2012 PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIONS IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

JANUARY 24

FIRST DAY TO CIRCULATE AND FILE NOMINATIONS PETITIONS

FEBRUARY 14

LAST DAY TO CIRCULATE AND FILE NOMINATION PETITIONS

FEBRUARY 15

FIRST DAY TO CIRCULATE AND FILE NOMINATION PAPERS NOMINATING INDEPENDENT
CANDIDATES OF POLITICAL BODIES OR CANDIDATES OF MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES.

FEBRUARY 29

LAST DAY FOR WITHDRAWAL BY CANDIDATES WHO FILED NOMINATION PETITIONS.

MARCH 5

FIRST DAY TO ACCEPT ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS.

APA MARCH 26

LAST DAY TO REGISTER BEFORE THE GENERAL PRIMARY

APRIL 17

LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR A CIVILIAN ABSENTEE BALLOT

APRIL 20

LAST DAY FOR COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO RECEIVE VOTED CIVILIAN ABSENTEE BALLOTS

APRIL 24

2012 GENERAL PRIMARY

APRIL 25

FIRST DAY TO REGISTER AFTER PRIMARY

MAY 1

LAST DAY FOR COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO RECEIVE VOTED MILITARY AND OVERSEAS ABSENTEE BALLOTS (MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN MAY 16)

AUGUST 1

LAST DAY TO CIRCULATE AND FILE NOMINATION PAPERS

AUGUST 8

LAST DAY FOR WITHDRAWAL BY POLITICAL BODY CANDIDATES WHO FILED NOMINATION PAPERS

AUGUST 13

LAST DAY FOR WITHDRAWAL BY CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY A POLITICAL PARTY

SEPTEMBER 18

FIRST DAY TO ACCEPT ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS.

OCTOBER 9

LAST DAY TO REGISTER BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION

OCTOBER 30

LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR CIVILIAN ABSENTEE BALLOT

NOVEMBER 2

LAST DAY FOR COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO RECEIVE VOTED CIVILIAN ABSENTEE BALLOTS

NOVEMBER 6

2012 GENERAL ELECTION

NOVEMBER 7

FIRST DAY TO REGISTER AFTER ELECTION

NOVEMBER 13

LAST DAY FOR COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO RECEIVE VOTED MILITARY AND OVERSEAS ABSENTEE BALLOTS (MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 7)