2010 Election Important Dates *
| EVENT | DATE |
| Primary Election 3 | August 24, 2010 |
 Registration closes |
July 26, 2010 at midnight |
| General Election | November 2, 2010 |
| Registration closes |
October 4, 2010 at midnight |
| Early Voting Begins | |
| Primary Election |
July 29, 2010 |
| General Election |
October 7, 2010 |
| Candidate Nomination Petitions 1 | |
| Partisan | |
| First day to file: |
April 26, 2010 |
| Last day to file: |
May 26, 2010 at 5 p.m. |
| “Nomination Other Than By Primary” or “Independent” | |
| First day to file: |
April 26, 2010 |
| Last day to file: |
May 26, 2010 at 5 p.m. |
| Write-In Candidates | |
| Primary Election - Last day to file |
July 15, 2010 at 5 p.m. |
| General Election - Last day to file |
September 23, 2010 at 5 p.m. |
| Justices and Judges | |
| First day to file for retention |
August 4, 2010 |
| Last day to file for retention |
September 3, 2010 at 5 p.m. |
| New Party Petitions—General Election Qualifications | |
| Number of signatures required: |
20,449 |
| Last day to submit to County Recorder for signature verification: |
February 25, 2010 at 5 p.m. |
| Last day to file verified petition signatures with Secretary of State: |
April 6, 2010 at 5 p.m. |
| Constitutional & Initiative Petitions | |
| Last day to file petitions: |
July 1, 2010 at 5 p.m. |
| Signatures required for Initiative measures |
153,365 |
| Signatures required for Constitutional Amendments |
230,047 |
| Signatures required for Referendum Petitions |
76,682 |
| Arguments For or Against Ballot Measures 4 | |
| Last day to file: |
July 7, 2010 at 5 p.m. |
| Official Canvass of Election Results | |
| Primary Election |
September 7, 2010 |
| General Election |
November 29, 2010 |
|
NAME OF REPORT |
TIME PERIOD COVERED IN REPORT |
REPORT DUE BETWEEN |
|
January 31 report |
Nov 25, 2008 through Dec 31, 2009 |
Jan 1 and Feb 1, 2010 |
|
June 30 report |
Jan 1, 2010 through May 31, 2010 |
June 1 and June 30, 2010 |
|
Pre-Primary report |
June 1, 2010 through Aug 4, 2010 |
Aug 5 and Aug 12, 2010 |
|
Post-Primary report |
Aug 5, 2010 through Sept 13, 2010 |
Sept 14 and Sept 23, 2010 |
|
Pre-General report |
Sept 14, 2010 through Oct 13, 2010 |
Oct 14 and Oct 21, 2010 |
|
Post-General report |
Oct 14, 2010 through Nov 22, 2010 |
Nov 23 and Dec 2, 2010 |
1Nomination petition signature requirements will be available after March 1, 2010.
2This table does not include additional filing deadlines provided for by the Citizens Clean Elections Act. Please see Title 16, Chapter 6, Article 2, available from the Secretary of State’s Office and materials provided by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission. This table does not include additional filing deadlines in effect for standing political committees as required by A.R.S.§16-913(K). Please visit www.azsos.gov or call 602-542-8683 for specialized table.
3In 2009, the Arizona Legislature moved the 2010 primary election from August 31, 2010 to August 24, 2010. See Ariz. Sess. Laws 2009, Ch. 149.
4In 2010, the Arizona Legislature moved the 2010 argument filing deadline from July 2, 2010 to July 7, 2010. See Ariz. Sess. Laws 2010, Ch. 2. This law must be precleared by the U.S. Department of Justice in accordance with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act before it can become effective.
* These dates are subject to change by law and are current as of the revision date above.
Office Revision 3/17/2010