Signature requirements and deadlines for 2020 state government elections

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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. This page features deadlines for 2020. Select the type of election below to see relevant dates.

Executives

Main article: State executive official elections, 2020

Governor

Election Filing date Primary date
Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020

March 31, 2020

August 4, 2020

Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 March 9, 2020 June 2, 2020
New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2020

June 12, 2020

September 8, 2020

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2020

December 20, 2019

March 3, 2020

North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

April 6, 2020

June 9, 2020

Vermont gubernatorial election, 2020

May 28, 2020

August 11, 2020

Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

February 7, 2020

June 2, 2020

Gubernatorial battlegrounds, 2020
American Samoa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 June 15, 2020
Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, 2020 December 30, 2019 August 9, 2020
Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020

July 14, 2020

September 15, 2020

Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

March 19, 2020

June 30, 2020

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020

January 25, 2020

June 9, 2020

Washington gubernatorial election, 2020

May 15, 2020

August 4, 2020

Lieutenant Governor

Election Filing date Primary date
Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

July 14, 2020

September 15, 2020

Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

March 31, 2020

August 4, 2020

North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

December 20, 2019

March 3, 2020

Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

May 28, 2020

August 11, 2020

Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

May 15, 2020

August 4, 2020

Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

February 7, 2020

June 2, 2020

Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

March 19, 2020

June 30, 2020

North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

April 6, 2020

June 9, 2020

Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 March 9, 2020 June 2, 2020

Attorney General

Election Filing date Primary date
Indiana Attorney General election, 2020

February 7, 2020

June 13, 2020 (Democratic Party)
June 22 - July 9, 2020 (Republican Party)
Missouri Attorney General election, 2020

March 31, 2020

August 4, 2020

Montana Attorney General election, 2020 March 9, 2020 June 2, 2020
North Carolina Attorney General election, 2020

December 20, 2019

March 3, 2020

Oregon Attorney General election, 2020

March 10, 2020

May 19, 2020

Utah Attorney General election, 2020

March 19, 2020

June 30, 2020

Vermont Attorney General election, 2020

May 28, 2020

August 11, 2020

Washington Attorney General election, 2020

May 15, 2020

August 4, 2020

West Virginia Attorney General election, 2020

January 25, 2020

June 9, 2020

Democratic Party Attorney General primaries, 2020
Republican Party Attorney General primaries, 2020
Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020

February 18, 2020

June 2, 2020

Secretary of State

Election Filing date Primary date
Missouri Secretary of State election, 2020

March 31, 2020

August 4, 2020

Montana Secretary of State election, 2020 March 9, 2020 June 2, 2020
North Carolina Secretary of State election, 2020

December 20, 2019

March 3, 2020

Oregon Secretary of State election, 2020

March 10, 2020

May 19, 2020

Vermont Secretary of State election, 2020

May 28, 2020

August 11, 2020

Washington Secretary of State election, 2020

May 15, 2020

August 4, 2020

West Virginia Secretary of State election, 2020

January 25, 2020

June 9, 2020

Democratic Party Secretary of State primaries, 2020
Republican Party Secretary of State primaries, 2020

Legislative

Main article: State legislative elections, 2020

The following table details 2020 state legislative filing deadlines and primary dates in each state.

2020 Election Dates
State Filing deadline Primary Primary runoff
Alabama N/A N/A N/A
Alaska June 1, 2020 August 18, 2020 N/A
Arizona April 6, 2020 August 4, 2020 N/A
Arkansas November 11, 2019 March 3, 2020 March 31, 2020
California December 6, 2019 March 3, 2020 N/A
Colorado March 17, 2020 June 30, 2020 N/A
Connecticut June 11, 2020[1] August 11, 2020 N/A
Delaware July 14, 2020 September 15, 2020 N/A
Florida June 12, 2020 August 18, 2020 N/A
Georgia March 6, 2020 June 9, 2020[2] August 11, 2020[3]
Hawaii June 2, 2020 August 8, 2020 N/A
Idaho March 13, 2020 June 2, 2020[4] N/A
Illinois December 2, 2019 March 17, 2020 N/A
Indiana February 7, 2020 June 2, 2020[5] N/A
Iowa March 13, 2020 June 2, 2020 N/A
Kansas June 1, 2020 August 4, 2020 N/A
Kentucky January 10, 2020 June 23, 2020[6] N/A
Louisiana N/A N/A N/A
Maine March 16, 2020 July 14, 2020[7] N/A
Maryland N/A N/A N/A
Massachusetts May 5, 2020 (local) & June 2, 2020 (state)[8] September 1, 2020 N/A
Michigan April 21, 2020 August 4, 2020 N/A
Minnesota June 2, 2020 August 11, 2020 N/A
Mississippi N/A N/A N/A
Missouri March 31, 2020 August 4, 2020 N/A
Montana March 9, 2020 June 2, 2020 N/A
Nebraska March 2, 2020 May 12, 2020 N/A
Nevada March 13, 2020 June 9, 2020 N/A
New Hampshire June 12, 2020 September 8, 2020 N/A
New Jersey N/A N/A N/A
New Mexico March 10, 2020 June 2, 2020 N/A
New York April 2, 2020 June 23, 2020 N/A
North Carolina December 20, 2019 March 3, 2020 June 23, 2020[9]
North Dakota April 6, 2020 June 9, 2020 N/A
Ohio December 18, 2019 April 28, 2020[10] N/A
Oklahoma April 10, 2020 June 30, 2020 August 25, 2020
Oregon March 10, 2020 May 19, 2020 N/A
Pennsylvania February 18, 2020 June 2, 2020[11] N/A
Rhode Island June 24, 2020 September 8, 2020 N/A
South Carolina March 30, 2020 June 9, 2020 June 23, 2020
South Dakota March 31, 2020 June 2, 2020 August 11, 2020
Tennessee April 2, 2020 August 6, 2020 N/A
Texas December 9, 2019 March 3, 2020 May 26, 2020
Utah March 19, 2020 June 30, 2020 N/A
Vermont May 28, 2020 August 11, 2020 N/A
Virginia N/A N/A N/A
Washington May 15, 2020 August 4, 2020 N/A
West Virginia January 25, 2020 May 12, 2020 N/A
Wisconsin June 1, 2020 August 11, 2020 N/A
Wyoming May 29, 2020 August 18, 2020 N/A

See also

Footnotes

  1. Note: Connecticut's filing deadline was postponed from June 9, 2020, to June 11, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  2. Note: Georgia's primary election was postponed from May 19 to June 9, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  3. Note: Georgia's primary runoff election was postponed from July 21 to August 11, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  4. Note: Idaho's primary election was postponed from May 19 to June 2, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  5. Note: Indiana's primary election was postponed from May 5 to June 2, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  6. Note: Kentucky's primary election was postponed from May 19 to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  7. Note: Maine's primary election was postponed from June 9 to July 14, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  8. To appear on the ballot in Massachusetts, prospective candidates must submit nomination papers for certification to the registrars of the cities or towns in which signatures were collected and to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The local filing deadline must occur four weeks prior to the candidate's second filing deadline with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. In 2020, the local-level filing deadline was May 5 and the state-level filing deadline was June 2. Click here to learn more.
  9. Note: North Carolina's primary runoff election was postponed from May 12 to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  10. Note: Ohio's primary election was postponed from March 17 to April 28, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  11. Note: Pennsylvania's primary election was postponed from April 28 to June 2, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.