June 7, 2022 Timeline Calendar
DISCLAIMER: Dates are based on information available as of mid-October 2021 and could still change if new legislation is enacted.
Statewide Direct Primary Election
| Start Date | Deadline | Event |
| 1/3/2022 | Signatures in lieu of filing fees open (offices other than County Supervisor) | |
| 1/11/2022 | Signatures in lieu of filing fees open (County Supervisor offices)* | |
| 1/31/2022 | Declaration of intention filing period opens (judicial candidates only) | |
| 2/9/2022 | Signatures in lieu of filing fees deadline | |
| 2/9/2022 | Declaration of intention filing period closes (judicial candidates only) | |
| 2/10/2022 | Declaration of intention extended filing period opens (only applies to non-incumbent judicial candidates if an incumbent candidate has not filed) | |
| 2/14/2022 | Declaration of intention extended filing period closes (only applies to non-incumbent judicial candidates if an incumbent candidate has not filed) | |
| 2/14/2022 | Candidate nominations filing period opens | |
| 3/9/2022 | 6/7/2022 | 24-hour campaign finance reporting period ($1,000 or more) |
| 3/11/2022 | Candidate nominations filing period closes | |
| 3/11/2022 | Consolidation deadline | |
| 3/11/2022 | Deadline for governing bodies to submit measures | |
| 3/11/2022 | Tax rate statement deadline (bond measures) | |
| 3/14/2022 | Extended candidate nominations filing period opens (only applies to non-incumbent candidates if an incumbent candidate has not filed for that office) | |
| 3/14/2022 | Measure letter assignments | |
| 3/16/2022 | Extended candidate nominations filing period closes (only applies to non-incumbent candidates if an incumbent candidate has not filed for that office) | |
| 3/16/2022 | Deadline to amend/withdraw measure | |
| 3/17/2021 | Random alphabet drawing | |
| 3/18/2022 | Argument deadline | |
| 3/18/2022 | Impartial analysis deadline | |
| 3/25/2022 | Rebuttal deadline (only if opposing arguments are filed) | |
| 4/8/2022 | First day ballots may be mailed to voters registered as military/overseas | |
| 4/23/2022 | Deadline for ballots to be mailed to all voters registered as military/overseas as of this date | |
| 4/28/2022 | First day County Voter Information Guides may be mailed | |
| 4/28/2022 | Deadline for 1st pre-election campaign finance statement (1/1/2022 through 4/23/2022) | |
| 5/9/2022 | Voting by mail opens; first day Vote-by-Mail ballots can be picked up at Registrar of Voters Office | |
| 5/9/2022 | First day Registrar of Voters may begin to process Vote-by-Mail ballots | |
| 5/10/2022 | Official Ballot Drop Boxes open | |
| 5/22/2022 | 6/7/2022 | County of Sonoma 24-hour campaign finance reporting period ($500 or more) |
| 5/23/2022 | Standard voter registration deadline | |
| 5/24/2022 | Conditional (a.k.a. late) voter registration period opens (must be in person) | |
| 5/26/2022 | Deadline for 2nd pre-election campaign finance statement (4/24/2022 through 5/21/2022) | |
| 5/28/2022 | 6/6/2022 | 11-Day Vote Centers are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| 5/31/2022 | Last day to request a ballot by mail | |
| 6/4/2022 | 6/6/2022 | 4-Day Vote Centers are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| 6/7/2022 | Election Day: 11-Day and 4-Day Vote Centers are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. | |
| 6/7/2022 | Official Ballot Drop Boxes close at 8 p.m. | |
| 6/7/2022 | Conditional (a.k.a. late) voter registration period closes at 8 p.m. (must be in person) | |
| 6/14/2022 | Last day Registrar of Voters Office can accept Vote-by-Mail ballots postmarked no later than 6/7/2022 | |
| 7/7/2022 | Deadline to certify election results |
*Dependent on date of final adoption of map of updated boundaries of county supervisorial districts (see California Elections Code §21501(a)(2)).
For dates that fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or county holiday, use the next regular business day for transactions. County holidays during this period include Christmas Day (Observed) (Dec. 24), New Year’s Day (Observed) (Dec. 31), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 17), Lincoln’s Birthday (Feb. 11), César Chávez Day (Mar. 31), Memorial Day (May 30), and Independence Day (July 4).