May 4, 2021Timeline Calendar
Special All-Mailed Ballot Election
| Start Date | Deadline | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2021 | Nominations Open (Town of Windsor) | |
| 2/3/2021 | Within 24 Hours | |
| 2/5/2021 | Nominations Deadline (Town of Windsor) | |
| 2/5/2021 | Consolidation deadline, measures | |
| 2/5/2021 | Tax rate statements deadline, bond measures | |
| 2/8/2021 | Measure letter assignment | |
| 2/8/2021 | Random alphabet drawing | |
| 2/10/2021 | Deadline to amend/withdraw measure | |
| 2/12/2021* | Argument deadline | |
| 2/12/2021* | Impartial analysis due | |
| 2/19/2021 | Rebuttal deadline
(only if opposing arguments are filed) | |
| 3/5/2021 | Military/Overseas 60 Day Ballots | |
| 3/25/2021 | Deadline for First Pre-Election Campaign Finance Statement (1/1/2021 through 3/20/2021) | |
| 3/25/2021 | First day County Voter Information Guides may be mailed | |
| 4/5/2021 | Voting by mail opens | |
| 4/13/2021 | First day to process Vote-by-Mail (VBM) ballots | |
| 4/18/2021 | 5/4/2021 | County of Sonoma 24-Hour Campaign Finance Reporting Period ($500 or more) |
| 4/19/2021 | Regular voter registration deadline | |
| 4/20/2021 | 5/4/2021 | Conditional (a.k.a. late) voter registration period |
| 4/22/2021 | Deadline for Second Pre-Election Campaign Finance Statement (3/21/2021 through 4/17/2021) | |
| 4/27/2021 | Deadline to request VBM ballots by mail | |
| 5/4/2021 | Election Day (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.) | |
| 5/7/2021 | Last day to receive VBM ballots postmarked
no later than 5/4/2021 | |
| 6/3/2021 | Deadline to certify election results |
*For these dates that fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or county holiday, use the next regular business day for transactions. Specifically, the argument and impartial analysis deadlines move to February 16, 2021 from February 12, 2021 (February 12 is Lincoln’s Birthday, February 13 is Saturday, February 14 is Sunday, and February 15 is Presidents’ Day). A complete list of all county holidays during this period is as follows: February 12, 2021 (Lincoln’s Birthday); February 15, 2021 (Presidents’ Day); March 31, 2021 (César Chávez Day); May 31, 2021 (Memorial Day).