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January 1 - May 6, 2026 - Absentee Application Period - Eligible Absentee Voters can send an absentee ballot application to their County Clerk in person, by mail, or electronically.                         

January 1 - May 6, 2026 - Absentee Application Period - Military or Overseas Voters may request an absentee ballot.                         

January 12 - January 31, 2026 - Candidate Filing Period                         

March 24, 2026 - Write-in Candidate Filing Deadline                         

March 27, 2026 - County Clerks begin mailing absentee ballots to voters from whom they received applications                         

April 21, 2026 - Voter Registration Deadline                         

April 29 - May 9, 2026 - Early Voting in Person - Voter may vote an early ballot at the county courthouse, an annex or a designated community voting location during normal business hours. Early voting must be conducted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the last 2 Saturdays before the Primary Election.                         

May 5 - Noon, May 12, 2026- Emergency Absentee Voting                         

Registered voters and other qualified voters in the county may be eligible to receive an emergency absentee ballot in the following circumstances:                         

• Voter is in the hospital on Election Day;
• Voter is a replacement poll worker appointed after the period for Early Voting;
• Voter is in a licensed health care facility within an adjacent county or within 35 miles of the county seat (county policy required);
• Voter is in a nursing home within the county if he or she has resided there for a period of less than 30 days (county policy required); or
• Voter becomes confined, on or after the seventh day preceding an election, to a specific location within the county because of illness, injury, physical disability, or immobility due to advanced age or other medical reason (county policy required).

May 6, 2026 - Deadline for Absentee Ballot Applications                         

May 9, 2026 - Deadline for Early Voting in Person                         

May 11, 2026 - Deadline for Hand-Deliver Absentee Ballot to the Clerk's Office                         

May 12, 2026 - ELECTION DAY                         

May 12, 2026 - Absentee Ballots Received Electronically from Eligible Voters Accepted - Absentee ballots submitted electronically by eligible military and overseas voters and eligible voters with physical disabilities are accepted by close of polls.                         

May 13, 2026 - Absentee Ballots without Postmark Accepted                         

May 18, 2026 - Absentee Ballots Postmarked by Election Day Accepted                         

                         

January 1 - October 28, 2026 – Military and Overseas Voter Absentee Application Period - Military or Overseas Voters may request an absentee ballot. Military or Overseas Voters who applied absentee in the Primary Election will automatically receive a ballot for the General Election.                         

August 3, 2026 - Deadline for No Party Organization/Unaffiliated Candidates to File Nominating Petitions, Certificate of Announcements and Pay Filing Fee                         

August 11 - October 28, 2026 - Absentee Application Period - Eligible Absentee Voters can send an absentee ballot application to their County Clerk in person, by mail, or electronically. Military or Overseas Voters who applied absentee in the Primary Election will automatically receive a ballot for the General Election.                         

September 15, 2026 - Write-in Candidate Filing Deadline                         

September 18, 2026 - County Clerks begin mailing absentee ballots to voters from whom they received applications                         

October 13, 2026 - Voter Registration Deadline                         

October 21 - October 31, 2026 - Early Voting in Person - Voter may vote an early ballot at the county courthouse, an annex or a designated community voting location during normal business hours. Early voting must be conducted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the last 2 Saturdays before the General Election.                         

October 27 - Noon, November 3, 2026 - Emergency Absentee Voting                         

Registered voters and other qualified voters in the county may be eligible to receive an emergency absentee ballot in the following circumstances:                         

• Voter is in the hospital on Election Day;
• Voter is a replacement poll worker appointed after the period for Early Voting;
• Voter is in a licensed health care facility within an adjacent county or within 35 miles of the county seat (county policy required);
• Voter is in a nursing home within the county if he or she has resided there for a period of less than 30 days (county policy required); or
• Voter becomes confined, on or after the seventh day preceding an election, to a specific location within the county because of illness, injury, physical disability, or immobility due to advanced age or other medical reason (county policy required).

October 28, 2026 - Deadline for Absentee Ballot Applications                         

October 31, 2026 - Deadline for Early Voting in Person                         

November 2, 2026 - Deadline for Hand-Deliver Absentee Ballot to the Clerk's Office                         

November 3, 2026 - ELECTION DAY                         

November 3, 2026 - Absentee Ballots Received Electronically from Eligible Voters Accepted - Absentee ballots submitted electronically by eligible military and overseas voters and eligible voters with physical disabilities are accepted by close of polls.                         

November 4, 2026 – Absentee Ballots without Postmark Accepted                         

November 9, 2026 – Absentee Ballots Postmarked by Election Day Accepted