March 2, 2021 Timeline Calendar
Special Election
| Start Date | Deadline | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 12/2/2020 | Within 24 Hours | 24 Hour Campaign Finance Reporting Period ($1,000 or more) |
| 12/4/2020 | Consolidation deadline, measures | |
| 12/4/2020 | Tax rate statements deadline, bond measures | |
| 12/7/2020 | Measure letter assignment | |
| 12/9/2020 | Deadline to amend/withdraw measure | |
| 12/11/2020 | Argument deadline | |
| 12/11/2020 | Impartial analysis due | |
| 12/18/2020 | Rebuttal deadline
(only if opposing arguments are filed) | |
| 1/1/2021 | Military/Overseas 60 Day Ballots | |
| 1/21/2021 | Deadline for 1st Pre-Election Campaign Finance Statement (1/1/2021 through 1/16/2021) | |
| 1/21/2021 | First day County Voter Information Guides may be mailed | |
| 2/1/2021 | Voting by mail opens (VBM) | |
| 2/14/2021 | 3/2/2021 | County of Sonoma 24-Hour Campaign Finance Reporting Period ($500 or more) |
| 2/15/2021* | Regular Registration deadline | |
| 2/17/2021 | 3/2/2021 | Conditional (a.k.a. late) voter registration |
| 2/16/2021 | First day to process vote by mail ballots | |
| 2/18/2021 | Deadline for 2nd Pre-Election Campaign Finance Statement (1/17/2021 through 2/13/2021) | |
| 2/23/2021 | Deadline to request VBM ballots by mail | |
| 3/2/2021 | Election Day (7a.m. to 8p.m.) | |
| 3/5/2021 | Last day to receive VBM ballot postmarked
no later than 3/2/2020 | |
| 4/1/2021 | Deadline to certify election results |
*For these dates that fall on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, use the next regular business day for transactions. County holidays during this period include: December 25, 2020 (Christmas Day); January 1, 2021 (New Year’s Day); January 18, 2021 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day); February 12, 2021 (Lincoln’s Birthday); February 15, 2021 (Presidents’ Day); March 31, 2021 (César Chávez Day).