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2024 election and voting dates
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This article lists election dates, candidate filing deadlines, and voter participation information for the 2024 election cycle in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Information is included for statewide primaries, general elections, and runoff elections.
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- 2024 election, filing, and voting dates
- National party conventions
- Ballot access for political candidates
Information about special elections, local elections, and caucuses is not included on this page. Information about presidential preference primaries is only included for states where they are combined with primaries for other offices. Ballotpedia's elections calendar provides a comprehensive listing of election-related dates, including special elections, local elections, presidential preference primaries, and caucuses.
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2024 election, filing, and voting dates
The table below includes important dates for the 2024 cycle in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Election dates, candidate filing deadlines, and voting information like voter registration deadlines, poll times, voter ID requirements, early voting dates, and absentee/mail-in ballot request and return deadlines are included.
Use the search function in the table below to specify the type of results you want to display. For example, entering the name of your state into the search box will restrict the results to elections in your state. Alternatively, entering a month will display every entry with an election, filing, or voting date during that month. The following tips will help you use the table below:
- Click any column title to reorder the table's results alphabetically according to the entries in that column.
- Click an entry in the "State and source" column for a link to the state's source for election dates.
- Click an entry in the "Election date" column for additional information about 2024 elections in that state.
- Request dates in the "Voting absentee/mail-in" column refer to the deadline(s) to request an absentee/mail-in ballot by mail, online, or in-person for the specified election. Note: States that automatically send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter do not have a request deadline.
- Return dates in the "Voting absentee/mail-in" column refer to the deadline(s) to return an absentee/mail-in ballot by mail or in-person for the specified election.
- The date this table was last updated is noted beneath the table.
National party conventions
Democratic National Convention
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2024
The Democratic National Convention took place in Chicago, Illinois, from August 19-22, 2024.[1]
The national nominating convention is typically the formal ceremony during which the party selects its nominee and adopts a party platform. The delegates are individuals chosen to represent their state or territory at the convention. Delegates voted to certify a new party platform on August 19, 2024.[2]
In 2024, the Democratic National Committee certified Vice President Kamala Harris (D) as the party's nominee during a virtual roll call vote on August 2, 2024.[3][4][5][6][7]
Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2024
The Republican Party held its national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from July 15-18, 2024.[8]
Former President Donald Trump (R) won a majority of delegates at the convention on July 15, 2024.
The national nominating convention is the formal ceremony during which the party officially selects its nominee and adopts a party platform. The delegates are individuals chosen to represent their state or territory at the convention.
The convention began two days after a shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage where Trump was speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was not seriously injured. On Truth Social, Trump said he "was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of [his] right ear."[9][10] Click here to read more about the attempted assassination.
Ballot access for political candidates
In order to get on the ballot, a candidate or party must meet a variety of state-specific filing requirements and deadlines. These regulations, known as ballot access laws, determine whether and how a candidate or party can appear on an election ballot. These laws are set at the state level and apply to state and congressional candidates.
There are three basic methods by which an individual may become a candidate for office in a state.
- An individual can seek the nomination of a state-recognized political party.
- An individual can run as an independent. Independent candidates often must petition in order to have their names printed on the general election ballot.
- An individual can run as a write-in candidate.
For state-specific ballot access requirements, select a state from the map below. If on a mobile device, select a state from the dropdown menu below.
See also
- Important dates in the 2024 presidential race
- Presidential election, 2024
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2024
- Republican presidential nomination, 2024
- Democratic National Convention, 2024
- Republican National Convention, 2024
- United States Congress elections, 2024
- State legislative elections, 2024
- State executive official elections, 2024
- Voter registration deadlines, 2024
- Absentee/mail-in ballot request deadlines, 2024
- Absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines, 2024
- Early voting dates, 2024
- State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2024)
- Ballot access for political candidates
- State and federal candidate filing deadlines for 2024
- Signature requirements and deadlines for 2024 U.S. Congress elections
- Ballot access for presidential candidates
- Deadline to run for president, 2024
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention," April 11, 2023
- ↑ Associated Press, "Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden’s ‘second term’ despite his making way for Harris," August 19, 2024
- ↑ USA Today, "Harris makes history as first Black woman, Asian American presidential nominee," August 2, 2024
- ↑ ABC News, "DNC to nominate Biden and Harris to bypass Ohio ballot issues," May 28, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Democrats Set Aug. 1 for Harris Nomination Vote," July 24, 2024
- ↑ CBS News, "Kamala Harris closer to being nominee as DNC approves early virtual roll call vote," July 24, 2024
- ↑ DNC, "DNC and DNCC Chairs Announce Results of Presidential Nominating Petition Process and Opening of Virtual Roll Call on August 1," July 30, 2024
- ↑ WISN, "Dates announced for Republican National Convention in Milwaukee," December 21, 2022
- ↑ Associated Press, "Trump is injured but ‘fine’ after apparent assassination attempt leaves rally-goer and gunman dead," July 14, 2024
- ↑ Truth Social, "Trump on July 13, 2024," accessed July 14, 2024
