Signature requirements and deadlines for 2024 state government elections
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Candidates for elective office must often file petition signatures or pay filing fees in order to have their names printed on the ballot. Candidates must submit these petitions, and any other required paperwork or filing fees (sums of money paid to either the state or to a political party) by fixed deadlines. These requirements and deadlines, which are referred to collectively as ballot access rules, vary between offices and from state to state.
This article outlines filing deadlines and petition requirements for state-level candidates in the 2024 election cycle.
Filing deadlines and primary dates for statewide elections
Ballotpedia defines statewide elections as elections meeting the following criteria: all voters in the state can participate, and at least some offices or measures up for election are at either the state or federal level. The following table lists primary dates and filing deadlines for statewide elections in 2024.
| Primary dates and filing deadlines, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Primary date | Primary runoff date | Filing deadline for primary candidates | Source |
| Alabama | 3/5/2024 | 4/16/2024 | 11/10/2023 | Source |
| Alaska | 8/20/2024 | N/A | 6/1/2024 | Source |
| Arizona | 7/30/2024 | N/A | 4/1/2024 | Source |
| Arkansas | 3/5/2024 | 4/2/2024 | 11/14/2023 | Source |
| California | 3/5/2024 | N/A | 12/8/2023 | Source |
| Colorado | 6/25/2024 | N/A | 3/19/2024 | Source |
| Connecticut | 8/13/2024 | N/A | 6/11/2024 | Source |
| Delaware | 9/10/2024 | N/A | 7/9/2024 | Source |
| Florida | 8/20/2024 | N/A | 4/26/2024[1] | Source |
| Georgia | 5/21/2024 | 6/18/2024 | 3/8/2024 | Source |
| Hawaii | 8/10/2024 | N/A | 6/4/2024 | Source |
| Idaho | 5/21/2024 | N/A | 3/15/2024 | Source |
| Illinois | 3/19/2024 | N/A | 12/4/2023 | Source |
| Indiana | 5/7/2024 | N/A | 2/9/2024 | Source |
| Iowa | 6/4/2024 | N/A | 3/15/2024[2] | Source |
| Kansas | 8/6/2024 | N/A | 6/3/2024 | Source |
| Kentucky | 5/21/2024 | N/A | 1/5/2024 | Source |
| Louisiana | 11/5/2024 | N/A | 7/19/2024 | Source |
| Maine | 6/11/2024 | N/A | 3/15/2024 | Source |
| Maryland | 5/14/2024 | N/A | 2/9/2024 | Source |
| Massachusetts | 9/3/2024 | N/A | 6/4/2024 | Source |
| Michigan | 8/6/2024 | N/A | 4/23/2024 | Source |
| Minnesota | 8/13/2024 | N/A | 6/4/2024 | Source |
| Mississippi | 3/12/2024 | 4/2/2024 | 1/12/2024 | Source |
| Missouri | 8/6/2024 | N/A | 3/26/2024 | Source |
| Montana | 6/4/2024 | N/A | 3/11/2024 | Source |
| Nebraska | 5/14/2024 | N/A | 3/1/2024[3] | Source |
| Nevada | 6/11/2024 | N/A | 3/15/2024[4] | Source |
| New Hampshire | 9/10/2024 | N/A | 6/14/2024 | Source |
| New Jersey | 6/4/2024 | N/A | 3/25/2024 | Source |
| New Mexico | 6/4/2024 | N/A | 2/6/2024[5] | Source |
| New York | 6/25/2024 | N/A | 4/4/2024 | Source |
| North Carolina | 3/5/2024 | 5/14/2024 | 12/15/2023 | Source |
| North Dakota | 6/11/2024 | N/A | 4/8/2024 | Source |
| Ohio | 3/19/2024 | N/A | 12/20/2023 | Source |
| Oklahoma | 6/18/2024 | 8/27/2024 | 4/5/2024 | Source |
| Oregon | 5/21/2024 | N/A | 3/12/2024 | Source |
| Pennsylvania | 4/23/2024 | N/A | 2/13/2024 | Source |
| Rhode Island | 9/10/2024 | N/A | 6/26/2024 | Source |
| South Carolina | 6/11/2024 | 6/25/2024 | 4/1/2024 | Source |
| South Dakota | 6/4/2024 | 7/30/2024 | 3/26/2024 | Source |
| Tennessee | 8/1/2024 | N/A | 4/4/2024 | Source |
| Texas | 3/5/2024 | 5/28/2024 | 12/11/2023 | Source |
| Utah | 6/25/2024 | N/A | 1/8/2024 | Source |
| Vermont | 8/13/2024 | N/A | 5/30/2024 | Source |
| Virginia[6] | 6/18/2024 | N/A | 4/4/2024 | Source |
| Washington | 8/6/2024 | N/A | 5/10/2024 | Source |
| West Virginia | 5/14/2024 | N/A | 1/27/2024 | Source |
| Wisconsin | 8/13/2024 | N/A | 6/3/2024 | Source |
| Wyoming | 8/20/2024 | N/A | 5/31/2024 | Source |
Signature requirements, filing fees, and filing deadlines for gubernatorial candidates, 2024
Eleven states held gubernatorial elections in 2024. Eight of the current governors in these states are Republicans governors and three are Democrats. The following table lists signature requirements, filing fees, filing deadlines, and qualifications for gubernatorial elections in 2024.
| Signature requirements, filing fees, filing deadlines, and qualifications for gubernatorial candidates, 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Office | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source | Qualifications |
| Delaware | Governor | N/A | Set by party[7] | 7/9/2024 | Source | Must be at least 30 years old, have resided in the state for six years, and have been a U.S. citizen and inhabitant for 12 years. |
| Indiana | Governor | 4,500 | N/A | 2/9/2024 | Source | Must have been a U.S. citizen for at least 5 years before the election. Must have resided in the state for at least 5 years before the election. Must be 30 years old upon taking office. |
| Montana | Governor | N/A | $1,248.21 | 3/11/2024 | Source | Must be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen, and have resided in the state two years before the general election. |
| Missouri | Governor | N/A | $200 | 3/26/2024 | Source | Must be at least 30 years of age. Must be a citizen of United States for 15 years. Must have been a resident of Missouri for at least 10 years before the election. |
| New Hampshire | Governor | 200 | $100.00 | 6/14/2024 | Source | Must be at least 30 years of age, a registered voter and domiciled in New Hampshire for at least 7 years. |
| North Carolina | Governor | N/A | $2,030.73 | 12/15/2023 | Source | Candidates must be at least 30 years of age, a citizen of the United States for at least five years, and a resident of North Carolina for at least two years by the date of the general election. Candidates must also not have served more than two consecutive terms of the same office. |
| North Dakota | Governor | N/A | N/A | 4/8/2024 | Source | The Governor and Lieutenant Governor must be citizens of the United States, qualified North Dakota voters, at least 30 years of age, and resided in North Dakota for the five years preceding the election to office. |
| Utah | Governor | 28,000[8] | $964.50 | 1/8/2024 | Source | Must be at least 30 years of age, a U.S. citizen, a resident of Utah for five years, a qualified voter, and not convicted of certain crimes. |
| Vermont | Governor | 500 | N/A | 5/30/2024 | Source | Must be at least 30 years of age, and have been a citizen and resident of Vermont for at least 6 years next preceding his election. |
| Washington | Governor | N/A | $1,982.57 | 5/10/2024 | Source | Must be at least 30 years of age, a registered voter and domiciled in Washington for at least 7 years. |
| West Virginia | Governor | N/A | $1,868.54 | 1/27/2024 | Source | Must be a citizen of the United States. Must be a resident of West Virginia for at least five years preceding the election. Must be a duly qualified elector of West Virginia. Must be at least 30 years old. |
See also
- 2024 election dates and deadlines
- Elections
- Ballot access for major and minor party candidates
- State executive official elections, 2024
- Elections calendar
Footnotes
- ↑ This deadline was for the following offices: U.S. Congress, state attorney, public defender, state supreme court, district appeals court, circuit court. The filing deadline for state senator, state representative, county office, and special districts was 6/14/2024.
- ↑ This deadline was for U.S. Congress and state offices. The filing deadline for county offices was 3/22/2024.
- ↑ This filing deadline is for non-incumbents. Incumbents must file by 2/15/2024.
- ↑ This filing deadline is for non-judicial candidates. The filing deadline for judicial candidates was 1/12/2024.
- ↑ This deadline was for candidates seeking pre-primary designation. The filing deadline for all other candidates was 3/12/2024.
- ↑ In Virginia, the Democratic and Republican parties form committees to decide on the method of nomination used for congressional races. These non-primary methods of nomination may take place on a date other than the statewide primary.
- ↑ Not more than 1% of total salary.
- ↑ Unless participating in party convention.
