2009 General Election Planning Calendar and key events

2009 General Election Planning § Calendar and key events § Changes since 2005 § Campaign finance for general election 1

February 2009 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 3 rd Party advertising limits begin 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

April 2009 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 24 25 26 Writ Day– 20 election period begins Ordinary nomination period 21 22 23 Nomination Day Ordinary nomination period 27 28 29 30 3

May 2009 MONDAY 4 TUESDAY 5 WEDNESDAY 6 THURSDAY 7 FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 8 9 10 Advance voting period 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. (local) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 General Voting Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Final count - Final results determined 4

June 2009 MONDAY 1 TUESDAY 2 WEDNESDAY 3 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 4 5 6 7 Return Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5

August 2009 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Election financing reports due 6

September 2009 MONDAY 7 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 Late filing deadline 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7

Changes since 2005 § Voter ID § Voter must prove identity and place of residence prior to being issued their ballots § Advertising and signage § Extra voting officials § Additional Information Officer § Counting Support § Advance voting hours increased § 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. (local time) each day § 3 hour increase per day (12 hrs total) 8

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Changes since 2005 § Voter ID § Voter must prove identity and place of residence prior to being issued their ballots § Advertising and signage § Extra voting officials § Additional Information Officer § Counting Support § Advance voting hours increased § 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. (local time) each day § 3 hour increase per day (12 hrs total) 10

Changes since 2005 § Better services to voters with disabilities § New voter’s template (for blind voters) § Braille List of Candidates § Additional observing opportunity § Candidate representative allowed at voter registration station to observe registration in conjunction with voting 11