The Knox County Election Commission will administer three elections in 2014: the Knox County Primary Election, the State Primary and County General Election, and the State General Election. The following chart outlines important dates and events in the 2014 election cycle:
Date |
Event |
11/22/2013 |
First day for a candidate to pick up a nominating petition to run in the Knox County Primary Election |
1/3/2014 |
First day for a candidate to pick up a nominating petition to run in the State Primary Election |
2/5/2014 |
First day to request an absentee ballot for the Knox County Primary Election |
2/20/2014 |
Candidate qualifying deadline for the Knox County Primary Election |
2/27/2014 |
Candidate withdrawal deadline for the Knox County Primary Election |
4/3/2014 |
Candidate qualifying deadline for the State Primary Election |
4/7/2014 |
Final day to register to vote before the Knox County Primary Election |
4/10/2014 |
Candidate withdrawal deadline for the State Primary Election |
4/16/2014 |
First day of the early voting period for the Knox County Primary Election |
4/29/2014 |
Final day to request an absentee ballot for Knox County Primary Election |
5/1/2014 |
Final day of the early voting period for the Knox County Primary Election |
5/6/2014 |
Election Day (KnoxCounty Primary Election) |
5/9/2014 |
First day for a candidate to request an absentee ballot for the State Primary and CountyGeneral Election |
7/8/2014 |
Final day to register to vote before the State Primary and CountyGeneral Election |
7/18/2014 |
First day of the early voting period for the State Primary and CountyGeneral Election |
7/31/2014 |
Final day to request an absentee ballot for the State Primary and CountyGeneral Election |
8/2/2014 |
Final day of the early voting period for the State Primary and CountyGeneral Election |
8/6/2014 |
First day to request an absentee ballot for the State General Election |
8/7/2014 |
Election Day (State Primary and CountyGeneral Election) |
10/6/2014 |
Final day to register to vote before the State General Election |
10/15/2014 |
First day of the early voting period for the State General Election |
10/28/2014 |
Final day to request an absentee ballot for the State General Election |
10/30/2014 |
Final day of the early voting period for the State General Election |
11/4/2014 |
Election Day (State General Election) |