2010 Election Calendar

Subject	Event/Deadline	Date
Candidates	Register by filing organizational report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11-194)	Various^{^[1]}
Candidates	Pick up nomination papers from Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §12‑2.5)	Mon., Feb. 1, 2010
New Political Parties	File petition to form political party with Office of Elections (HRS §11‑62)	Thurs., April 1, 2010
Political Parties	File party rules with Office of Elections (HRS §11‑63)	Wed., April 21, 2010
Political Parties	Deadline to file political party objections with Office of Elections (HRS §11‑62)	Fri., April 30, 2010
Political Parties	Submit names of precinct officials to the Chief Election Officer (HRS §11‑72)	Fri., May 21, 2010
Political Parties	File party officers with Office of Elections (HRS §11‑64)	Sat., June 19, 2010^{^[2]}
Voters	Request absentee mail ballots for Primary and/or General Election from City/County Clerk (HRS §15‑4)	Tues., July 20, 2010
Candidates & OHA Candidates	Last day to file nomination papers for the Primary Election & OHA Election with Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §12‑6)	Tues., July 20, 2010
Candidates	Last day to file Affidavit to Voluntarily Agree with Campaign Expenditure Limits with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑208)	Tues., July 20, 2010
Candidates	Submit request to withdraw from the Primary Election for any reason to Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §11‑117)	Wed., July 21, 2010
Candidates	Last day to file organizational report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11-194)	Fri., July 30, 2010
Candidates	File 1st Preliminary Primary Election report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11-212)	Mon., Aug. 2, 2010
C&C Candidates	File C&C financial disclosure statements with the City Clerk (ROH §3-8.4(b)(1))	Tues., Aug. 3, 2010
City/County Clerks Office of Elections	Mail Primary Election absentee ballots to overseas voters (Recommended by the Federal Voting Assistance Program)	Sat., Aug. 14, 2010
Candidates, Parties, and Voters	File written objections to nomination papers for Primary Election and OHA candidates with Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §12‑8)	Thurs., Aug. 19, 2010
Voters	Last day to register to vote for the Primary Election with City/County Clerk (HRS §11-24)	Thurs., Aug. 19, 2010
Candidates	Submit request to withdraw from Primary Election for reasons of ill health to Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §11‑117)	Sat., Aug. 28, 2010^{^[3]}
State Candidates	File candidate financial disclosure forms with State Ethics Commission (HRS §84‑17)	Mon., Aug. 30, 2010
Voters	Request absentee mail ballots for General Election from City/County Clerk (HRS §15‑4)	Fri., Sept. 3, 2010
City/County, House, and Senate Clerks	Submit Constitutional Amendment questions, County Charter Amendment questions, and County Initiative questions to the Office of Elections (HRS §11-119)	Fri., Sept. 3, 2010
City/County Clerks	Open Primary Election walk‑in absentee polling places (HRS §15-7)	Fri., Sept. 3, 2010
Candidates	File 2nd Preliminary Primary Election report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑212)	Wed., Sept. 8, 2010
Political Parties	Submit names of poll watchers for the Primary Election to Office of Elections or County Clerk (HRS §11‑77)	Wed., Sept. 8, 2010
Voters	Last day to request absentee mail ballots for Primary Election from City/County Clerk (HRS §15‑4)	Sat., Sept. 11, 2010
Candidates Who Receive Late Contributions	File Primary Election Late Contributions Report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11-207.5)	Wed., Sept. 15, 2010
Voters	Last day to vote at Primary Election walk‑in absentee polling places (HRS §15-7)	Thurs., Sept. 16, 2010
	PRIMARY ELECTION (HRS §12‑2)	SAT., SEPT. 18, 2010
Candidates, Parties, and Voters	File complaint on contests for cause in Primary Election with Hawaii State Supreme Court (HRS §11‑173.5)	Fri., Sept. 24, 2010
City/County Clerks Office of Elections	Mail General Election absentee ballots to overseas voters (Recommended by the Federal Voting Assistance Program)	Tues., Sept. 28, 2010
Voters	Last day to register to vote for the General Election with City/County Clerk (HRS §11‑24)	Mon., Oct. 4, 2010
Candidates	File Final Primary Election report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11-213)	Fri., Oct. 8, 2010
Candidates	File expense report on use of public funds in Primary Election with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑224)	Fri., Oct. 8, 2010
OHA Candidates	File candidate financial disclosure forms with State Ethics Commission (HRS §84-17)	Wed., Oct. 13, 2010
Candidates	Submit request to withdraw from General/OHA Election for reasons of ill health to Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §11‑117)	Wed., Oct. 13, 2010
City/County Clerks	Open General Election walk‑in absentee polling places (HRS §15-7)	Tues., Oct. 19, 2010
Political Parties	Submit names of poll watchers for General Election to Office of Elections or County Clerk (HRS §11‑77)	Sat., Oct. 23, 2010^{^[4]}
General & OHA Candidates	File Preliminary General Election report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑212)	Mon., Oct. 25, 2010
Voters	Last day to request absentee mail ballots for General and OHA Elections from City/County Clerk (HRS §15‑4)	Tues., Oct. 26, 2010
Voters	Last day to vote at General Election walk‑in absentee polling places (HRS §15-7)	Sat., Oct. 30, 2010
General & OHA Candidates Who Receive Late Contributions	File General Election Late Contributions Report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11-207.5)	Mon., Nov. 1, 2010
	GENERAL ELECTION (State Constitution, Article II, Section 8)	TUES., NOV. 2, 2010
Candidates, Parties, and Voters	File complaint on contest for cause in General and/or OHA Elections with Hawaii State Supreme Court (HRS §11‑174.5)	Mon., Nov. 22, 2010
Candidates	File Final Election Period report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑213)	Thurs., Dec. 2, 2010
Candidates	File expense report on use of public funds in General Election with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑224)	Thurs., Dec. 2, 2010
Candidates	File final Application for Public Funds for 2010 Elections with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑222)	Thurs., Dec. 2, 2010
Candidates	File Supplemental report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑213). Note: this report and other periodic reports due after this date must be filed unless candidates terminate their registration with the Campaign Spending Commission	Mon., Jan. 31, 2011
State (Office of Elections)	Determine political party disqualifications (HRS §11‑65)	Wed., Mar. 2, 2011

Subject

Event/Deadline

Date

Candidates

Various^{^[1]}

Candidates

Pick up nomination papers from Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §12‑2.5)

Mon., Feb. 1, 2010

New Political Parties

File petition to form political party with Office of Elections (HRS §11‑62)

Thurs., April 1, 2010

Political Parties

File party rules with Office of Elections (HRS §11‑63)

Wed., April 21, 2010

Political Parties

Deadline to file political party objections with Office of Elections (HRS §11‑62)

Fri., April 30, 2010

Political Parties

Submit names of precinct officials to the Chief Election Officer (HRS §11‑72)

Fri., May 21, 2010

Political Parties

File party officers with Office of Elections (HRS §11‑64)

Sat., June 19, 2010^{^[2]}

Voters

Request absentee mail ballots for Primary and/or General Election from City/County Clerk (HRS §15‑4)

Tues., July 20, 2010

Candidates &

OHA Candidates

Last day to file nomination papers for the Primary Election & OHA Election with Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §12‑6)

Tues., July 20, 2010

Candidates

Last day to file Affidavit to Voluntarily Agree with Campaign Expenditure Limits with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑208)

Tues., July 20, 2010

Candidates

Submit request to withdraw from the Primary Election for any reason to Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §11‑117)

Wed., July 21, 2010

Candidates

Last day to file organizational report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11-194)

Fri., July 30, 2010

Candidates

File 1st Preliminary Primary Election report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11-212)

Mon., Aug. 2, 2010

C&C Candidates

File C&C financial disclosure statements with the City Clerk (ROH §3-8.4(b)(1))

Tues., Aug. 3, 2010

City/County Clerks

Office of Elections

Mail Primary Election absentee ballots to overseas voters (Recommended by the Federal Voting Assistance Program)

Sat., Aug. 14, 2010

Candidates, Parties, and Voters

File written objections to nomination papers for Primary Election and OHA candidates with Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §12‑8)

Thurs., Aug. 19, 2010

Voters

Last day to register to vote for the Primary Election with City/County Clerk (HRS §11-24)

Thurs., Aug. 19, 2010

Candidates

Submit request to withdraw from Primary Election for reasons of ill health to Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §11‑117)

Sat., Aug. 28, 2010^{^[3]}

State Candidates

File candidate financial disclosure forms with State Ethics Commission (HRS §84‑17)

Mon., Aug. 30, 2010

Voters

Request absentee mail ballots for General Election from City/County Clerk (HRS §15‑4)

Fri., Sept. 3, 2010

City/County, House, and Senate Clerks

Submit Constitutional Amendment questions, County Charter Amendment questions, and County Initiative questions to the Office of Elections

(HRS §11-119)

Fri., Sept. 3, 2010

City/County Clerks

Open Primary Election walk‑in absentee polling places (HRS §15-7)

Fri., Sept. 3, 2010

Candidates

File 2nd Preliminary Primary Election report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑212)

Wed., Sept. 8, 2010

Political Parties

Submit names of poll watchers for the Primary Election to Office of Elections or County Clerk (HRS §11‑77)

Wed., Sept. 8, 2010

Voters

Last day to request absentee mail ballots for Primary Election from City/County Clerk (HRS §15‑4)

Sat., Sept. 11, 2010

Candidates Who Receive Late Contributions

File Primary Election Late Contributions Report with Campaign Spending Commission

(HRS §11-207.5)

Wed., Sept. 15, 2010

Voters

Last day to vote at Primary Election walk‑in absentee polling places (HRS §15-7)

Thurs., Sept. 16, 2010

PRIMARY ELECTION (HRS §12‑2)

SAT., SEPT. 18, 2010

Candidates, Parties, and Voters

File complaint on contests for cause in Primary Election with Hawaii State Supreme Court (HRS §11‑173.5)

Fri., Sept. 24, 2010

City/County Clerks

Office of Elections

Mail General Election absentee ballots to overseas voters (Recommended by the Federal Voting Assistance Program)

Tues., Sept. 28, 2010

Voters

Last day to register to vote for the General Election with City/County Clerk (HRS §11‑24)

Mon., Oct. 4, 2010

Candidates

File Final Primary Election report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11-213)

Fri., Oct. 8, 2010

Candidates

File expense report on use of public funds in Primary Election with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑224)

Fri., Oct. 8, 2010

OHA Candidates

File candidate financial disclosure forms with State Ethics Commission (HRS §84-17)

Wed., Oct. 13, 2010

Candidates

Submit request to withdraw from General/OHA Election for reasons of ill health to Office of Elections or City/County Clerk (HRS §11‑117)

Wed., Oct. 13, 2010

City/County Clerks

Open General Election walk‑in absentee polling places (HRS §15-7)

Tues., Oct. 19, 2010

Political Parties

Submit names of poll watchers for General Election to Office of Elections or County Clerk (HRS §11‑77)

Sat., Oct. 23, 2010^{^[4]}

General & OHA Candidates

File Preliminary General Election report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑212)

Mon., Oct. 25, 2010

Voters

Last day to request absentee mail ballots for General and OHA Elections from City/County Clerk (HRS §15‑4)

Tues., Oct. 26, 2010

Voters

Last day to vote at General Election walk‑in absentee polling places (HRS §15-7)

Sat., Oct. 30, 2010

General & OHA Candidates Who Receive Late Contributions

File General Election Late Contributions Report with Campaign Spending Commission

(HRS §11-207.5)

Mon., Nov. 1, 2010

GENERAL ELECTION (State Constitution, Article II, Section 8)

TUES., NOV. 2, 2010

Candidates, Parties, and Voters

File complaint on contest for cause in General and/or OHA Elections with Hawaii State Supreme Court (HRS §11‑174.5)

Mon., Nov. 22, 2010

Candidates

File Final Election Period report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑213)

Thurs., Dec. 2, 2010

Candidates

File expense report on use of public funds in General Election with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑224)

Thurs., Dec. 2, 2010

Candidates

File final Application for Public Funds for 2010 Elections with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑222)

Thurs., Dec. 2, 2010

Candidates

File Supplemental report with Campaign Spending Commission (HRS §11‑213). Note: this report and other periodic reports due after this date must be filed unless candidates terminate their registration with the Campaign Spending Commission

Mon., Jan. 31, 2011

State (Office of Elections)

Determine political party disqualifications (HRS §11‑65)

Wed., Mar. 2, 2011

HRS = Hawaii Revised Statutes ROH = Revised Ordinances of Honolulu

OHA = Office of Hawaiian Affairs § = Section

This information is available in alternate formats. If you require special assistance (i.e. large print, taped material, etc.), or for more information, please contact the Office of Elections, 802 Lehua Avenue, Pearl City, 96782, or call 808-453-VOTE (8683) and on the Neighbor Island call toll free 1-800-442-VOTE (8683).

This document is intended for informational purposes only and should not be used as an authority on the Hawaii election law and deadlines. Requirements and/or deadlines may change pending changes in legislation. Consult the Hawaii Revised Statues and other sources for more detailed and accurate requirements.

FSBO100J - Rev. 05/08/2009

^{^[1]}HRS §11-194 requires candidates for the 2010 election to register by filing an organizational report with the Campaign Spending Commission within ten days of filing nomination papers or the receipt of any contribution or expenditure, the aggregate amount of which is more than $100, whichever occurs first. Candidates must obtain an electronic filing password before electronically registering and filing reports.

^{^[2]}In the event a deadline falls on a Saturday, the Office of Elections will be open on that day for the purpose of receiving and filing such documents.

^{^[3]}In the event a deadline falls on a Saturday, the Office of Elections will be open on that day for the purpose of receiving and filing such documents.

^{^[4]}In the event a deadline falls on a Saturday, the Office of Elections will be open on that day for the purpose of receiving and filing such documents.