2022 Election Calendar
You can find information on dates, deadlines, and candidate requirements for the 2022 State Primary and Election on this page.
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Important dates and deadlines
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Description |
Deadline date: Party and nonparty candidates |
Deadline date: Party candidates |
Deadline date: Non-party |
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| Last day for a person running in the state primary to enroll in a party or for a person running only in the state election to unenroll from a party (except newly registered voters) | March 1, 2022 | March 8, 2022 | March 8, 2022 |
| 5 p.m., last day and hour to submit nomination papers to Registrars of Voters for certification of signatures | May 3, 2022 | May 10, 2022 | August 2, 2022 |
| 5 p.m., last day and hour for Registrars of Voters to complete certification of signatures | May 24, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | August 23, 2022 |
| 5 p.m., last day and hour for candidates to apply for review of noncertified signatures | May 26, 2022 | June 2, 2022 | August 25, 2022 |
| 5 p.m., last day and hour for Registrars of Voters to complete review of non-certified signatures | May 27, 2022 | June 6, 2022 | August 29, 2022 |
| 5 p.m., last day and hour to file nomination papers (including party enrollment or voter registration certificate and Ethics Commission receipt) with the Secretary of the Commonwealth | May 31, 2022 | June 7, 2022 | August 30, 2022 |
| 5 p.m., last day and hour to file withdrawals of or objections to nomination papers with the Secretary of the Commonwealth | June 3, 2022 | June 10, 2022 | September 2, 2022 |
| 5 p.m., last day and hour to fill vacancies caused by withdrawals | June 8, 2022 | June 15, 2022 | September 8, 2022 |
Election Deadlines
*Dates and deadlines below are the same for all candidates
| Description | Deadline |
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| State Primaries | Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
| 5 p.m., last day and hour for all write-in or sticker candidates who won in a state primary to file a written acceptance of the nomination and receipt from the State Ethics Commission with the Secretary of the Commonwealth |
Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
| 12 p.m., last day and hour to file withdrawals of or objections to nominations made at the state primaries |
Friday, September 9, 2022 |
| 5 p.m., last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals at the state primaries |
Monday, September 12, 2022 |
| State Election | Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
