2012 state legislative calendar
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Note: The Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas state legislatures did not have regular sessions in 2012.
January
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3 | Sessions begin for the Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont state legislatures. |
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3 | Special election: Georgia House of Representatives District 68, runoff. |
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4 | Sessions begin for the California, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and New York state legislatures. |
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6 | Bill deadline: Indiana Senate bill filing deadline. |
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9 | Sessions begin for the Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas and Washington state legislatures. |
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10 | Sessions begin for the Arizona, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin state legislatures. |
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10 | Special elections: Massachusetts State Senate Second Suffolk and Middlesex, Minnesota House of Representatives District 61B, and Minnesota State Senate District 59 |
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10 | Bill deadline: Florida House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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11 | Sessions begin for the Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia state legislatures. |
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11 | Bill deadline: New Hampshire House bill filing deadline. |
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17 | Sessions begin for the Alaska and New Mexico state legislatures. |
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18 | Session begins for the Hawaii State Legislature. |
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19 | Bill deadline: Oklahoma House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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20 | Bill deadline: Iowa House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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23 | Session begins for the Utah State Legislature. |
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23 | Bill deadline: Oregon House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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24 | Session begins for the Minnesota State Legislature. |
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24 | Bill deadline: South Dakota House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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25 | Bill deadline: Hawaii House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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28 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in West Virginia. |
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30 | Bill deadline: Arizona Senate bill filing deadline. |
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31 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Kentucky. |
February
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1 | Session begins for the Oregon State Legislature. |
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2 | Bill deadline: Utah House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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6 | Session begins for the Oklahoma State Legislature. |
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6 | Bill deadline: Arizona House bill filing deadline. |
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7 | Session begins for the Alabama State Legislature. |
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7 | Special election: Georgia House of Representatives Districts 60 and 107. |
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8 | Session begins for the Connecticut State Legislature. |
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8 | Bill deadline: Kansas House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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10 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Indiana. |
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13 | Sessions begin for the Arkansas and Wyoming state legislatures. |
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14 | Special election: Oklahoma House of Representatives District 1, Oklahoma State Senate District 46. |
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14 | Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Pennsylvania. |
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16 | Session ends for the New Mexico State Legislature. |
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16 | Bill deadline: Connecticut House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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17 | Bill deadline: New Mexico House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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19 | Bill deadline: California Assembly and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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20 | Bill deadline: Alaska House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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21 | Special election: New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough District 10. |
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28 | Special elections: Michigan House of Representatives Districts 29 and 51. |
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29 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in North Carolina. |
March
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1 | Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Arkansas and Nebraska. |
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1 | Bill deadline: Missouri Senate bill filing deadline. |
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6 | Session ends for the Oregon State Legislature. |
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6 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Oregon. |
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8 | Sessions end for the Utah and Washington state legislatures. |
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9 | Sessions end for the Arkansas, Florida and Wyoming state legislatures. |
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9 | Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in California and Idaho. |
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10 | Sessions end for the Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia state legislatures. |
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12 | Session begins for the Louisiana State Legislature. |
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12 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Montana. |
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15 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Maine. |
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16 | Session ends for the Wisconsin State Legislature. |
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16 | Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Iowa, Nevada and Utah. |
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19 | Session ends for the South Dakota State Legislature. |
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20 | Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in New Mexico. |
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20 | Primary election: Illinois state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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20 | Special elections: New York State Assembly Districts 93, 100, 103 and 145, New York State Senate District 27. |
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27 | Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Missouri and South Dakota. |
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29 | Sessions end for the Georgia and Idaho state legislatures. |
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30 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in South Carolina. |
April
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1 | Bill deadline: Missouri House and bill filing deadline (with exception of appropriations bills). |
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2 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Colorado. |
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3 | Special elections: Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71 and Oklahoma State Senate District 20. |
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5 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Tennessee. |
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9 | Session ended for the Maryland State Legislature. |
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10 | Special elections: Minnesota State Senate District 20. |
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12 | Session ends for the Kentucky State Legislature. |
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13 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in North Dakota and Oklahoma. |
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16 | Session ends for the Alaska State Legislature. |
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18 | Session ends for the Maine State Legislature. |
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24 | Primary election: Pennsylvania state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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24 | Special elections: Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts 22, 134, 153, 169, 186 and 197. |
May
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1 | Bill deadline: South Carolina House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
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1 | Session ends for the Tennessee State Legislature |
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3 | Sessions ends for the Hawaii, Arizona and Mississippi state legislatures. |
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5 | Session ends for the Vermont State Legislature. |
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7 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Florida. |
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8 | Primary elections: Indiana (House, Senate), North Carolina (House, Senate), Ohio (House, Senate) and West Virginia (House, Senate). |
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9 | Sessions end for the Colorado, Connecticut and Iowa state legislatures. |
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10 | Session ends for the Minnesota State Legislature. |
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15 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Michigan. |
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15 | Primary election: Idaho (House, Senate), Nebraska (Senate) and Oregon (House, Senate) state legislative elections. |
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16 | Session begins for the North Carolina Legislature. |
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16 | Session ends for the Alabama State Legislature |
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18 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Washington. |
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20 | Session ends for the Kansas State Legislature |
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22 | Primary election: Arkansas state legislative elections (House, Senate) and Kentucky state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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25 | Session ends for the Oklahoma State Legislature. |
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25 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Georgia. |
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29 | Primary election: Texas state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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30 | Session ends for the Missouri State Legislature. |
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30 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Arizona. |
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31 | Session ends for the Maine State Legislature. |
June
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1 | Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Alaska and Wyoming. |
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4 | Session ends for the Louisiana State Legislature. |
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5 | Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Hawaii, Massachusetts and Minnesota. |
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5 | Primary elections: California (Assembly, Senate), Iowa (House, Senate), Montana (House, Senate), New Mexico (House, Senate), South Carolina (House, Senate) and South Dakota (House, Senate). |
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6 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Oklahoma. |
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7 | Session ends for the South Carolina State Legislature. |
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11 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary election in Kansas. |
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12 | Primary election: Maine (House, Senate), Nevada (Assembly, Senate) and North Dakota (House, Senate). |
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12 | Primary runoff election: Arkansas (House, Senate) |
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12 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary election in Connecticut. |
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13 | Session ends for the Rhode Island State Legislature. |
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14 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Vermont. |
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15 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in New Hampshire. |
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22 | Session ends for the New York State Legislature. |
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26 | Primary election: Oklahoma (House, Senate), Utah (House, Senate) and Colorado (House, Senate). |
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26 | Primary runoff election: South Carolina (House, Senate) and South Dakota (House, Senate). |
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27 | Session ends for the New Hampshire State Legislature. |
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27 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Rhode Island. |
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30 | Session ends for the Delaware State Legislature. |
July
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3 | Session ends for the North Carolina State Legislature. |
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10 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Delaware. |
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12 | Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in New York. |
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17 | Special elections: South Carolina State Senate District 41. |
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17 | Primary runoff elections: North Carolina state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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24 | Special elections: South Carolina State Senate District 68. |
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31 | Primary election: Georgia state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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31 | Primary runoff election: Texas state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
August
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2 | Primary election: Tennessee state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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7 | Primary election: Kansas (House, Senate), Michigan (House), Missouri (House, Senate) and Washington (House, Senate). |
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7 | Special elections: Pennsylvania State Senate District 40. |
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11 | Primary election: Hawaii state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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14 | Primary election: Connecticut (House, Senate), Florida (House, Senate), Minnesota (House, Senate) and Wisconsin (Assembly, Senate). |
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21 | Primary election: Wyoming state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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21 | Primary runoff election: Georgia state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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28 | Primary election: Alaska (House, Senate), Arizona (House, Senate) and Vermont (House, Senate). |
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28 | Primary runoff election: Oklahoma state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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31 | Session ends for the California State Legislature. |
September
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4 | Special elections: Virginia State Senate District 5 and Virginia House of Delegates District 45. |
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6 | Primary election: Massachusetts state legislative elections (House, Senate). |
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11 | Primary election: Delaware (House, Senate), New Hampshire (House, Senate) and Rhode Island (House, Senate). |
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13 | Primary election: New York state legislative elections (Assembly, Senate). |
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30 | Bill deadline: Maine House and Senate bill filing deadline. |
October
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21 | Bill deadline: New Hampshire Senate bill filing deadline. |
November
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6 | General election: State legislative elections take place in 44 states. |
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6 | Special elections: New Jersey General Assembly Districts 4, 16, and 26, Mississippi State Senate District 19, Kentucky State Senate District 19, and Kentucky House of Representatives District 2 . |
December
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3 | 2013 Session begins for the California State Legislature. |
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4 | Special elections: Wisconsin State Senate District 33. |
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5 | 2013 Session begins for the Maine State Legislature. |
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11 | Special elections: Alabama House of Representatives 11, 2012 Districts 30 and 34 and Iowa State Senate District 22. |
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18 | Special elections: Virginia House of Delegates District 89 and Kentucky State Senate District 16.
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