2019 Election Calendar City of Lakewood Coordinated Election November 5, 2019

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1 2019 Election Calendar City of Lakewood Coordinated Election November 5, 2019 A person is a candidate for election if the person has publicly announced an intention to seek election to public office or retention of a judicial office and thereafter has received a contribution or made an expenditure in support of the candidacy. January January 29 Contribution and Expenditures report due. LMC Tuesday (Reporting Period thru 01/26/2019) (270 th day before the election) May May 9 Contribution and Expenditures report due. LMC Thursday (Reporting Period 01/27/ ) (180 th day before the election) July July 26 If a political subdivision has taken formal action to (5) Friday participate in the Coordinated Election, it must notify (5) the county clerk in writing. (100 days before the election, if the governing body has taken formal action) August August 5 Petitions available to candidates for pick-up City Clerk Monday at the City Clerk s Office. August 6 First day to circulate candidate petitions Tuesday (91 days prior to election) August 7 Contribution and Expenditures report due. LMC Wednesday (Reporting Period 05/07/ /04/2019) (90 th day before the election)

2 August 26 Last day to circulate candidate petitions Monday Due to City Clerk by 5:00pm (no later than 71 days prior to election) August 27 Deadline for the county clerk coordinating political (2) Tuesday subdivisions to sign intergovernmental agreements for the 2019 Coordinated Election. (no later than 70 days before the election) August 30 Last day to cure petitions Friday (67 th day prior to election) August 30 Last day to file an affidavit of intent to run as a write-in (2) Friday candidate for a non-partisan coordinated election (5) (By close of business on the 64 th day before the election.) September September 5 Candidates Informational meeting. Ballot placement Thursday drawing, at Lakewood City Hall, 5:30 p.m. City Clerk September 6 Contribution and Expenditures report due. LMC Friday (Reporting Period 08/05/ /03/2019) (60 th day before the election) September 6 Last day for designated election official from each Friday political subdivision that intends to conduct an election to certify the ballot content. If the election will be coordinated with the county, the certification must be delivered to the county clerk and recorder of each county that has territory within the political subdivision. (No later than 60 days before the election) (3)(a) September 20 Last day to file pro/con comments pertaining to local (4) Friday ballot issues with the designated election official in order to be included in the ballot issue notice. (by noon the Friday before the 45 th day before the election) September 20 Last day for a petition representative to submit a summary (3) Friday of comments in favor of their local ballot issue (5) (no later than 44 days before the election) September 21 Last day ballots may be mailed to UOCAVA voters (1) Saturday (no later than 45 days before the election)

3 September 21 First day a county clerk may issue a mail ballot to a (2.7) Saturday voter who requests on in person at the county clerk s office or the other office designated in the county s mail ballot plan. (no sooner than 45 days before the election) September 23 Last day for the designated election official to deliver Monday ballot issue notices to the county clerk (no later than 43 days before the election) October October 4 Last day to mail notice of election for ballot issue. Art. X, Sect. Friday (At least 30 days before a ballot issue election) 20(3)(b) (5) October 4 First day a county must be able to issue a mail ballot (2.7) Friday to a voter who requests one in person at a County office. (32 days before the election) October 7 Contribution and Expenditures report due. LMC Monday (Reporting Period 09/04/ /03/2019) (30 th day before the election) October 14 First day for the county clerk to send mail ballots to each Monday active elector except for UOCAVA voters. (3)(a) (22 days before the Election) October 15 Last day to submit an application to register to vote (3)(b)(I) Tuesday through a voter registration drive for the Coordinated Election. (no later than 22 days before the election, or day after if 22 days falls on holiday) October 16 Last day for the designated or coordinated election official (34) Wednesday to publish notice of the Coordinated Election (1) (no later than 20 days before the election) October 18 Last day for the county clerk to send mail ballots to each Friday active elector except for UOCAVA voters. (3)(a)(1) (18 days before the Election) October 18 Friday Last day for the county clerk to conduct the public Logic and Accuracy Test. (No later than the 18 th day before election day)

4 October 21 Monday Last day for the designated election official to appoint an audit board to conduct the risk-limiting audit. agreement. (No later than 15 days before the election) October 21 Counting of mail-in ballots may begin. No results may Monday be disclosed until after 7:00 p.m. on election day (15 days prior to the election) October 25 The election notice must be posted in the designated (1.3) to election official s office (5) November 8 (at least 10 days before the election and until 2 days after the election) October 28 Last day to submit an application to register to vote (3)(b) Monday through the mail, a voter registration agency, a local (III) driver s license examination facility, or online to (4) receive a mail ballot for the Coordinated Election (3)(a)(1) (through the 8 th day prior to the election) October 28 First day Voter Service and Polling Centers must be open (4.5) Monday (at least 8 days before and on election day, except Sunday) (c) October 29 Contributions and Expenditures report due. LMC Tuesday (Reporting Period 10/04/ /26/2019) (7 th day before the election) November November 1 First day Drop-off locations must be open (4.3) Friday (at least 4 days before and on election day, (b) including Saturday) November 1 Annual Contributions and Expenditures report due LMC for previous elections. November 5 COORDINATED ELECTION Art. X, Sec. Tuesday Polls open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Drop-off locations 20(3)(a) available 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m (6.5); (1)

5 November 5 All ballots must be in the hands of the county clerk by (1)(a); Tuesday 7:00 p.m. on election day. Ballots cast by military and (1)(b), overseas voters must be sent no later than 7:00 p.m. on (2); election day and received by the close of business on the ; 8 th day after the election (1), (2) November 7 Deadline for the county clerk to send missing signature, (3.5)(d) Thursday signature verification, and missing ID letters for mail (2)(a) and provisional ballots (3)(a) (Within 3 days from signature/id verification but no later than 2 days after the election) November 13 Last day for ballots cast by military and overseas electors (2) Wednesday to be received by the county clerk in order to be counted. (no later than the 8 th day after election day) November 13 Last day for an elector to cure signature discrepancy or (3.5)(d) Wednesday missing signature, or to provide missing ID (2)(a) (by 11:59 p.m. MT 8 days after election day) (3)(a) November 14 Last day for verification and counting of provisional (5) Thursday ballots to be completed. (within 9 days after election day) November 26 Deadline for County audit board to sign, date, and Tuesday submit to the SOS a report of the results of the risk limiting audit. (no later than 5:00 p.m. MT on business day the Before the canvass deadline) November 27 Last day to complete the canvass and submit official (1) Wednesday abstract of votes cast for the Coordinated Election to (1) the SOS. (no later than the 22 nd day after the election) November 27 Post and publish results of election and record abstract Wednesday of votes. (no later than the 22 nd day after the election) November 29 Last day for political subdivision that referred a ballot Friday or question that failed, to waive an automatic recount (4) of that issue or question by giving written notice to clerk and recorder. (Within 23 days after the election)

6 December December 2 Last day for the Secretary of State to compile and total (2) Monday returns from all counties and order appropriate recounts, if any. (No later than the 27 th day after the Coordinated Election) December 3 Last day an interested party may request a recount of the (2) Tuesday results of the General Election at their own expense. (within 28 days after the election) December 5 Contribution and Expenditures report due. LMC Thursday (Reporting Period 10/27/ ) (30 th day after the election) December 10 Last day to complete a statutory recount of any race in (2) Tuesday the Coordinated Election (no later than the 35 th day after the Coordinated Election) December 12 Last day to complete a requested recount (2) Thursday (no later than the 37 th day after the General Election)