Key Dates and Deadlines
June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election
Candidate Filing
| Description of Event | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Signatures In Lieu of Filing Fee Period for Voter-Nominated Offices | January 1*- February 25, 2016 |
| Announcement of Selected Presidential Candidates (Democratic party) | January 9*-March 31, 2016** |
| Candidate Statement Period for State Voter Information Guide (U.S. Senate) | January 28 – February 17, 2016 |
| Nomination Paper Period for Presidential Candidates not selected by the Secretary of State (Democratic party) |
January 29 – March 26, 2016** |
| Announcement of Selected Presidential Candidates (Republican, American Independent, Green, Libertarian, and Peace and Freedom parties) |
On or before February 8, 2016 |
| Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Paper Period for Voter-Nominated Offices | February 15*- March 11, 2016 |
| Candidate Statement Period for County Sample Ballots(U.S. House of Representatives, State Senate, State Assembly) | February 15* – March 11, 2016 |
| Nomination Paper Period for Presidential Candidates not selected by the Secretary of State (Republican, American Independent, Green, Libertarian, and Peace and Freedom parties) | February 24 – March 25, 2016 |
| Declaration of Candidacy Extension Period if Incumbent of Voter-Nominated Office Does Not File | March 12* – March 16, 2016 |
| Randomized Alphabet Drawing | March 17, 2016 |
| Notice to Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices | March 26, 2016* |
| Deadline for Selected Presidential Candidates to withdraw (all parties) | March 31, 2016** |
| Certified List of Candidates | March 31, 2016** |
| Presidential Candidate Statement Deadline for the Secretary of State’s Website | April 1, 2016 |
| Statement of Write-In Candidacy and Nomination Paper Period for Voter-Nominated Offices | April 11 – May 24, 2016 |
| Presidential Write-In Candidate Deadline | May 17, 2016 |
| Certified List of Write-In Candidates | May 27, 2016 |
November 8, 2016, General Election
Candidate Filing
| Description of Event | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Nomination Paper Period for Independent Presidential Elector Candidates | April 29 – August 12, 2016 |
| Candidate Statement Period for State Voter Information Guide (U.S. Senate) | June 30 – July 20, 2016 |
| Candidate Statement Period for County Sample Ballots (U.S. House of Representatives, State Senate, State Assembly) |
July 18 – August 12, 2016 |
| Deadline for Ballot Designation Changes | August 2, 2016 |
| Randomized Alphabet Drawing | August 18, 2016 |
| Notice to Candidates (All Voter-Nominated, Non-Presidential Candidates) | August 27, 2016* |
| Certified List of Candidates | September 1, 2016 |
| Presidential Candidate Statement Deadline for Secretary of State’s Website | September 1, 2016 |
| Presidential Write-In Candidate Deadline | October 25, 2016 |
| Certified List of Presidential Write-In Candidates | October 28, 2016 |
Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club 