Election Calendar & Filing Fees

2010 Election Calendar

The 2010 Election Calendar contains information that may be useful to candidates, the news media, and voters in New Hanover County. Printer-friendly version available.

2010 ELECTIONS CALENDAR

DATE/TIME	EVENT	SUMMARY	REFERENCE
February 8 12 p.m.	Candidate filing begins	Second Monday in February	163-106(c)
February 22 12 p.m.	Deadline to file by petition	Monday prior to filing deadline	163-107.1
February 26 12 p.m.	Candidate filing ends	Last business day in February	163-106(c)
March 15	Absentee by Mail voting begins	50 days prior to election	163-230.1(a)
April 5	Last day for parties to recommend precinct assistants	30 days prior to election	163-42
April 9 5 p.m.	Voter registration ends	25 days prior to election	163-82.6(c)
April 13	Absentee by Mail board meeting	Beginning third Tuesday – each Tuesday before election	163-230.1(c1)
April 15	One Stop voting begins	No earlier than the third Thursday before election	163-227.2(b)
April 20	Absentee by Mail board meeting	Each Tuesday before election	163-230.1(c1)
April 26 5 p.m.	Last day to request Absentee by Mail ballot	Tuesday before election	163-230.1(a)
April 27	Absentee by Mail board meeting	Each Tuesday before election	163-230.1(c1)
May 1 1 p.m.	One Stop voting ends	Last Saturday before election	163-227.2(b)
May 3 5 p.m.	Deadline for returning Absentee by Mail ballot	Day before election	163-231(b)
May 4	PRIMARY ELECTION DAY	Tuesday next after first Monday in May	163-1
May 5 - May 10	Filing time for election protest concerning votes counted or tabulation of results	Before county board’s canvass meeting	163-182.9(4)a
May 11 11 a.m.	Canvass	Seventh day after every election (except general)	163-182.5(b)
May 12 5 p.m.	Deadline for candidate to request recount	First business day after canvass	163-182.7(b)
May 13 12 p.m. 5 p.m.	Abstract mailed to NC SBOE	Nine days after election	163-300
	Deadline for candidate to request 2^nd primary	No later than the ninth day (including Sat. and Sun.) following the date on which primary was conducted	163-111(c2)
	Deadline for filing election protest concerning votes counted or tabulation of results and states good cause for filing delay	Second business day after canvass	163-182.9(4)b

DATE/TIME	EVENT	SUMMARY	REFERENCE
May 13 5 p.m.	Deadline for filing election protest concerning any other irregularity than votes counted or tabulation of results 2^nd Primary – if needed Absentee by Mail voting begins	Second business day after canvass As soon as ballots are made available	163-182.9(4)c 163-227.3(b)
June 1	2^nd Primary – if needed Absentee by Mail board meeting	Beginning third Tuesday – each Tuesday before election	163-230.1(c1)
June 3	2^nd Primary – if needed One Stop voting begins	No earlier than the third Thursday before election	163-227.2(b)
June 8	2^nd Primary – if needed Absentee by Mail board meeting	Each Tuesday before election	163-230.1(c1)
June 14 5 p.m.	2^nd Primary – if needed Last day to request Absentee by Mail ballot	Tuesday before election	163-230.1(a)
June 15 5 p.m.	2^nd Primary – if needed Absentee by Mail board meeting	Each Tuesday before election	163-230.1(c1)
June 19 1 p.m.	2^nd Primary – if needed One Stop voting ends	Last Saturday before election	163-227.2(b)
June 21 5 p.m.	2^nd Primary – if needed Deadline for returning Absentee by Mail ballots	Day before election	163-231(b)
June 22	2^nd Primary – if needed 2^nd PRIMARY ELECTION DAY	Seven weeks after 1^st primary	163-111(e)
June 23 – June 28	2^nd Primary – if needed Filing time for election protest concerning votes counted or tabulation of results	Before county board’s canvass meeting	163-182.9(4)a
June 25 12 p.m.	Deadline for Unaffiliated candidates to petition to be on ballot for County offices	Last Friday in June preceding general election	163-122(a1)
June 29	2^nd Primary – if needed Canvass	Seventh day after every election (other than general)	163-182.5(b)
June 30	2^nd Primary – if needed Deadline for candidate to request recount	First business day after canvass	163-182.7(b)
July 1 5 p.m. 5 p.m.	2^nd Primary – if needed Abstract mailed to NC State Board of Elections	Nine days after election	163-300
	2^nd Primary – if needed Deadline for filing election protest concerning votes counted or tabulation of results and states good cause for filing delay	Second business day after canvass	163-182.9(4)b
	2^nd Primary – if needed Deadline for filing election protest concerning any other irregularity than votes counted or tabulation of results	Second business day after canvass	163-182.9(4)c
August 4 12 p.m.	Deadline to file as a write-in candidate	90^th day before election	163-123(c3)
October 4	Absentee by Mail voting begins	30 days prior to election	163-302
October 4	Last day for parties to recommend precinct assistants	30 days prior to election	163-42