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Berkeley's General Election Calendar
From the City Clerk Department
Sunday August 26, 2012 - 09:11:00 PM
Here are the relevant dates for Berkeley's General Election, which will take place on Nov. 6, 2012:
Offices to be Elected: Mayor; Council Districts 2, 3, 5, 6;
Rent Board (4 seats); School Board (2 seats)
DATE | ACTION TAKEN |
May 10, 2012 | Suggested Last Day to file petitions for initiative or charter amendment ballot measure. Petitions received after this date will be accepted, but may not be on the November ballot. |
June 1 - July 26, 2012 | Signature In-Lieu of Filing Fee Period - Candidates may collect signatures to offset the $150 filing fee. Charter Art. III, Sec. 6.5 |
July 16 - Aug. 10, 2012 | FILING PERIOD - CANDIDATE NOMINATION PAPERS EC 10220 et seq., Charter Art. III, Sec. 6.5 |
August 10, 2012 | Deadline to deliver resolution calling ballot measure election to Registrar and request election consolidation and services . For bonds, Tax Rate Statement also due. EC 12001, 10002, 1405, 9241; EC 9400-9401 |
August 11-15, 2012 | Extended candidate filing period. Filing is extended if an incumbent eligible for re-election does not file for re-election prior to 5:00 p.m. on August 10th. Incumbents are not eligible to file during the extended period. EC 10225 |
August 17, 2012 | Last day to file primary arguments. EC 9280-9287 |
August 24, 2012 | Last day to file rebuttal arguments. Impartial Analysis due. EC 9280-9287 |
Aug. 24 - Sept. 4, 2012 | Public review period for ballot arguments and Impartial Analysis. EC 9295 |
Sept 10 - Oct. 23, 2012 | Filing Period for Write in Candidates. EC 8601 |
Sept 27-Oct. 16, 2012 | Voter Information & Sample Ballot Pamphlet mailing period. EC §13303-04, 13306 |
Oct. 8 - 30, 2012 | Vote-by-Mail Ballots may be obtained between these dates. After October 30th VBM ballots may be obtained at the Registrar’s office. EC §3001 |
October 5, 2012 | First Pre-Election Campaign Statement due. GC §84200.7 |
October 22, 2012 | Last Day to Register to Vote. EC §§2102, 2107 |
October 25, 2012 | Second Pre-Election Campaign Statement due. GC §84200.7 |
October 30, 2012 | City Clerk must publish list of campaign contributions of $50 or more in newspaper of general circulation. BMC 2.12.065 |
November 6, 2012 | Election Day EC §1000 |
December 4, 2012 | Last day for County to certify election results. EC §15372 |
December 11, 2012 | Council to adopt and certify election results. EC §9217, 10262-10263; Charter Art. III, Sec. 10 |
January 31, 2013 | Semi-Annual Campaign Statement due. GC 84200 |