Election Day is November
4, 2008. Before then, state parties will have held conventions and
many states will have held major-party primaries and perhaps even
runoffs. In addition to candidacies and candidate fund-raising that
commence in 2007, the earliest filing deadlines begin in December 2007
in Illinois, unless state law is changed.
Announcements of incumbent
members' plans and of challengers can occur early. As of March 2007, two
representatives and one senator had announced their retirements or
resignations from Congress. In 2005-2006, 39 representatives and
senators retired or resigned from office or sought another office.
The methods by which
major-party and independent- or third-party candidates get their names on
the general-election ballot are different in each state. Minimally,
registration dates will differ from state-to-state, and congressional
primary dates in some states may be different in years in which the state
holds a presidential primary than in the non-presidential election years.
In addition, between each general election, some number of states amend
their election laws.
The web sites of the
secretaries of state's election divisions or the independent state
election boards provide a variety of information: important dates for
registration and primaries, links to state and federal laws, past election
statistics, and candidate lists, among other election-related information
and links. For the reader's convenience, a telephone number for each
state's election authority is provided below, in addition to each state's
election authority's web site. Information is also provided for the
District of Columbia and the four territories election authorities
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