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Calendar

The League year

Eight fixed dates. Two press hooks. One filing week.

Timeline of the League year from January to December showing the Empty Ballot List in February, filing week in May, the Filing Week Summit in June, and Constitution Day in September
WhenWhat
January“Who Will Stand?” chapter finals · Ballot Check calls (“the List comes out in February”) · Chapter Officer Course
FebruaryThe Empty Ballot List published for every covered county · “Who Will Stand?” state final · Empty Ballot Tour begins
MarchEmpty Ballot Tour continues · Learn to Run
AprilLearn to Run · Filing Week Kits ship · Ballot Check calls (“filing week is next week”)
First Monday in May
through that Friday
Filing week (RCW 29A.24.050) · filing-week clinics in every chapter
June, second SaturdayFiling Week Summit (the Annual Assembly) · Charter Leadership Academy the day before · The Contested Ballot Report and the annual metric published · Founders’ Scholarship awarded · chapter awards
July–AugustYouth Capitol · Constitution Day Kits ship
September 15National Voter Registration Day
September 17Constitution Day — one event per chapter; oration contest opens
OctoberCampus Chapter Summit
First Tuesday after
the general election
Ballot Check season opens · new-citizen welcome at the next naturalization ceremony
Every monthMeet-and-greet in every chapter · First Tuesdays training session · The Filing newsletter

Dates that move (county-specific event dates, Youth County) are posted on each county page.