1 2009 General Election Planning Calendar and key events Changes since 2005 Campaign finance for general election.

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2009 General Election Planning

Calendar and key events Changes since 2005 Campaign finance for general election

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February 2009

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28

3rd Party advertising limits begin

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April 2009

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

Writ Day – election period begins

Nomination Day

Ordinary nomination period

Ordinary nomination period

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May 2009

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

General Voting Day

Advance voting period

8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local)

Final count

- Final results determined

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June 2009

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Return Day

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August 2009

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

2431

25 26 27 28 29 30

Election financing reports due

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September 2009

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

Late filing deadline

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Changes since 2005

Voter ID Voter must prove identity and place of

residence prior to being issued their ballots Advertising and signage

Extra voting officials Additional Information Officer Counting Support

Advance voting hours increased 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time) each day 3 hour increase per day (12 hrs total)

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Changes since 2005

Voter ID Voter must prove identity and place of

residence prior to being issued their ballots Advertising and signage

Extra voting officials Additional Information Officer Counting Support

Advance voting hours increased 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time) each day 3 hour increase per day (12 hrs total)

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Changes since 2005

Better services to voters with disabilities New voter’s template (for blind voters) Braille List of Candidates

Additional observing opportunity Candidate representative allowed at voter

registration station to observe registration in conjunction with voting