Candidate Filing
September 12, 2019 – November 6, 2019
Petition in Lieu – all candidates EC § 8061, 8105, 8106
October 28, 2019 – November 6, 2019
Declaration of Intention – Judicial only (filing fee paid at this time) EC § 8023, 8105
November 7, 2019 – November 12, 2019*
Declaration of Intention extension – Judicial only *deadline extended due to holiday EC § 8023(b), 8105
November 12, 2019* – December 6, 2019
Candidate filing period *opening extended due to holiday EC § 8020
December 7, 2019 – December 11, 2019
Candidate filing extension period EC § 8022, 8024
December 12, 2019
Random Alphabet Drawing EC §13112
December 26, 2019
Certified list of local candidates from Merced County Elections Office
December 26, 2019
Certified list of federal and state candidates from Secretary of State EC § 8120 - 8125, 8148, 8149
January 6, 2020 – February 18, 2020
Write-in candidate period EC § 8601
Campaign Disclosure Filing
January 31, 2020
Last day – Semi-Annual Statements GC § 84200, 84218
January 23, 2020
Last day – Pre-Election Statements – period of 1/1/2020 to 1/13/2020 GC § 84200.5, 84200.7
February 20, 2020
Last day – Pre-Election Statements – period of 1/14/2020 to 2/10/2020 GC § 84200.5, 84200.7
Within 24 Hours
Late Contributions & Independent Expenditures Reports – period of 2/11/2020 to 6/30/2020
July 31, 2020
Last day – Semi-Annual Statements GC § 84200, 84218
Ballot Measure Filing
November 26, 2019 – December 6, 2019
Last day to file Resolution requesting consolidation EC § 10403, 10403.5, 10401, 13247
November 26, 2019 – December 6, 2019
Last day to file Impartial Analysis, Tax Rate Statement, or Fiscal Impact Report EC § 9160, 9400, 9313, 9500 and other statutes may apply
General Information
February 17, 2020
15-Day Close of Registration (postmarked is acceptable) EC § 2102, 2107, 2115, 2116, 2152
February 18, 2020 – March 3, 2020
Conditional Voter Registration EC § 2171
March 3, 2020
Election Day – Polling Places open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EC § 14212, 15150
Vote by Mail Ballots
January 3, 2020 – January 18, 2020
Vote by Mail ballot requests – Military and Overseas voters only EC § 300(b), 3103
February 3, 2020
First day to request a Vote by Mail ballot EC § 3001, 3003, 3006, 3009
February 25, 2020
Last day to request a Vote by Mail ballot by mail EC § 3001
February 26, 2020 – March 3, 2020
A Vote by Mail ballot request can be submitted over the counter at Elections Office EC § 3003
March 3, 2020 – March 6, 2020
A Vote by Mail ballot must be postmarked by March 3 and received by March 6 EC § 3017, 3020
Voter Information Guides
January 23, 2020
First day Secretary of State starts mailing Voter Information Guides EC § 9094 (a)(c)
January 23, 2020
First day Merced County Elections Office starts mailing Voter Information Guides EC § 13300, 13304
Canvass
March 5, 2020 Official Canvass period begins EC § 335.5, 15301, 15302, 15360
April 2, 2020 Last day to certify results – Official Canvass period ends EC § 15372, 15400
*deadline extended due to
holiday
EC=Election Code and GC=Government Code
