13 (Democrat caucus) June 26 (Republican primary)	---
Vermont	March 6	March 1 (Town Mtg)
Virginia	March 6	---
Washington	March 3 (Republican caucus) April 15 (Democrat caucus)	Aug. 7
West Virginia	May 3	May 8
Wisconsin	April 3	---
Wyoming	March 6-10 (Republican caucus) April 14 (Democrat caucus)	Aug. 21

Notes:
This calendar will be updated as needed.

electionlineWeekly

February 16, 2012

One in eight voter registrations inaccurate or invalid
Groundbreaking study finds nearly 2 million dead voters on rolls

Approximately 24 million active voter registrations in the United States — one of every eight — are no longer valid or have significant inaccuracies and nearly a quarter of the eligible voting population is not registered, according to the Pew Center on the States’ Election Initiatives.

New research in the report Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient underscores the need for registration systems that use the latest technology to better maintain voter records, save money, and streamline processes. Read More...

Calendar

February 2012

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
30	31	1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	1	2	3	4

electionlineToday

February 22, 2012

Relatively few problems with new Wisc. election law
In the first election in which Wisconsin's new photo identification law and stricter residency rules are in effect, there were a few complaints and a few scattered problems with voting machines in the City of Milwaukee. Don Walker, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

New poll shows majority of Ohio voters support referendum
A survey of Ohio voters released today shows a majority support the repeal of House Bill 194, a controversial update of the state's elections laws that, for now, is subject to a voter referendum this fall. Joe Guillen, The Plain Dealer.

Also in electionlineToday news from: Alabama, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and national news (8:25 a.m. 02/22/12).