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Election Calendar

Name: Election Certification
Start: 2026-05-28T00:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-05-28T23:59:59-06:00

Download the Election Calendar: 2026

Certification

September 2025
Nonpartisan Nominee Certification

September 5, 2025

Deadline for the clerk of the political subdivision to certify nominees — to be placed on the ballot — for the Nov. 4 election.
November 2025
County Election Certification

November 13, 2025

Deadline for county clerks to certify the results of the Nov. 4 election to the clerk of the political subdivision(s). (*This date may vary; to be done immediately after the county canvass.)
May 2026
Election Certification

May 28

Deadline for county clerks to certify the results and issue certificates for the primary election. (*This date may vary; it must be done immediately after canvass.)