May 19th Primary Election Timeline
February 23rd - 8 AM - Candidate Filing Begins for Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Offices
February 27th - 5 PM - Candidate Filing Ends for Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Offices
March 2nd - 8 AM - Candidate Filing Begins for County and Precinct Offices
March 6th - Write-In Candidate Filing Deadline for Federal, State, and Legislative Offices
March 6th - Withdrawal Deadline for Federal, State, and Legislative Offices
March 13th - 5 PM - Candidate Filing Ends for County and Precinct Offices
March 13th - Party Affiliation Change Deadline
March 13th - Ballot Question Submission Deadline
March 13th - Recall Notification Deadline
March 20th - Write-In Candidate Filing Deadline for County and Precinct Offices
March 20th - Withdrawal Deadline for County and Precinct Offices
April 3rd - First Absentee Ballot Mailing
April 17th - Polling Place Designation Deadline
May 1st - 2 PM - Public Logic & Accuracy Test
May 4th - 8 AM - Kootenai County Early Voting Begins and runs Mon-FRI 8 AM - 5 PM until May 15th
May 7th - Poll Watcher Request Deadline
May 8th - 5 PM - Absentee Ballot Request Deadline
May 8th - 5 PM - Voter Pre-Registration Deadline
May 15th - 5 PM - Kootenai County Early Voting Ends
May 19th - ELECTION DAY - Polls Open 8 AM to 8 PM
May 19th - 8 PM - Absentee Ballot Return Deadline
May 19th - After 8 PM - First Unofficial Election Results Released
May 27th - County Canvass Scheduled @ 10 AM - County Results will be Official after Canvass
May 29th - Secretary of State Post-Election Audit Random Selection
May 29th - Deadline for Political Party County Central Committees to Elect Officers
May 30th - Deadline for Political Party Legislative District Committees to Elect Officers
June 5th - Deadline for County Clerk to Issue Certificates of Election to Precinct Committee Office Winners
June 9th - State Canvass Statutory Deadline - State Results will be Official after Canvass
June 16th - County Office Recount Application Deadline - Based on 20 days after County Canvass
June 29th - Federal, State, and Legislative Office Recount Application Deadline (Based on State Canvass Deadline)