November 6, 2012 Election Facts and Key Dates
November 6, 2012 Presidential General Election
| Number of registered voters | 149,998 |
| Deadline to register to vote | Monday, October 22, 2012 |
| Number of vote-by-mail voters | 98,423 (66%) |
| Number of precincts | 194 (16 mail ballot precincts) |
| Number of polling places | 98 |
| Number of poll workers needed | 756 |
| Number of different ballot styles | 11 |
| Mail Voter Information Pamphlets | September 28, 2012 |
| Mail vote-by-mail ballots | Begins October 9, 2012 |
| Vote-by-mail voting period and in-person voting at ROV Office | Oct. 8 to Nov. 6, 2012 |
| Logic and Accuracy Test | Thursday, October 25, 3:00 PM. |
| Begin processing returned vote-by-mail ballots | Friday, October 26, 2012 |
| Election Day | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Polls and the Elections office open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. |
| Random drawing of precincts and 1% manual tally | Monday, Nov. 19, 9:00 AM. |
| Deadline to certify election | Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 |
Results of vote by mail ballots returned before November 6 will be available shortly after 8:00 PM on election night. First report from precincts expected at approximately 9:30 PM election night. Precinct results will be updated approximately every ½ hour thereafter until all ballots are returned from the polls (approximately 11:00 PM). Results will be updated every Friday by 5:00 PM, and will be posted to the Elections website MarinVotes.org.
(This data is accurate as of October 3, 2012)
Rev. 10/3/2012