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2023 Election Dates To Remember

2023 Statutory Election Dates, Deadlines, and Filing Period

Statutory Election Dates, Deadlines, and Filing Periods

January 10, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections & Propositions

Resolution Due: November 10, 2022 (60 days before election)
Voter Registration: December 16, 2022

February 14, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections, Candidates & Propositions

Resolution Due: December 15, 2022 (60 days before election)
Voter Registration: January 20, 2023

March 7, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections & Propositions

Resolution Due: December 21, 2022 (75 days before election)
Voter Registration: February 10, 2023

April 4, 2023 (1st Tuesday) – Statutory Municipal General Elections

            Resolution Due: January 20, 2023 (15 days before filing)
            Statutory Filing Period: February 6 – 8, 2023
            Voter Registration: March 10, 2023

April 4, 2023 (1st Tuesday) – Special Elections, Candidates, Propositions

Resolution Due: February 2, 2023 (60 days before election)
Voter Registration: March 10, 2023

May 9, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections & Propositions

Resolution Due: March 9, 2023 (60 days before election)
Voter Registration: April 14, 2023

June 13, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections, Propositions & Candidates

Resolution Due: April 13, 2023 (60 days before election)
Voter Registration: May 19, 2023

July 11, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections & Propositions

Resolution Due: May 11, 2023 (60 days before election)
Voter Registration: June 16, 2023

August 8, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections & Propositions

Resolution Due: June 8, 2023 (60 days before election)
Voter Registration: July 14, 2023

September 12, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections, Candidates, & Propositions

Resolution Due: July 13, 2023 (60 days before election)
Voter Registration: August 18, 2023

October 10, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections & Propositions

Resolution Due: August 10, 2023
Voter Registration: September 15, 2023

November 14, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections, Candidates, & Propositions

Resolution Due: September 14, 2023
Voter Registration: October 20, 2023

**December 12, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) – Special Elections & Propositions

Resolution Due: October 12, 2023
Voter Registration: November 17, 2023

** Special Elections permitted with 60-day notice in December of odd-numbered years ONLY in municipalities with population in excess of 250,000

FILING DEADLINES

The State Election Board has released the filing date schedule. It may be downloaded HERE.

Please visit this page often for news about the upcoming elections.

Under County Election Board

This applies to:

Municipalities with a population over 2,000, or
Those municipalities with a population less than 2,000 that HAVE opted out of the Town Meeting Act

This calendar applies to municipalities governed by the state statutes. Cities and towns that operate under home rule charters will need to follow their own particular charter provisions.

As a reminder, all municipal elections are non-partisan unless prior to the date for notifying the county election board of the call for the election, the municipality has in effect an ordinance providing for a partisan primary election. This means there will not be a primary election unless you have passed an ordinance requiring a partisan election prior to posting the Notice of Election. Cities and towns that operate under home rule charters will need to follow their own particular charter provisions.

Please Note: Compensation of elected officials must be set before the officials are elected to office. OML has sample ordinances that provide for changes in salary for these elected offices. However, the ordinances must be adopted before these officials are elected.

Under Town Meeting Act

This applies to:

Municipalities with a population less than 2,000 that have NOT opted out of the town meeting act.

This calendar applies to municipalities governed by the state statutes and the Town Meeting Act.

As a reminder, in 2013 Legislation was passed increasing the population threshold (from fewer than 1,000 to fewer than 2,000) for cities and towns to be UNDER the Town Meeting Act. A city or town must use the Act unless an ordinance is passed opting out and the ordinance is provided to the County Election Board. If you have opted out of the Town Meeting Act, please contact our office and we will send you the election calendar for municipalities holding elections under the County Election Board, or visit OML website and download correct calendar.