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
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
- ↑ Note: Connecticut's filing deadline was postponed from June 9, 2020, to June 11, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- ↑ Note: Georgia's primary election was postponed from May 19 to June 9, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- ↑ Note: Georgia's primary runoff election was postponed from July 21 to August 11, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- ↑ Note: Idaho's primary election was postponed from May 19 to June 2, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- ↑ Note: Indiana's primary election was postponed from May 5 to June 2, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- ↑ Note: Kentucky's primary election was postponed from May 19 to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- ↑ Note: Maine's primary election was postponed from June 9 to July 14, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Note: North Carolina's primary runoff election was postponed from May 12 to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- ↑ Note: Ohio's primary election was postponed from March 17 to April 28, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- ↑ Note: Pennsylvania's primary election was postponed from April 28 to June 2, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
