Section 6-8 Election Commissioners and Clerks; Qualifications
No person shall be eligible to be appointed as a commissioner of election or as a poll clerk in any election precinct who is not a qualified voter in the magisterial district in which such precinct is situated; or, who has anything of value bet or wagered on the result; or who is a candidate to be voted for at the ensuing election; or who is addicted to drunkenness; or who is not of good character and standing; or who has served or acted in the capacity of deputy sheriff within six months prior to the date of holding any such primary or general election.
Section 6-9 Days and Hours of Election
General elections shall be held in this municipality on the 1st Tuesday after the first Monday in June of each odd year.
At every general or special elcction the polls shall be opened at each precinct on the day of such election at six-thirty o’clock in the forenoon and be closed at seven-thirty o’clock in the evening.
| Municipal Election Calendar June 3, 2025 General Election To Be Followed Unless Otherwise Provided by Charter or Ordinance | |
| First day to receive application for absentee ballot from all voters | January 1, 2025 |
| Candidate filing period | Jan. 13- Jan. 25, 2025 |
| Deadline to submit Notice of Intent for Class IV (early voting by mail) | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Notice of precinct change | February 3, 2025 |
| Notice of emergency precinct change | March 5, 2025 |
| Deadline to order precinct change | March 5, 2025 |
| Deadline for candidates to withdraw from General | March 11, 2025 |
| Uniform drawing for ballot position [unless other dates set by ordinance] | March 25, 2025 |
| Deadline for emergency precinct change | April 4, 2025 |
| Election officials & alternates appointed | April 15, 2025 |
| Deadline for write-in candidate to file | April 15, 2025 |
| Delivery of absentee ballots to recorder (deadline) | April 18, 2025 |
| Mail absentee ballots April 18 – May 28, 2025 (May 29, 2025 for applications received on May 28, 2025) | |
| Mandatory training of election officials (within 30 days of election) | May 4, 2025 |
| Publish Sample Ballot (1″ publishing) | May 8 – May 14, 2025 |
| Last day to register to vote in a municipal election | May 13, 2025 |
| Early voting occurs during this time period | May 21 – May 31, 2025 |
| Early voting in person conducted 9 am to 5 pm | May 24, 2025 |
| Candidate filing period | Jan. 13- Jan. 25, 2025 | |
| Deadline to submit Notice of Intent for Class IV (early voting by mail) | Jan. 31, 2025 | |
| Notice of precinct change | February 3, 2025 | |
| Notice of emergency precinet change | March 5, 2025 | |
| Deadline to order precinct change | March 5, 2025 | |
| Deadline for candidates to withdraw from General | March 11, 2025 | |
| Uniform drawing for ballot position [unless other dates set by ordinance] | March 25, 2025 | |
| Deadline for emergency precinct change | April 4, 2025 | |
| Election officials & alternates appointed | April 15, 2025 | |
| Deadline for write-in candidate to file | April 15, 2025 | |
| Delivery of absentee ballots to recorder (deadline) | April 18, 2025 | |
| Mail absentee ballots (May 29, 2025 for applications received on May 28, 2025) | April 18 – May 28, 2025 | |
| Mandatory training of election officials (within 30 days of election) | May 4, 2025 | |
| Publish Sample Ballot (1″ publishing) | May 8 – May 14, 2025 | |
| Last day to register to vote in a municipal election | May 13, 2025 | |
| Early voting occurs during this time period | May 21 – May 31, 2025 | |
| Early voting in person conducted 9 am to 5 pm | May 24, 2025 | |
| Publish Sample Ballot (2nd Publishing) | May 27 – June 2, 2025 | |
| Emergency absentee voting period | May 27 – June 3, 2025 (noon election day) | |
| Deadline for absentee applications | May 28, 2025 | |
| Early voting in person conducted 9 am to 5 pm | May 31, 2025 | |
| Last day to receive a hand delivered absentee ballot | June 2, 2025 | |
| General Election day | June 3, 2025 | |
| Absentee ballot received without a postmark accepted | June 4, 2025 | |
| Absentee ballot postmarked by election day accepted | June 9, 2025 | |
| Canvass begins; results declared at end of canvass | June 9, 2025 | |
| Certify results 48 hours after results declared for races without a recount request | June 11, 2025 | |
| New terms begin | July 1,2025 | |
