2012 Missouri Election Calendar
| Official Election Day |
Style of Election | Last Day to Register to Vote |
First Day for Candidate Filing |
Last Day for Candidate Filing |
Final Certification Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2012
|
Presidential Preference Primary | January 11, 2012 | October 18, 2011 | November 22, 2011 | November 29, 2011 |
|
March 6, 2012 | Charter cities and charter counties ONLY | February 8, 2012 |
November 15, 2011 | December 20, 2011 | December 27, 2011 |
| April 3, 2012 | General Municipal Election Day | March 7, 2012 |
December 13, 2011 | January 17, 2012 | January 24, 2012 |
| June 5, 2012 | Available for public elections | May 9, 2012 |
February 14, 2012 | March 20, 2012 | March 27, 2012 |
| August 7, 2012 | Primary Election | July 11, 2012 | February 28, 2012 | March 27, 2012 | May 29, 2012 |
September 24, 2012 |
Special Primary Race |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| November 6, 2012 | General Election | October 10, 2012 | July 17, 2012*
[Jurisdictions in | August 21, 2012* | August 28, 2012 |
The final date for new party and independent candidates to submit their petitions to the Secretary of State is 5:00 p.m., July 30, 2012. Independent candidates for county offices and those wishing to form a new party within a county must submit their petition to the local election authority (county clerk or election board) by 5:00 p.m., July 30, 2012. (§115.329.1, RSMo).
*Opening and closing of filing for jurisdictions authorized to elect directors in November, such as 911 & Emergency Services directors.
[Bracketed dates apply to any jurisdiction partially or wholly located in Kansas City, Missouri.]
| Official Election Day | §§ 115.121, 115.123 |
| Style of Election | §§ 115.121, 115.123 |
| Last Day to Register | § 115.135.1 |
| First Day to File | §§ 115.127.5, 115.329.1, 115.349.2, 115.761 |
| Last Day to File | §§ 115.127.5, 115.329.1, 115.349.1 |
| Final Certification Date | §§ 115.125, 115.387, 115.401, 116.240 |