December 2007

December 27 State Ballot pamphlet mailing begins for Presidential Primary election (Mailing completed by Jan. 15, 2008)

December 28 Non-presidential partisan candidates’ signatures in lieu of filing fees (SIL) period for June 2008 primary open (closes February 21, 2008)

January 2008

January 1 Statutes, without urgency clause, signed into law in 2007 take effect

January 7 Legislature reconvenes

January 7 Absentee Ballots for February 5, 2008 Presidential Primary begin mailing (completed by January 29, 2008)

January 10 Budget submitted by the Governor

January 21 Close of registration for the Presidential Primary

January 22-29 Voter registration for new residents and new citizens only

January 25 Last day for two-year bills (bills introduced in 2007) to be reported out of committee to the floor in the bills house of origin

January 25 Last day to submit bills to Legislative Counsel

February 2008

February 5 Presidential Primary Election Day

February 11 Declaration of candidacy and nomination papers filing period for June primary opens (Filing period ends March 7, 2008)

February 21 Non-presidential partisan candidates’ SIL period closed

February 22 Last day for bills to be introduced

March 2008

March 4 Secretary of State’s official Presidential Primary canvass completed

March 7 Declaration of candidacy and nomination papers filing period for June primary closed

March 13-24 Legislative Spring Recess

March 27 Certified list of candidates for the June primary released by the Secretary of State

April 2008

April 18 Last day for Policy Committees to meet and report to Fiscal Committees fiscal bills introduced in their house

April 24 State ballot pamphlet for June primary mailing begins (Mailing completed by May 24, 2008)

May 2008

May 2 Last day for Policy Committees to meet and report to the floor non-fiscal bills

May 5 Absentee Ballots for June 3, 2008 Primary begin mailing (completed by May 27, 2008)

May 16 Last day for Policy Committees to meet prior to June 2
May 19 Close of voter registration for the June primary

May 20-27 Voter registration for new residents and new citizens only

May 23 Last day for Fiscal Committees to meet and report to the floor fiscal bills; Last day for Fiscal Committees to meet prior to June 2

May 27-30 Floor session only

May 30 House of origin deadline; Last day for bills to pass out of house of origin

June 2008

June 2 Legislative committees may resume

June 3 Statewide non-presidential Primary Election

June 15 Budget Bill must be passed by midnight

June 26 Last day for legislative and non-legislative measures to qualify for the November General Election ballot

June 27 Last day for Policy Committees to meet and report bills

July 2008

July 1 Secretary of State’s non-presidential primary official canvass ends

July 3 Legislative summer recess begins, provided Budget Bill is passed

August 2008

August 4 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess

August 15 Last day for Fiscal Committees to meet and report bills to the floor

August 18-31 Floor session only; No committees, other than conference and Rules Committee, maymeet for any purpose without a rule waiver

August 22 Last day to amend bills on the floor without waiver

August 28 Certified list of candidates released by the Secretary of State for the November General Election

August 31 Last day for any bill to pass; Final recess begins upon adjournment

September 2008

September 25 State ballot pamphlet for November General Election mailing begins (Mailing completed by October 25, 2008)

September 30 Last Day for the Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the legislature before September 1, 2008

October 2008

October 6 Absentee Ballots for November 4, 2008 General Election begin mailing (completed by October 28, 2008)

October 20 Close of registration for the General Election

October 21-28 Voter registration for new residents and new citizens only

November 2008

November 4 General Election Day

December 2008

December 1 2009-2010 Regular Session of the California State Legislature begins by statute; actual first session not yet set

December 2 Secretary of State’s General Election official canvass ends

January 2009

January 1 Statutes, without urgency clause, signed into law in 2008 take effect

Election information in this calendar compiled from the Secretary of State’s published elections calendars available at the SOS website.

Legislative information in this calendar compiled from the 2008 Tentative Legislative Calendar published by the Secretary of the Senate and the Office of the Assembly Chief Clerk released on October 24, 2007.