Election Section

Berkeley's General Election Calendar

From the Berkeley City Clerk
Wednesday August 29, 2012 - 09:40:00 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