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Voter Information

Election Results

2004 Election Dates

Date	Purpose	Responsibility	Code Reference
01/05/04	Year-end financial disclosure reports are due for 2003	Candidates, PACs, PICs and Corps	20A-11-203 20A-11-602 20A-11-701 20A-11-802
01/10/04	Lobbyists must file their year-end reports for 2002	Lobbyists	36–11–201
01/19/04	Legislature convenes	Legislature	VI–2
03/03/04	Legislature adjourns	Legislature	VI–16
03/09/04	Last day to file an application to circulate a referendum petition	Citizens	20A–7–302
03/15/04	Last day for Lobbyists to file their disclosure forms for the general session.	Lobbyists	36–11–201
04/12/04	Sponsors of any referendum must submit their petitions to the county clerks for verification.	Citizens	20A–7–306
04/27/04	The county clerks must have verified all signatures on any referendum petitions.	Clerks	20A–7–306
05/03/04	The Lt. Governor declares the referenda petition to have sufficient or insufficient signatures. If it is sufficient he transmits the petition to the Office of Legislative Research.	Lt. Governor	20A–7–307 20A–7–308
06/02/04	By-mail voter registrations due. Oversea absentee applications due.	Citizens
06/11/04	Satellite Registration	Citizens and Clerks
06/14/04	Satellite Registration	Citizens and Clerks
06/15/04	Financial disclosure due for all executive candidates and legislators opposed at primary	Candidates
06/18/04	By-mail absentee applications due	Citizens
06/21/04	Last day to apply for and cast an absentee ballot in county clerks office. By-mail absentee ballots should be postmarked by this date.	Citizens
06/22/04	PRIMARY ELECTION
06/29/04-07/06/04	Election Canvass	Clerks
07/01/04	Unaffiliated candidate petitions due
07/13/04	Last day to request recount
07/19/04	Statewide Election Canvass
08/10/04	If sponsors sue, Supreme Court will rule on ballot title issue	Sponsors, Supreme Court
08/20/04	Argument for and against initiatives due
9/1/04	Lt. Governor certifies ballot title to county clerks	Lt. Governor	20A-7-209
09/03/04	Political parties must certify their candidates for president to the Lt. Governor	Political Parties	20A-9-202
9/03/04	Lt. Governor must certify the names of each qualified candidate to the county clerks	Lt. Governor	20A-5-409 20A-9-202 20A-9-701
9/15/04	Political parties, PACs, PICs, corporations and opposed legislative and school board candidates must file financial disclosure reports.	Political parties, PACs, PICS, corporations and candidates	20A–11-204,303,507,606, 701, 801 and 1303
	Voter Information Pamphlet published and circulated in every major newspaper	Lt. Governor	20A-7-702
10/3/04	Last day a person can establish 30 days residency prior to election	Citizen	20A-2-101
10/03/04	A military voter can apply for a special write-in absentee ballot no later than 30 days before an election	Citizens	20A-3-404
10/13/04	Last day for overseas voters to file an application for an absentee ballot .	Citizens	20A–3-304
10/13/04	By-mail registration forms must be postmarked 20 days before and received at least seven days before the election.	County Clerks	20A-2-202
	Absentee ballots mailed to applicants as soon as are printed.	County Clerks	20A-5-405
10/19/04	Last day to file as a write-in candidate (14 days before election)	County Clerks and Candidates	20A-9-601
10/22/04 and 10/25/04	Satellite registration. No political posters for candidates, issues or parties can be displayed on the premises	County Clerks	20A-5-202
10/26/04	Financial disclosure due from all PACs, PICs and corporations	PACs, PICs and Corporations	PAC:20A-11-602 PIC:20A-11-802 Corps:20A-11-702
10/26/04	Financial disclosure due for from political parties, executive, state school board and legislative candidates	Political Parties and Candidates	Parties: 20A-11-507 Candidates:20A-11-204
10/26/04	Financial disclosure due from lobbyists	Lobbyists	36-11-202
10/26/04	Sample ballots posted in the county clerks' offices	Clerks	20A-5-405
10/26/04	Sample ballot send to candidates and to Lt. Governor	Clerks	20A-5-405
10/29/04	Challenges accepted regarding another person's right to vote	Clerks	20A-3-202
10/31/04	Notice of the election published in major newspapers	Clerks	20A-5-101
11/01/04	Lt. Governor must certify the names of each qualified write-in candidate, who filed with the Lt. Governor	Lt. Governor	20A-9-601
11/01/04	Last day to vote absentee in person at the clerk's office.	Citizens	20A–3–304 20A–3–406
11/02/04	Election Day	Everyone	20A–1–202
11/02/04	Hand delivered ballot must be received by the close of polls	Clerks
11/02/04	State liquor stores closed. Liquor at restaurants etc may not be sold until the polls are closed	Clerks	32-2-103
11/02/04	Election judge or other persons may challenge another person's right to vote. Person challenged can still vote by using a provisional ballot.	Clerks	20A-3-202
11/09/04 to 11/16/04	County Election Canvass	County Legislative Body	20A-4-301
11/16/04 to 11/23/04	Candidates who lose by less than one vote per precinct can request a recount within seven days of the canvass	Candidates	20A-4-401
11/29/04	State Election Canvass	Lt. Governor and Board of State Canvassers	20A-4-306
11/29/04	Parties who lose ballot status can begin to collect signatures and regain ballot status	Political Parties	20A-8-103
12/13/04	State electors meet to cast votes for president	Electors	20A-13-304
12/31/04	Lobbyist registrations expire	Lobbyists	36-11-103
1/05/05	Financial disclosure reports due for all PACs, PICs and corporations	PACs, PICs and Corps	PAC:20A-11-602 PIC:20A-11-802 Corp:20A-11-701
1/05/05	Financial disclosure reports due for all executive candidates and office holders, legislative candidates and office holders and state school board candidates and officeholders	Candidate	20A-11-203
1/10/05	Lobbyists must file year end financial disclosure reports for 2004	Lobbyists	36-11-202