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Signature requirements and deadlines for 2015 state legislative elections

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While each state holds a primary, the amount of time between signature filing deadlines can differ greatly. In 2015, candidates running for state legislative office in Louisiana had just 44 days between their filing deadline and primary. Meanwhile, candidates in Mississippi had a massive 157 days, more than triple that of Louisiana, to campaign for the primary election. On average, candidates were given about 87 days between the filing deadline and primary election to get their message to voters.

See also: State legislative elections, 2015

Election dates

Mississippi opened the 2015 campaign season with a filing deadline in February 2015. The latest filing deadline in 2015 was in Louisiana on September 10.

The 2015 state legislative primaries started in New Jersey on June 2 and ended on October 24 with a primary in Louisiana.

The state legislative filing deadlines and primary dates listed by month were as follows:

Filing deadlines

The number of days between the candidate filing deadline and primary election varies widely from state to state.

February

March

September

Primaries

June

August

October

Length of primary campaigns

While each state holds a primary, the amount of time between signature filing deadlines can differ greatly. In 2015, candidates running for state legislative office in Louisiana had just 44 days between their filing deadline and primary. Meanwhile, candidates in Mississippi had 157 days, more than triple that of Louisiana, to campaign for the primary election. On average, candidates were given about 87 days between the filing deadline and primary election to get their message to voters.

Primary Information for 2015

Note: The signature filing deadline is the date by which candidates must file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their name placed on the ballot.

Note: Ballot access is a complicated issue. The dates in the table below are primarily for candidates filing for access to the primary. For more detailed information about each state's qualification requirements -- including all relevant ballot access dates for the primary and general election -- click to our detailed pages in the state column.

2015 State Legislative Primary Information
State Filing Deadline Primary Date Days from Deadline to Primary
Louisiana Red padlock.png 9/10/2015[1] Red padlock.png 10/24/2015 44
Mississippi Red padlock.png 2/27/2015[2] Red padlock.png 8/4/2015 158
New Jersey Red padlock.png 3/30/2015[3] Red padlock.png 6/2/2015 64
Virginia Red padlock.png 3/9/2015[4] Red padlock.png 6/9/2015 92

States with no 2015 election

See also: State legislative elections, 2015

Since only four states hold elections in odd number years, the other forty-six states will not hold elections in 2015. Results for the 2014 elections can be found here.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
  2. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
  3. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
  4. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
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