Date	Day	Time	Event	By Whom	Comments
Special Election
February 19, 2008	Tuesday		Adopt Resolution	Council
February 19, 2008	Tuesday		No party change permitted until after special primary election		sec 3-303(b)(1)(ii)
March 15, 2008	Saturday	5:00 PM	Request advance determination of sufficiency of petition	Petition Candidates	If advance determination sought
March 18, 2008	Tuesday	11:59 PM	Deadline to file campaign finance report	Candidates	File at SBE (SBE may set schedule)
March 22, 2008	Saturday	5:00 PM	Deadline to file declaration of intent	Petition Candidates
March 24, 2008	Monday	5:00 PM	Deadline to file statement of organization	Party Candidates	File at SBE (must be filed prior to filing certificate of candidacy)
March 24, 2008	Monday	5:00 PM	Deadline to file certificate of candidacy	Party Candidates
March 25, 2008	Tuesday	5:00 PM	Deadline to apply for polling place change	Voters
March 25, 2008	Tuesday	9:00 PM	Registration closes
March 26, 2008	Wednesday	5:00 PM	Deadline to withdraw candidacy	Party Candidates
April 1, 2008	Tuesday		Certification of Ballot for Primary Election
April 4, 2008	Friday	11:59 PM	Deadline to file campaign finance report	Candidates	File at SBE (SBE may set schedule)
April 7, 2008	Monday		Deadline for mailing specimen ballots	BOE
April 8, 2008	Tuesday	11:59 PM by fax	Deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail or fax	Voters	5:00 pm by mail
April 9, 2008	Wednesday		Begin period to request late absentee ballot applications
April 12, 2008	Saturday	10:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Absentee Office Open
April 15, 2008	Tuesday	5:00 PM	Deadline to file statement of organization	Petition Candidates	File at SBE (must be filed prior to filing certificate of candidacy)
April 15, 2008	Tuesday	5:00 PM	Deadline to file certificate of candidacy	Petition candidates
April 15, 2008	Tuesday	5:00 PM	Deadline to file petition signatures	Petition Candidates
April 15, 2008	Tuesday		Deadline to submit absentee ballots	Voters	Accepted at BOE through close of polls or USPS postmark by 11:59 pm
April 15, 2008	Tuesday	7 AM - 8 PM	Special Primary Election	BOE
April 17, 2008	Thursday		Absentee I Canvass begins	BOE
April 21, 2008	Monday		Provisional Canvass begins	BOE
April 22, 2008	Tuesday	5:00 PM	Deadline to apply for polling place change	Voters
April 25, 2008	Friday		Absentee II Canvass begins	BOE
April 25, 2008	Friday		Certification	BOE
April 29, 2008	Tuesday		Deadline to certify content and arrangement of ballot	BOE
May 2, 2008	Friday	11:59 PM	Deadline to file campaign finance report	Candidates	File at SBE (SBE may set schedule)
May 5, 2008	Monday		Deadline for mailing specimen ballots	BOE
May 6, 2008	Tuesday	11:59 PM by fax	Deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail or fax	Voters	5:00 pm by mail
May 7, 2008	Wednesday		Begin period to request late absentee ballot applications
May 7, 2008	Wednesday	5:00 PM	Deadline to file certificate of candidacy for write in candidate	Write-in candidate	Earlier Deadline if expend at least $51
May 10, 2008	Saturday	10:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Absentee Office Open
May 13, 2008	Tuesday		Absentee ballot Deadline	Voters	Accepted at BOE through close of polls or USPS postmark by 11:59 pm
May 13, 2008	Tuesday	7 AM - 8 PM	Special General Election	BOE
May 15, 2008	Thursday		Absentee I Canvass begins	BOE
May 19, 2008	Monday		Provisional Canvass begins	BOE
May 23, 2008	Friday		Absentee II Canvass begins	BOE
May 23, 2008	Friday		Certification	BOE
May 26, 2008	Monday		Registration opens	BOE	Registration will not open between primary and general special elections
June 3, 2008	Tuesday	11:59 PM	Deadline to file campaign finance report	Candidates	File at SBE (SBE may set schedule)