President & Vice-President Election in USA Timeline (2008)

January
January 14 - Iowa Caucuses
January 19 - Nevada Caucuses
January 22 - Tentative date for the New Hampshire Primary
January 29 - South Carolina Primary

February
February 5 - The so-called “National Primary”: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Idaho, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah and several other states will combine to either produce an instant nominee, or force open conventions in both major parties. Pennsylvania and New York are in the process of moving up the date of their primaries. Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin are also considering moving their primaries to this date.
February 12 - District of Columbia (DC), Tennessee, Virginia
February 19 - Wisconsin primary
February 26 - Arizona primary, Hawaii caucuses, Idaho caucuses.

March
(date to be determined) - American Samoa, Democrats Abroad, Guam, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Virgin Islands, Wyoming
March 4 - The original Super Tuesday: Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont
March 7 - Colorado primary
March 8 - Kansas primary
March 11 - Florida, Louisiana
March 18 - Illinois, Oregon

April
(date to be determined) - Alaska
April 1 - Pennsylvania primary, subject to change by pending legislation in the Pennsylvania Assembly which would move the primary to February 5.

May
May 6 - Indiana primary
May 13 - Nebraska, West Virginia
May 20 - Kentucky primary
May 23 to May 26 - The 2008 Libertarian National Convention will be held at Adam’s Mark Hotel in Denver, Colorado (the same city as the very first convention in 1972). The party’s 2008 presidential candidate will be chosen.
May 27 - Washington primary

June
June 3 - Montana, South Dakota

August
August 25 - The 2008 Democratic National Convention convenes in Denver, Colorado.

September
September 1 - The 2008 Republican National Convention convenes in Saint Paul, Minnesota
September - First Presidential Debate

October
October - Vice Presidential Debate
October - Second Presidential Debate
October - Third Presidential Debate
November
November 4 - General Election Day

December
December 15 - Electoral College casts official votes for President & Vice-President; each state’s electors meet in the state capital

source  presidentpolls2008.com

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