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Signature requirements and deadlines for 2014 state legislative elections

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While each state holds a primary, the amount of time betweensignature filing deadlines can differ greatly. In 2014, candidates running for state legislative office inNorth Dakota had just 64 days between their filing deadline and primary. Meanwhile, candidates inMissouri had a massive 133 days, more than double that of North Dakota, to campaign for the primary election. On average, candidates were given about 84 days between the filing deadline and primary election to get their message to voters.

See also:State legislative elections, 2014

Election dates

Illinois andTexas opened the 2014 campaign season with filing deadlines in December 2013. The latest filing deadline in 2014 was inNew York on July 10.

The 2014 state legislative primaries started inTexas on March 4 and ended on September 9 with a cluster of primaries inDelaware,Massachusetts,New Hampshire,New York andRhode Island.

The state legislative filing deadlines and primary dates listed by month were as follows:

Filing deadlines

The number of days between the candidate filing deadline and primary election vary widely from state to state

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Length of primary campaigns

While each state holds a primary, the amount of time betweensignature filing deadlines can differ greatly. In 2014, candidates running for state legislative office inNorth Dakota had just 64 days between their filing deadline and primary. Meanwhile, candidates inMissouri had a massive 133 days, more than double that of North Dakota, to campaign for the primary election. On average, candidates were given about 84 days between the filing deadline and primary election to get their message to voters.

Primary Information for 2014

Note: The signature filing deadline is the date by which candidates must file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their name placed on the ballot.

Note: Ballot access is a complicated issue. The dates in the table below are primarily for candidates filing for access to the primary. For more detailed information about each state's qualification requirements -- including all relevant ballot access dates for the primary and general election -- click to our detailed pages in the state column.

2014 State Legislative Primary Information
StateFiling DeadlinePrimary DateDays from Deadline to Primary
AlabamaRed padlock.png 2/7/2014Red padlock.png 6/3/2014116
AlaskaRed padlock.png 6/2/2014[1]Red padlock.png 8/19/201478
ArizonaRed padlock.png 5/28/2014[2]Red padlock.png 8/26/201490
ArkansasRed padlock.png 3/3/2014[3][4]Red padlock.png 5/20/201478
CaliforniaRed padlock.png 3/7/2014[5][6][7]Red padlock.png 6/3/201488
ColoradoRed padlock.png 3/31/2014[8][9]Red padlock.png 6/24/201485
ConnecticutRed padlock.png 6/10/2014[10]Red padlock.png 8/12/201490
DelawareRed padlock.png 7/8/2014Red padlock.png 9/9/201463
FloridaRed padlock.png 6/20/2014[11][12]Red padlock.png 8/26/201467
GeorgiaRed padlock.png 3/7/2014Red padlock.png 5/20/201474
HawaiiRed padlock.png 6/3/2014[13]Red padlock.png 8/9/201467
IdahoRed padlock.png 3/14/2014Red padlock.png 5/20/201478
IllinoisRed padlock.png 12/2/2013Red padlock.png 3/18/2014106
IndianaRed padlock.png 2/7/2014Red padlock.png 5/6/201488
IowaRed padlock.png 3/14/2014Red padlock.png 6/3/201481
KansasRed padlock.png 6/2/2014Red padlock.png 8/5/201465
KentuckyRed padlock.png 1/28/2014[14][15]Red padlock.png 5/20/2014112
MaineRed padlock.png 3/17/2014[16]Red padlock.png 6/10/201485
MarylandRed padlock.png 2/25/2014[17]Red padlock.png 6/24/2014119
MassachusettsRed padlock.png 6/3/2014[18]Red padlock.png 9/9/201498
MichiganRed padlock.png 4/22/2014Red padlock.png 8/5/2014105
MinnesotaRed padlock.png 6/3/2014Red padlock.png 8/12/201470
MissouriRed padlock.png 3/25/2014Red padlock.png 8/5/2014133
MontanaRed padlock.png 3/10/2014Red padlock.png 6/3/201485
NebraskaRed padlock.png 3/3/2014[19]Red padlock.png 5/13/201485
NevadaRed padlock.png 3/14/2014Red padlock.png 6/10/201488
New HampshireRed padlock.png 6/13/2014Red padlock.png 9/9/201488
New MexicoRed padlock.png 2/4/2014Red padlock.png 6/3/2014119
New YorkRed padlock.png 7/10/2014Red padlock.png 9/9/201461
North CarolinaRed padlock.png 2/28/2014Red padlock.png 5/6/201467
North DakotaRed padlock.png 4/7/2014Red padlock.png 6/10/201464
OhioRed padlock.png 2/5/2014Red padlock.png 5/6/201490
OklahomaRed padlock.png 4/11/2014Red padlock.png 6/24/201474
OregonRed padlock.png 3/11/2014Red padlock.png 5/20/201470
PennsylvaniaRed padlock.png 3/11/2014Red padlock.png 5/20/201470
Rhode IslandRed padlock.png 6/25/2014Red padlock.png 9/9/201476
South CarolinaRed padlock.png 3/30/2014Red padlock.png 6/10/201472
South DakotaRed padlock.png 3/25/2014Red padlock.png 6/3/201470
TennesseeRed padlock.png 4/3/2014Red padlock.png 8/7/2014126
TexasRed padlock.png 12/9/2013Red padlock.png 3/4/201485
UtahRed padlock.png 3/20/2014Red padlock.png 6/24/201496
VermontRed padlock.png 6/12/2014Red padlock.png 8/26/201475
WashingtonRed padlock.png 5/17/2014Red padlock.png 8/5/201480
West VirginiaRed padlock.png 1/25/2014Red padlock.png 5/13/2014108
WisconsinRed padlock.png 6/2/2014Red padlock.png 8/12/201471
WyomingRed padlock.png 5/30/2014Red padlock.png 8/19/201481


States with no 2014 election

See also:State legislative elections, 2014

The following four states will not hold state legislative elections in 2014.

Note:Kansas,Minnesota,New Mexico andSouth Carolina will not hold any state senate elections in 2014.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑Alaska Statutes, "Section 15.25, Nomination of Candidates," accessed October 31, 2013
  2. ↑Secretary of State Website, "2014 Election Important Dates," accessed November 4, 2013
  3. ↑Running for Public Office, "A 'Plain English' Handbook for Candidates," 2012 Edition, accessed October 21, 2013(dead link)
  4. ↑Arkansas Code of 1987, "Title 7, Elections," accessed October 30, 2013
  5. ↑Summary of Qualifications and Requirements for the Office of State Senator, Member of the Assembly, "June 3, 2014, Primary Election," accessed October 21, 2013
  6. ↑California Elections Code, "Section 8100-8107," accessed October 28, 2013
  7. ↑California Secretary of State Website, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed October 21, 2013
  8. ↑Colorado Secretary of State Website, "Major Political Parties FAQs," accessed October 31, 2013
  9. ↑Colorado Revised Statutes, "Title 1, Elections," accessed October 31, 2013
  10. ↑Connecticut Secretary of State Website, "Frequently Asked Questions, Nominating Papers," accessed October 31, 2013
  11. ↑Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "2013-2014 Dates to Remember," accessed November 6, 2013
  12. ↑2013 Florida Statutes, "Section 99.061," accessed December 2, 2014
  13. ↑Hawaii State Legislature, "HRS §12-6 Nomination papers: time for filing; fees", accessed May 22, 2013
  14. ↑2014 Kentucky Election Calendar, accessed November 12, 2013
  15. ↑Kentucky State Board of Elections "Candidate Qualifications and Filing Fees" accessed November 26, 2011
  16. ↑Maine Secretary of State "State of Maine 2014 Candidate's Guide to Ballot Access," accessed February 11, 2014
  17. ↑The State Board of Elections, "Candidacy," accessed November 5, 2013
  18. ↑2014 Massachusetts State Primary and State Election Schedule, accessed December 2, 2013
  19. ↑Official Election Calendar for the State of Nebraska, accessed November 18, 2014
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