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2025 Spring Election Important Dates to Know

2025 Spring Election Important Dates to Know

  • December 1, 2024 – Earliest date for circulation of Nomination Papers (if required.)
  • December 7, 2024 – Candidate Training
  • December 27, 2024 – Deadline (5:00 p.m.) for incumbents not seeking reelection to file Notification of Noncandidacy (EL-163) with the filing officer.
  • December 31, 2024 – Close of January Continuing 2025 Report for Candidates
  • January 27, 2025 – Deadline (5:00 p.m.) for candidates to file nomination papers, declarations of candidacy, and campaign registration statements for the 2025 Spring Election with the filing officer.
  • January 10, 2025 – Deadline (4:30 p.m.) for all judicial candidates to file Statement of Economic Interests with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.
  • January 10, 2025 – Deadline for filing officer to accept challenges to nomination papers (within 3 calendar days of the deadline to file nomination papers), Filing officer arranges to deliver a copy of the challenge to the challenged candidate (within 24 hours of receipt of challenge), Deadline for challenged candidate to file a verified response with the filing officer (within three calendar days of the challenge being filed.)
  • January 15, 2024 – January Continuing 2025 Report Due for Candidates
  • January 28, 2025 – Deadline for municipal clerks to send absentee ballots to ANY/ALL electors with valid requests on file for
  • the Primary Election.
  • February 3, 2025 – Close of Spring Pre-Primary 2025 Report for Candidates
  • February 4, 2025 – Early voting for spring primary begins.
  • February 10, 2025 – Spring Pre-Primary 2025 Report Due for Candidates
  • February 14, 2025 – Early voting for spring primary ends.
  • February 18, 2025 – Spring primary election (if needed for your district.)
  • March 11, 2025 – Deadline for municipal clerks to send absentee ballots to ANY/ALL electors with valid requests on file for the Primary Election.
  • March 17, 2025 – Close of Spring Pre-Election 2025 Report for Candidates
  • March 18, 2025 – Early voting for spring general election begins
  • March 24, 2025 – Spring Pre-Election 2025 Report Due for Candidates
  • March 28, 2025 – Early voting for spring general election ends
  • April 1, 2025 – Spring general election