2010 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar of Events
| Elections |
Voter Registration Deadline |
Election Date |
| Special Election Runoff |
December 4, 2009 |
February 2, 2010 |
| Special Election (to fill vacancies only) |
February 16, 2010 |
March 16, 2010 |
| Runoff Date |
February 16, 2010 |
April 13, 2010 |
| General Primary/Special Election |
June 21, 2010 |
July 20, 2010* |
| Runoff Date |
June 21, 2010 |
August 10, 2010 |
| Special Election (to fill vacancies only) |
August 23, 2010 |
September 21, 2010 |
| Runoff Date |
August 23, 2010 |
October 19, 2010 |
| General/NonPartisan/Special Election |
October 4, 2010 |
November 2, 2010* |
| Runoff Date |
October 4, 2010 |
November 30 , 2010 |
*Special Election to fill vacancies and present a question to voters
Key Dates:
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April 14, 2009
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Earliest day for a political body to begin circulating nomination petitions for state-wide candidates nominated by convention. O.C.G.A. 21-2-182
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| January 1, 2010 |
Earliest day to file and publish a notice of intention to be a write-in candidate in the November General/Nonpartisan Election. O.C.G.A. 21-2-133 (a)
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| January 14, 2010 |
Earliest day for an Independent or Political Body candidate to begin circulating a nomination petition for an office other than a Political Body candidate running for a state-wide office in which they are nominated by state-wide convention. O.C.G.A. 21-2-170 (e)
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| February 16, 2010 |
Last day for a person to register and be eligible to vote in the March Special Election. O.C.G.A. 21-2-224 (a)
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April 26, 2010
9:00 a.m. |
Earliest day for a Political Party candidate to file Declaration of Candidacy to have their name placed on the July General Primary Ballot. O.C.G.A. 21-2-153 ( c) (1)
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April 30, 2010
12:00 noon |
Last day for a Political Party candidate to file Declaration of Candidacy to have their name placed on the July General Primary Ballot. O.C.G.A. 21-2-153 (c ) (1) |
| June 5, 2010 |
Last day for a political body to hold a convention for the purpose of nominating candidates to be placed on the November General Election Ballot. O.C. G.A. 21-2-172 (e)
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| June 21, 2010 |
Last day for a person to register and be eligible to vote in the July General Primary/Special Election. O.C.G.A. 21-2-224 (a) |
June 28, 2010
9:00 a.m. |
Earliest day for an Independent or Political Body candidate to file a nomination petition. O.C.G.A. 21-2-132 (d) |
June 28, 2010
9:00 a.m. |
Earliest day for an Independent, Political Body, or Nonpartisan candidate to file Notice of Candidacy to have their name placed on the November General Election Ballot. O.C.G.A. 21-2-132 (c ) (1) (2) |
July 2, 2010
12:00 noon |
Last day for Independent, Political Body, or Nonpartisan candidate to file Notice of Candidacy to have their named placed on the November General Election Ballot. O.C.G.A. 21-2-132 (c) (1)(2) |
July 13, 2010
12:00 noon |
Last day for an Independent or a Political body candidate to file the required nomination petition. O.C.G.A. 21-2-132 (d);21-2-187 |
July 13, 2010
12:00 noon |
Last day for a political body desiring to nominate its statewide candidates by convention to file a qualifying petition. O.C.G.A. 21-2-187 |
| August 23, 2010 |
Last day for a person to register and be eligible to vote in the September Special Election. O.C.G.A. 21-2-224 (a) |
| September 7, 2010 |
Last day to file and publish a notice of intention to be a write-in candidate in the November General/Nonpartisan/Special Election O.C.G.A. 21-2-133 (a) |
| September 13, 2010 |
Last day to file affidavit stating the notice of intention to be a write-in candidate has been published in accordance with O.C.G.A. 21-2-133 (b) |
| October 4, 2010 |
Last day a person may register and be eligible to vote in the November General/Nonpartisan/Special Election and Runoff O.C.G.A. 21-2-224 (a) |