Eight fixed dates. Two press hooks. One filing week.
| When | What |
|---|---|
| November–December | Schools and homeschool families enroll in the Next on the Ballot student contests |
| January | “Who Will Stand?” chapter finals · Ballot Check calls (“the List comes out in February”) · Chapter Officer Course · student contests open (second semester) |
| February | The Empty Ballot List published for every covered county · “Who Will Stand?” state final · Empty Ballot Tour begins |
| March | Empty Ballot Tour continues · Learn to Run · student contest entries due (questions, posters, explainers) · student voter-registration drives |
| April | Learn to Run · Filing Week Kits ship · Ballot Check calls (“filing week is next week”) · campaign plans due; student contest results |
| First Monday in May through that Friday | Filing week (RCW 29A.24.050) · filing-week clinics in every chapter |
| Late May | Next on the Ballot awards ceremony (May 20, 2027, Skagit PUD, Mount Vernon) |
| June, second Saturday | Filing 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–August | Youth Capitol · Constitution Day Kits ship |
| September 15 | National Voter Registration Day |
| September 17 | Constitution Day — one event per chapter; oration contest opens |
| October | Campus Chapter Summit · Next on the Ballot student contest season announced (2026–27 pilot) |
| First Tuesday after the general election | Ballot Check season opens · new-citizen welcome at the next naturalization ceremony |
| Every month | Meet-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.