Attachment 2Abbreviated Gubernatorial General Election Calendar
November 6, 2018
Santa Clara County
October 30, 2017
DATES ACTIVITIES / DOCUMENTS
July 5, 2018***
(E – 125)
DUE DATE FOR RESOLUTIONS FOR GOVERNING BOARD ELECTIONS
Deadline for jurisdictions to submit resolutions for a governing board election.
July 16, 2018
(E – 113)
NOMINATION PERIOD OPENS
First day candidates may pick up nomination documents either at the district office
or at the Office of the Registrar of Voters.
August 8 through
November 6, 2018
(E – 90 to E)
CONTRIBUTION/INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES
Sums of $1000 or more to/from a single source must be reported within 24 hours.
The Independent Expenditure report is required only for committees (not candidate
controlled) that make independent expenditures totaling $1,000 or more to support
or oppose a single candidate or a single ballot measure.
August 10, 2018
(E – 88)
NOMINATION PERIOD CLOSES *
Deadline to file (in the Office of the Registrar of Voters only) all required nomination
documents.
WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATE
No candidate shall withdraw after this date for offices which do not have an
extension period.
DUE DATE FOR MEASURE RESOLUTIONS AND TAX RATE STATEMENTS *
Last day for jurisdictions to file a resolution calling for a measure election, and if
applicable, tax rate statements.
August 11 through
August 15, 2018
(E – 87 to E – 83)
EXTENSION PERIOD *
If an incumbent fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by August 10 th for his or her
office, there will be a 5-calendar-day extension during which any candidate, other
than the incumbent, may file or withdraw from said office.
August 14, 2018
(E – 84)
DUE DATE FOR ARGUMENTS *
Deadline set by the Registrar of Voters for submitting arguments in favor of and
against a measure.
August 16, 2018
(E – 82)
RANDOMIZED ALPHABET DRAWING
This day the Secretary of State and the local elections official will conduct a
drawing of letters of the alphabet to determine the order in which candidates
appear on the ballot.
August 21, 2018
(E – 77)
DUE DATE FOR REBUTTALS AND IMPARTIAL ANALYSES *
Deadline set by the Registrar of Voters for submitting rebuttals to arguments in
favor of and against and the impartial analysis.
ATTACHMENT 2
Abbreviated Gubernatorial General Election Calendar
November 6, 2018
Santa Clara County
October 30, 2017
DATES ACTIVITIES / DOCUMENTS
September 10
through
October 23, 2018
(E – 57 to E – 14)
WRITE-IN CANDIDACY OPENS AND CLOSES
Time frame for write-in candidates to obtain and file nomination documents in the
Office of the Registrar of Voters.
September 27, 2018
(E – 40)
F.P.P.C. 1 st PRE-ELECTION STATEMENT DUE
Deadline for financial disclosure report Form 460 covering the period of 7-1-18** to
9-22-18.
October 9, 2018***
(E – 29)
FIRST DAY FOR MAILING OF VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS
First day of mailing of Vote by Mail ballots.
October 22, 2018
(E – 15)
LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION
Deadline to register to be eligible to vote in the November 6, 2018 election.
October 23, 2018
(E - 14 to E)
CONDITIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION
Eligible voters who missed the 10-22-18 registration deadline may come to the
Office of the Registrar of Voters between 10-22-18 and 11-6-18 to conditionally
register and vote.
October 25, 2018
(E – 12)
F.P.P.C. 2 nd PRE-ELECTION STATEMENT DUE
Deadline for financial disclosure report Form 460 covering the period of 9-23-18**
to 10-20-18.
October 30, 2018
(E – 7)
LAST DAY TO REQUEST VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT BY MAIL
Deadline to submit a request for a Vote by Mail ballot to be mailed to voter.
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
(E)
ELECTION DAY
Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
December 6, 2018
(E + 30)
OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTE
Registrar of Voters to certify election results by December 6, 2018.
This calendar may not contain all of a candidate’s or district’s filing requirements. The Office of the
Registrar of Voters is not open for filings on Saturday, Sunday or holidays.
* Refer to California Elections Code §§9190, 9295 a nd 13313 for details of public examination periods
and writ of mandate.
** The period covered by any statement begins on the day after the closing date of the last statement
filed, OR January 1 st , if no previous statement has been filed.
*** Due to public holiday.