September 14, 2021 Timeline Calendar

California Gubernatorial Recall Election

Note: This timeline calendar only covers local election dates; for dates specific to the gubernatorial recall, please visit the Secretary of State’s September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election webpage.

Start Date	Deadline	Event
5/26/2021		Signatures in lieu of filing fee open
5/26/2021		Candidate nominations filing period opens
6/16/2021	9/14/2021	24-hour campaign finance reporting period ($1,000 or more)
	6/18/2021	Deadline for officer whose recall is being sought to file Statement of Qualifications
	6/18/2021	Consolidation deadline
	6/18/2021	Deadline for governing bodies to submit measures
	6/18/2021	Tax rate statement deadline (bond measures)
6/21/2021		Measure letter assignments
	6/22/2021	Signatures in lieu of filing fee deadline
	6/23/2021	Deadline for governing bodies to amend/withdraw measures
	6/25/2021	Impartial analysis due (for county, school, and special district measures)*
	6/25/2021	Argument deadline (for county, school, and special district measures)*
	7/1/2021	Candidate nominations filing period closes
	7/2/2021	Rebuttal deadline (for county, school, and special district measures)*
7/2/2021		Random alphabet drawing
7/16/2021		First day ballots may be mailed to voters registered as military/overseas
	7/31/2021	Deadline for ballots to be mailed to all voters registered as military/overseas as of this date
	7/31/2021†	Deadline for semi-annual (1/1/2021 through 6/30/2021) and/or quarterly (4/1/2021 through 6/30/2021) campaign finance statements (per Cal. Code Regs., Section 18531.5(c)(3), a committee established by an officeholder who is the subject of a recall must file quarterly until the semi-annual period in which the recall election is held)
8/5/2021		First day County Voter Information Guides may be mailed
	8/5/2021	Deadline for 1st pre-election campaign finance statement (7/1/2021 through 7/31/2021)
8/16/2021		Voting by mail opens; first day Vote-by-Mail ballots can be picked up at Registrar of Voters Office
8/16/2021		First day Registrar of Voters may begin to process Vote-by-Mail ballots
8/29/2021	9/14/2021	County of Sonoma 24-hour campaign finance reporting period ($500 or more)
	8/30/2021	Standard voter registration deadline
8/31/2021		Conditional (a.k.a. late) voter registration period opens
	9/2/2021	Deadline for 2nd pre-election campaign finance statement (8/1/2021 through 8/28/2021)
	9/7/2021	Last day to request a ballot be mailed
9/14/2021		Election Day (polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
	9/14/2021	Conditional (a.k.a. late) voter registration period closes at 8 p.m.
	9/21/2021	Last day Registrar of Voters Office can accept Vote-by-Mail ballots postmarked no later than 9/14/2021
	10/14/2021	Deadline to certify election results

*For impartial analysis, argument, and rebuttal deadlines for municipal measures, contact the town/city clerk’s office.

†For these event deadlines that fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or County holiday, use the next regular business day for transactions. County holidays during this period include: May 31, 2021 (Memorial Day), July 5, 2021 (Independence Day - Observed); and September 6, 2021 (Labor Day).