Important dates in the 2020 presidential race

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The presidential election cycle begins as early as two years before the general election.[1] This page tracked important dates throughout the 2020 presidential election cycle, including primaries, caucuses, and conventions; filing deadlines; candidate debates and forums; and campaign finance reporting deadlines.

The first primary event[2] took place in Iowa on February 3, 2020, where both the Democratic and Republican parties held caucuses. The final primary event took place in Connecticut on August 11, 2020.

The general election for president of the United States took place on November 3, 2020. Click here to find the results certification deadline for each state.

Each state had until December 8, 2020—the safe harbor deadline—to determine its slate of electors. The Electoral College met on December 14, 2020, to vote for the next president of the United States.[3]

Elections covered on this page may have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. To read more about those elections and changes to them, click here.

If you are aware of any dates that should be included, please email us.

Certification deadlines by state

See also: Election results certification dates, 2020

This section lists the estimated canvassing and election result certification dates for 2020. In a canvass, election officials verify that each ballot cast in the election was correctly counted. Certification is the process by which the results of an election are made official. The two processes are closely related, and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Links to official results will be added here as they become available. The table below can be sorted by state or date; to sort, click the arrows in the appropriate column heading.[4][5]

Election results certification dates, 2020
State Certification/canvassing date Notes Source Official results
Alabama 11/25/2020 "The last day for the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General to canvass election returns required by law to be sent to Secretary of State is within 22 days after the election." Link Link
Alaska 11/25/2020 "Target date to certify the GENERAL ELECTION." Link Link
American Samoa Not specified "On receipt of certified tabulations from the election officials concerned, the Chief Election Officer shall compile, certify, and release the election results." Link Link
Arizona 11/30/2020 "On the fourth Monday following a general election, the secretary of state, in the presence of the governor and the attorney general, shall canvass all offices for which the nominees filed nominating petitions and papers with the secretary of state[.]" Link Link
Arkansas 11/18/2020 "Deadline for the [county boards of election commissioners] to certify election results to the Secretary of State." Link Link
California 12/11/2020 (12/5/2020 for the presidential contest) "Last day for the Secretary of State to prepare, certify, declare, and file a statement of the vote from the compiled election returns and post to the Secretary of State's website." Link Link
Colorado 11/30/2020 "Last day for the Secretary of State to compile the returns and order appropriate recounts of the 2020 General Election." Link Link
Connecticut 12/03/2020 "Last day for registrars of voters to file with Secretary of the State a certificate signed under penalties of false statement stating that the annual canvass of voters was completed." Link Link
Delaware 11/05/2020 "Board of Canvass meets in Superior Court to certify the results of the November 3, 2020 General Election." Link Link
District of Columbia 12/2/2020 "[TENTATIVE] Certification of election results." Link Link
Florida 11/17/2020 "Elections Canvassing Commission meets to certify Official Results for federal, state, and multicounty offices." Link Link
Georgia 11/20/2020 "Not later than 5:00 P.M. on the seventeenth day following the date on which such election was conducted, the Secretary of State shall certify the votes cast for all candidates [for federal and state office] and upon all questions voted for by the electors of more than one county and shall no later than that same time lay the returns for presidential electors before the Governor." Link Link
Guam Not specified "As soon as all the votes are counted and the ballots are sealed, the Election Commission shall certify the results of the election." Link

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Hawaii Not specified "On receipt of certified tabulations from the election officials concerned, the chief election officer, or county clerk in a county election, shall compile, certify, and release the election results after the expiration of the time for bringing an election contest." Link Link
Idaho 11/18/2020 "State Board Election Certification: Deadline for state board of canvassers to certify results — of the (Nov. 3) General Election — for all federal, state, and district candidates. This date may vary; to be done immediately after the state canvass." Link Link
Illinois 12/04/2020 "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers, judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the Appellate Court, judges of the Circuit Court, Senators, Representatives to the General Assembly, State's Attorneys and Regional Superintendents of Schools elected from 2 or more counties, respectively[.]" Link Link
Indiana 11/24/2020 "DEADLINE, by noon, for the Indiana Election Division to tabulate the number of votes cast for presidential electors, statewide offices (other than governor and lieutenant governor), or a judicial office according to the certificates submitted by the circuit court clerks or the Lake and Porter County election directors. Immediately after the completion of the tabulation, the secretary of state certifies to the governor the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office." Link Link
Iowa 11/30/2020 "Not later than twenty-seven days after the day of the election, the secretary of state shall present to the board of state canvassers abstracts of votes cast at the election showing the number of ballots cast for each office and a summary of the results for each office, showing the votes cast in each county." Link Link
Kansas 12/01/2020 "For the purpose of canvassing elections specified in subsection (a), the state board of canvassers shall meet on the call of the secretary of state, in the secretary's office, as soon as convenient after the tabulation of the returns is made. In the case of general elections, the meeting shall be called not later than December 1 next following the election, except when the date falls on Sunday, then not later than the following day, and may recess from time to time until the canvass is completed." Link Link
Kentucky 11/23/2020 "Last day for state board of elections to meet to tabulate votes and make out certificates of election (not later than third Monday after election)." Link Link
Louisiana 11/17/2020 "On or before the fourteenth day after the primary or general election, if no action has been timely filed contesting the election to the office of a state candidate, the secretary of state shall promulgate the returns for state candidates, proposed constitutional amendments, and recall elections by publishing in the official journal of the state the names of the state candidates for each office in the election, the text of the proposed constitutional amendment, and recall elections and the number of votes received by each such candidate, proposed constitutional amendment, and recall elections as shown by the returns transmitted by the clerks of court from the compiled statements by the parish boards of election supervisors." Link Link
Maine 11/23/2020 "Within 20 days after an election, the Secretary of State shall tabulate the election returns and submit a certified copy of the tabulation to the Governor." Link Link
Maryland 12/08/2020 "The Board of State Canvassers shall: (1)(i) convene only after a presidential primary election, a State general election, or a general or special general election that includes a candidate for member of the Congress of the United States; (ii) convene within 35 days of that election; and (iii) if a majority of members of the Board of State Canvassers is not present, adjourn for not more than 1 day; (2) determine which candidates, by the greatest number of votes, have been elected to each office and which questions have received a sufficient number of votes to be adopted or approved; (3) prepare statewide election results for each candidate and question, based on the certified copies of the statements made by the boards of canvassers; and (4) prepare and transmit a certified statement of the election results to the State Board of Elections." Link Link
Massachusetts 11/18/2020 "The clerk of each city and town and in Boston the Board of Election Commissioners, within fifteen days after the day of any election therein for a senator in congress, representative in congress, governor, lieutenant governor, councillor, state secretary, state treasurer, state auditor, attorney general, clerk of courts, register of probate, sheriff, district attorney, senator or representative in the general court, or for presidential electors, shall transmit to the state secretary copies of the records of votes cast for such officers, together with copies of the records of votes cast on any constitutional amendment, law or proposed law, and on any question submitted to them by statute in any senatorial or representative district or in two or more cities or towns." Link Link
Michigan 11/23/2020 "Board of State Canvassers meet to canvass November general election." Link Link
Minnesota 11/24/2020 "The State Canvassing Board shall meet at the OSS to canvass the certified copies of the county canvassing board reports received from the county auditors - on the 3rd Tuesday following the State General Election." Link Link
Mississippi 11/13/2020 "Deadline for County Election Commissions to transmit to the Secretary of State their counties’ General Election returns, including their certified recap sheets and the total number of votes cast in the county for each candidate." Link Link
Missouri 12/08/2020 "The secretary of state shall convene the board of state canvassers to total the abstracts of each general election and the board shall, not later than the second Tuesday in December following the general election, issue a statement announcing the results of the general election for federal officers, governor, lieutenant governor, state senators and representatives, circuit judges, appellate and circuit judges subject to the provisions of Article V, Section 25 of the State Constitution, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer and state auditor." Link Link
Montana 11/30/2020 "State canvass completed – Canvass Board declares elected the individuals having received the highest number of votes cast for each state-certified office and proclaims the adoption or rejection of statewide ballot issues and sends certified copies of the reports and results to the Governor." Link Link
Nebraska 11/30/2020 "Board of State Canvassers meets to certify the election results." Link Link
Nevada 11/24/2020 "On the fourth Tuesday of November after each general election, the justices of the Supreme Court, or a majority thereof, shall meet with the Secretary of State, and shall open and canvass the vote for the number of presidential electors to which this State may be entitled, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, members of the Legislature, state officers who are elected statewide or by district, district judges, or district officers whose districts include area in more than one county and for and against any question submitted." Link Link
New Hampshire 12/02/2020[6] "The secretary of state, as soon as may be, shall lay all returns received pursuant to RSA 660:25 before the governor and council, and the votes shall be examined and counted and the election of the person having the largest number of votes declared and certified, and the certificate thereof shall be made out and transmitted in the manner described in RSA 659:84." Link Link
New Jersey 12/08/2020 "Deadline for Meeting of Board of State Canvassers to Certify General Election Results." Link Link
New Mexico 11/24/2020 "The state canvassing board shall meet in the state capitol on the third Tuesday after each statewide election and proceed to approve the report of the canvass and declare the results of the election or nomination of each candidate voted upon by the entire state and by the voters of more than one county." Link Link
New York 12/07/2020 "State Board of Canvassers meet to certify General Election." Link Link
North Carolina 11/24/2020 "After each general election, the State Board of Elections shall meet at 11:00 A.M. on the Tuesday three weeks after election day to complete the canvass of votes cast in all ballot items within the jurisdiction of the State Board of Elections and to authenticate the count in every ballot item in the county by determining that the votes have been counted and tabulated correctly." Link Link
North Dakota 11/20/2020 "The members of the State Canvassing Board are the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and Chairman, or designated representative of the applicable state political parties. It must meet no later than 17 days after the General Election." Link Link
Northern Mariana Islands 11/17/2020[7] "As soon as is practicable after the tabulation of ballots is completed, the Commission shall issue certificates of election to the winning candidates for those Commonwealth or local elective offices in which no proceeding affecting ballots or election results has been initiated." Link

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Ohio 11/24/2020 "Boards of elections must complete canvass of the Nov. 3, 2020 general election ballots no later than this date (21 days after general election)." Link Link
Oklahoma 11/10/2020 "The State Election Board shall use such county returns to certify the results of such election for all state officers and questions after 5 p.m. on Tuesday next succeeding the election." Link Link
Oregon 12/03/2020 "Last day for Secretary of State to canvass votes, prepare and deliver certificates of election and issue proclamation declaring election of candidates." Link Link
Pennsylvania 11/23/2020 "Last day for the county boards of elections to file with the secretary of the commonwealth returns from the November election[.]" Link Link
Puerto Rico Not specified "After the Commission has received the election material bags, it shall proceed to carry out a general canvass." Link Link
Rhode Island Not specified "The state board shall immediately, after the result has been ascertained, furnish to each candidate elected a certificate of that candidate's election[.]" Link Link
South Carolina 11/11/2020 "State Board of Canvassers meets to canvass votes, certify results and order any necessary recounts for state-level offices." Link Link
South Dakota 11/10/2020 "Last day for convening the state board of canvassers." Link Link
Tennessee Not specified "The governor, secretary of state and attorney general and reporter shall, as soon as the returns are received, publicly calculate and compare the votes received by each person for the office of member of the general assembly, presidential and vice presidential elector, member of congress, judge, chancellor, or district attorney general, and declare the person receiving the highest number of votes elected." Link Link
Texas 12/03/2020 "The governor shall conduct the state canvass at the time set by the secretary of state: (1) not earlier than the 15th or later than the 30th day after election day; or (2) for an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), not earlier than the 18th or later than the 33rd day after election day." Link Link
Utah 11/23/2020 "The state board of canvassers shall convene: (i) on the fourth Monday of November, at noon; or (ii) at noon on the day following the receipt by the lieutenant governor of the last of the returns of a statewide special election." Link Link
U.S. Virgin Islands Not specified "After the votes for each candidate have been tallied and counted by the election officers as provided in this chapter, such officers shall prepare a statement showing the number of votes cast for each person (upon the respective party tickets at primaries), the total number of ballots received from the board of elections (the number of each party at primaries), the number of ballots cast (the number of each party at primaries), the number of ballots (of each party at primaries) declared void, and any blank ballots cast for each candidate." Link Link
Vermont 11/10/2020 "At 10:00 a.m. all canvassing committees (statewide, county, senatorial, and representative) must meet to tally returns." Link Link
Virginia 11/16/2020 State officials certified statewide results on 11/18/2020.[8][9] Link Link
Washington 12/03/2020 "Last day for Secretary of State to certify November General Election results." Link Link
West Virginia 12/03/2020 "The certification of the results of the General Election should be sent to Secretary of State as soon as possible but no later than 30 days after the [election]." Link Link
Wisconsin 12/01/2020 "Last day for chairperson of the Wisconsin Elections Commission to certify the results of the General Election." Link Link
Wyoming 11/11/2020 "State Canvassing Board meets to certify state abstract." Link Link

General election debates

See also: Presidential debates, 2020

The following table provides an overview of the date, location, and host in each scheduled 2020 general election debate.

2020 general election debates
Debate Date Location Host
First presidential debate September 29, 2020 Cleveland, Ohio Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic
Vice presidential debate October 7, 2020 Salt Lake City, Utah University of Utah
Second presidential debate Canceled
October 15, 2020		 Miami, Florida Adrienne Arsht Center
Third presidential debate October 22, 2020 Nashville, Tennessee Belmont University


Presidential primary and caucus dates

The following table and maps show the scheduled date and primary event type by state and party for the 2020 presidential election.

Democratic and Republican presidential primary calendar, 2020
Jurisdiction Democratic Party Democratic Type Republican Party Republican Type
Iowa February 3 Caucus February 3 Caucus
New Hampshire February 11 Primary February 11 Primary
Nevada February 22 Caucus Canceled N/A
South Carolina February 29 Primary Canceled N/A
Alabama March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
American Samoa March 3 Caucus March 18 Caucus
Arkansas March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
California March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Colorado March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Democrats Abroad March 3-10[10] Primary N/A N/A
Maine March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Massachusetts March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Minnesota March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
North Carolina March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Oklahoma March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Tennessee March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Texas March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Utah March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Vermont March 3 Primary March 3 Primary
Virginia March 3 Primary Canceled N/A
Idaho March 10 Primary March 10 Primary
Michigan March 10 Primary March 10 Primary
Mississippi March 10 Primary March 10 Primary
Missouri March 10 Primary March 10 Primary
North Dakota March 10 Caucus April 18[11] Convention
Washington March 10 Primary March 10 Primary
Northern Marianas March 14 Caucus March 15 Caucus
Arizona March 17 Primary Canceled N/A
Florida March 17 Primary March 17 Primary
Illinois March 17 Primary March 17 Primary
Wisconsin April 7 Primary April 7 Primary
Alaska April 10[12][13] Primary Canceled N/A
Wyoming April 17[14][15] Caucus May 7-9 Convention
Ohio April 28[16][17] Primary April 28[16][17] Primary
Kansas May 2 Primary Canceled N/A
Nebraska May 12 Primary May 12 Primary
Oregon May 19 Primary May 19 Primary
Hawaii May 22[18][19] Primary Canceled N/A
District of Columbia June 2 Primary June 2 Primary
Indiana June 2[20][21] Primary June 2[20][22] Primary
Maryland June 2[23][24] Primary June 2[23][24] Primary
Montana June 2 Primary June 2 Primary
New Mexico June 2 Primary June 2 Primary
Pennsylvania June 2[25][26] Primary June 2 Primary
Rhode Island June 2[27][28] Primary June 2 Primary
South Dakota June 2 Primary June 2 Primary
Guam June 6[29][30][31] Caucus March 14 Caucus
Virgin Islands June 6 Caucus May 30 Caucus
Georgia June 9[32][33] Primary June 9[32][33] Primary
West Virginia June 9[34][35] Primary June 9[34][35] Primary
Kentucky June 23[36][37] Primary June 23[36][37] Primary
New York June 23[38][39] Primary Canceled Primary
Delaware July 7[40][41] Primary July 7 Primary
New Jersey July 7[42][43] Primary July 7[42][43] Primary
Louisiana July 11[44][45][46] Primary July 11[44][45][47] Primary
Puerto Rico July 12[48][49][50][51] Primary June 5[52][53] Primary
Connecticut August 11[54][55] Primary August 11[54][55] Primary


Candidate registration and financial disclosures

Presidential candidacy registration

See also: Presidential candidates, 2020

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) required those running for president to register as candidates by filing a Statement of Candidacy form within 15 days of having raised or spent $5,000. This form allows a candidate's campaign committee to engage in fundraising and spend campaign funds. Within 10 days of the Statement of Candidacy submission, the Statement of Organization form needed to be submitted to the FEC.[56]

Federal campaign finance disclosures

All candidates were required to file quarterly reports, pre-election reports 12 days before the general election, and post-election reports 30 days after the general election. If the committee raised or anticipated raising or spending a total of $100,000 by the end of a calendar year, the committee needed to file monthly campaign finance reports in the following year. If the committee did not raise, spend, or anticipate raising or spending that much, they only needed to file quarterly reports to the FEC.[56]

  • Quarterly reports are due April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15.
  • Monthly reports are due on the 20th of each month beginning in 2020.
  • Pre-election reports are due October 22, 2020.
  • Post-election reports are due December 3, 2020.


National conventions

Democratic National Convention

See also: Democratic National Convention, 2020

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) held its presidential nominating convention the week of August 17, 2020, across four stages in New York City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Wilmington.[57][58]

The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020, in Milwaukee.[59] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Most of the convention's events took place remotely. The DNC announced in June 2020 that delegates should not plan to travel to Milwaukee to attend the convention.[60] Instead, votes on reports from the Rules, Platform, and Credentials committees took place remotely from August 3-15, 2020.[61]

The Democratic National Convention Committee announced on August 5, 2020, that former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and other speakers would not travel to Milwaukee.[62] Biden was formally nominated at the convention on August 18, 2020.[63]

Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020.[64] Harris was the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[65]

Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2020

The Republican Party held its national convention from August 24-27, 2020.[66]

Limited in-person events took place in Charlotte, North Carolina.[67] On July 23, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that high-profile convention events previously moved to Jacksonville, Florida, including his nomination acceptance speech, had been canceled for public health and safety reasons. Trump formally accepted the party's nomination from the White House.[68][69][70][71]

The convention was originally scheduled to take place entirely in Charlotte but statewide restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic led to the convention's planned relocation to Jacksonville.[72] The Republican National Committee Executive Committee voted to downsize the convention in Charlotte, reducing the number of in-person delegates from 2,500 to 336. The committee also decided to adopt the 2016 platform again since the Platform Committee would not be meeting.[73]

At the convention, party delegates typically select the Republican presidential nominee and vote to adopt a platform outlining the party's policy priorities and values. According to presidential historian Tevi Troy, however, "conventions today remain largely party advertising opportunities rather than fora for real decision-making."[74]

Democratic presidential primary debates, 2019-2020

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020

The following table provides an overview of the date, location, host, and number of participants in each scheduled 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate.

2020 Democratic presidential primary debates
Debate Date Location Host Number of participants
First Democratic primary debate June 26-27, 2019 Miami, Florida NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo 20 candidates
Second Democratic primary debate July 30-31, 2019 Detroit, Michigan CNN 20 candidates
Third Democratic primary debate September 12, 2019 Houston, Texas ABC News and Univision 10 candidates
Fourth Democratic primary debate October 15, 2019 Westerville, Ohio CNN and The New York Times 12 candidates
Fifth Democratic primary debate November 20, 2019 Georgia MSNBC and The Washington Post 10 candidates
Sixth Democratic primary debate December 19, 2019 Los Angeles, California PBS NewsHour and Politico 7 candidates
Seventh Democratic primary debate January 14, 2020 Des Moines, Iowa CNN and The Des Moines Register 6 candidates
Eighth Democratic primary debate February 7, 2020 Manchester, New Hampshire ABC, WMUR-TV, and Apple News 7 candidates
Ninth Democratic primary debate February 19, 2020 Las Vegas, Nevada NBC News and MSNBC 6 candidates
Tenth Democratic primary debate February 25, 2020 Charleston, South Carolina CBS News and Congressional Black Caucus Institute 7 candidates
Eleventh Democratic primary debate March 15, 2020 Washington, D.C. CNN, Univision, and CHC Bold 2 candidates


Candidate filing deadlines and requirements by state

Major party candidates

The table below summarizes general filing procedures for a candidate seeking the nomination of his or her party in 2020. Please note that this information is not necessarily exhaustive. Specific filing requirements can vary by party and by state. For more information, contact the appropriate state-level party. In the table below, blank cells indicate that we have not yet collected filing information for that state. We will update this information as soon as possible.

Independent candidates

The table below summarizes general filing procedures for independent presidential candidates in 2020. In the table below, blank cells indicate that we have not yet collected filing information for that state. We will update this information as soon as possible.

Write-in candidates

Although a write-in candidate is not entitled to ballot placement, he or she may still be required to file paperwork in order to have his or her votes tallied (or to be eligible to serve should the candidate be elected). A total of 31 states require a write-in presidential candidate to file some paperwork in advance of an election. In ten states, write-in voting for presidential candidates is not permitted. The remaining states do not require presidential write-in candidates to file special paperwork before the election.

2020

In 2020, a total of 33 states required a write-in presidential candidate to file some paperwork in advance of an election. In nine states, write-in voting for presidential candidates was not permitted. The remaining states did not require presidential write-in candidates to file special paperwork before the election.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The New York Times, "How Early Do Presidential Campaigns Start? Earlier Than You May Think," December 31, 2018
  2. ↑ Primary events include state-run primaries, party-run primaries and caucuses, and state party conventions.
  3. ↑ Constitution Center, "The Constitution and contested presidential elections," October 5, 2020
  4. ↑ This information was compiled by Ballotpedia staffers; specific sources include state statutes, election administration manuals, election calendars, and email inquiries. Sources are noted in the table.
  5. ↑ U.S. Election Assistance Commission, "Chapter 13: Canvassing and Certifying an Election," accessed October 8, 2018
  6. ↑ WMUR 9, "NH presidential election results to be certified by governor, Executive Council on Dec. 2," November 16, 2020
  7. ↑ Commonwealth Election Commission, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 11, 2020
  8. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Virginia delays statewide certification of election results, citing Richmond office's COVID outbreak," November 16, 2020
  9. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "State Board of Elections unanimously certifies Virginia's election results," November 18, 2020
  10. ↑ Democrats Abroad is the Democratic political party affiliate for American citizens living outside of the United States. The group functions as a state-level political party within the Democratic National Committee.The Democrats Abroad primary begins March 3 and ends March 10. In-person voting dates vary by country.
  11. ↑ Republican caucuses were held on March 10, 2020, with Donald Trump as the only candidate on the ballot. Delegates to the Republican National Convention were originally scheduled to be elected on March 28, 2020, at the state convention. However, the convention was canceled. Delegates will be chosen by mail-in ballot.
  12. ↑ In response to the coronavirus outbreak, in-person voting was canceled and the vote-by-mail deadline was extended to April 10, 2020.
  13. ↑ Twitter, "Andrew S. Kitchenman: March 23, 2020: 1:39 PM," accessed March 25, 2020
  14. ↑ The Wyoming Democratic Party canceled in-person caucus events as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Democratic Party encouraged voters to participate by mail. The deadline for receiving completed ballots was set for April 17, 2020.
  15. ↑ Wyoming Democratic Party, "Caucus Information," accessed March 13, 2020
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 On March 16, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that polls would be closed on March 17, 2020, by the order of the state department of health in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The state legislature subsequently passed a bill, which the governor signed into law, rescheduling the primary for April 28, 2020.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2020 PRIMARY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS," accessed March 27, 2020
  18. ↑ On March 20, 2020, the Democratic Party of Hawaii announced that it would not conduct in-person voting in its party-administered presidential preference primary. Instead, all voting would take place by mail, April 4, 2020, was set as the deadline for registration/enrollment.
  19. ↑ West Hawaii Today, "Hawaii Democrats scrap in-person voting plan for primary," March 20, 2020
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Gov. Eric Holcomb announced on March 20, 2020, that Indiana was postponing its primary from May 5 to June 2.
  21. ↑ Politico, "Indiana becomes seventh state to postpone presidential primary," March 20, 2020
  22. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PostponeIN2
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Gov. Larry Hogan announced on March 17, 2020, that Maryland was postponing its primary to June 2 from April 28.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 CBS Baltimore, "Coronavirus Latest: Gov. Larry Hogan Postpones Maryland April 28 Primary, Special Election Will Still Be Held By Mailing Vote," March 17, 2020
  25. ↑ Pennsylvania's primary election was postponed to June 2, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  26. ↑ Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania, "Gov. Wolf Signs COVID-19 Response Bills to Bolster Health Care System, Workers, and Education and Reschedule the Primary Election," March 27, 2020
  27. ↑ Governor Gina Raimondo (D) postponed the primary, originally scheduled for April 28, 2020, to June 2, 2020, in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
  28. ↑ Providence Journal, "Raimondo to order R.I. primary postponement," March 23, 2020
  29. ↑ Guam's Democratic presidential caucus, originally scheduled for May 2, 2020, was postponed indefinitely and then rescheduled for June 6, 2020.
  30. ↑ Twitter, "Josh Putnam on May 2, 2020," accessed May 2, 2020
  31. ↑ Facebook, "Democratic Party of Guam on June 5, 2020," accessed June 5, 2020
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 On March 14, 2020, Georgia election officials announced the primary would be postponed from March 24 due to concerns with the coronavirus pandemic. The primary was postponed a second time on April 9 to June 9.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Georgia delays presidential primary due to coronavirus pandemic," March 14, 2020
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 West Virginia's presidential primaries were originally scheduled for May 12, 2020. They were postponed until June 9, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Jim Justice made the announcement on April 1, 2020.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Governor of West Virginia, "Gov. Justice signs executive order to move Primary Election to June 9 after consultation with Attorney General, Secretary of State," April 1, 2020
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 On March 16, 2020, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced the state would postpone its primary from May 19 to June 23.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Lexington Herald-Leader, "Secretary of State recommends delaying Kentucky’s primary election until June amid COVID-19," March 16, 2020
  38. ↑ A judge ordered the New York State Board of Elections to reinstate the June 23 Democratic primary, which state officials had canceled. The primary was originally scheduled for April 28 but was postponed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  39. ↑ United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, "Yang v. Kellner: Opinion and Order," May 5, 2020
  40. ↑ Delaware's presidential preference primary election, originally scheduled for April 28, 2020, was postponed to July 7, 2020, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The primary was first postponed to June 2.
  41. ↑ Office of the Governor of Delaware, "Governor Carney Reschedules Presidential Primary for July 7," May 7, 2020
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order on April 8, 2020, that postponed the statewide primary from June 2 to July 7.
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 New Jersey, "Governor Murphy Announces Postponement of June 2nd Primary Elections until July 7th," April 8, 2020
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Louisiana's presidential primaries were originally scheduled for April 4, 2020. On March 13, 2020, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced the state would postpone its primary until June 20, 2020, as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. It was postponed a second time to July 11.
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 MSN, "Louisiana presidential primary pushed back again, to July 11," April 15, 2020
  46. ↑ Politico, "Louisiana postpones primary as states scramble to adjust to coronavirus," March 13, 2020
  47. ↑ Politico, "Louisiana postpones primary as states scramble to adjust to coronavirus," March 13, 2020
  48. ↑ On March 21, Puerto Rico's Democratic Party first postponed its primary from March 29 to April 26. On April 2, the party announced it was postponing the event a second time to an unspecified date. On May 21, the party announced that the primary would take place on July 12, 2020.
  49. ↑ Politico, "Puerto Rico postpones presidential primary," March 21, 2020
  50. ↑ The Hill, "Puerto Rico delays its primary a second time," April 2, 2020
  51. ↑ The Hill, "Puerto Rico Democrats set 2020 primary: 'We have no alternative but to comply with the law,'" May 21, 2020
  52. ↑ Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Republican Party used an alternative method for conducting their nomination than the originally scheduled primary. An electronic referendum was conducted on June 5 among party leaders, surveying around 1,000 people, according to a party representative.
  53. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone call with Puerto Rico Republican Party representative," June 5, 2020
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 Gov. Ned Lamont announced on March 19, 2020, that Connecticut would postpone its primary from April 28 to June 2. On April 17, 2020, Lamont postponed the primary a second time, this time to August 11.
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 CNBC, "Connecticut becomes latest state to postpone 2020 primary as coronavirus spreads," March 19, 2020
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 FEC, "Guides: Candidates and their authorized committees," accessed April 12, 2019
  57. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
  58. ↑ CNN, "5 things to know for August 17: USPS, coronavirus, DNC, Russia investigation, Belarus," August 17, 2020
  59. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
  60. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CNBC
  61. ↑ ABC News, "Democrats announce convention schedule, party officers for 2020 gathering transformed by coronavirus," July 29, 2020
  62. ↑ ABC News, "Biden will no longer travel to Milwaukee for DNC amid coronavirus concerns," August 5, 2020
  63. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
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  65. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
  66. ↑ Spectrum Local News, "RNC dates set for Aug. 24 - 27, 2020 in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
  67. ↑ CNN, "In a reversal, Trump says he'll accept GOP nomination in North Carolina," July 28, 2020
  68. ↑ WSOC, "It’s official: Main event for RNC to be held in Florida instead of Charlotte," June 11, 2020
  69. ↑ NPR, "President Trump Cancels Jacksonville Portion Of Republican National Convention," July 23, 2020
  70. ↑ USA Today, "Trump cancels Jacksonville portion of Republican convention planned for August due to COVID-19," July 23, 2020
  71. ↑ Some, including former Republican National Committee member Curly Haugland, alleged after the 2020 convention that the RNC improperly used Rule 37(e) to proceed with a downsized and invalid national convention in August 2020. Under this interpretation, no rules were adopted for the election of delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention or the party's continued existence in 2020. Ballotpedia, "Email communication with Curly Haugland," September 9, 2020
  72. ↑ National Review, "Trump to Seek Alternate City to Host RNC after N.C. Gov. Says He Cannot Guarantee 'Full Capacity' Event," June 3, 2020
  73. ↑ The Hill, "GOP votes to scale back Charlotte convention, move Trump acceptance speech," June 11, 2020
  74. ↑ National Affairs, "The Evolution of Party Conventions," accessed April 30, 2019
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