2009 Poll Closing Times - Primary Elections Chronologically

The Green Papers
2009 Poll Closing Times
for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary Elections Chronologically

Primary Elections Chronologically
3 November 2009 General Election Alphabetically
3 November 2009 General Election Chronologically

	UTC	Eastern	Central	Mountain	Pacific	Alaska	Hawaii
Tuesday 17 February 2009
Wisconsin - Spring Primary	0200 UTC	9:00p EST	8:00p CST	7:00p MST	6:00p PST	5:00p AKST 4:00p ALST	4:00p HIST
Tuesday 3 March 2009
Illinois - Special Primary House CD 5	0100 UTC	8:00p EST	7:00p CST	6:00p MST	5:00p PST	4:00p AKST 3:00p ALST	3:00p HIST
Tuesday 31 March 2009
New York - Special Election House At-Large ^*S	0100 UTC	9:00p EDT 8:00p EST	8:00p CDT	7:00p MDT 6:00p MST	6:00p PDT	5:00p AKDT 4:00p ALDT	3:00p HIST
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Illinois - Special Election House CD 5	0000 UTC	8:00p EDT 7:00p EST	7:00p CDT	6:00p MDT 5:00p MST	5:00p PDT	4:00p AKDT 3:00p ALDT	2:00p HIST
Wisconsin - Spring Election	0100 UTC	9:00p EDT 8:00p EST	8:00p CDT	7:00p MDT 6:00p MST	6:00p PDT	5:00p AKDT 4:00p ALDT	3:00p HIST
Tuesday 19 May 2009
California - Special Primary House CD 2	0300 UTC	11:00p EDT 10:00p EST	10:00p CDT	9:00p MDT 8:00p MST	8:00p PDT	7:00p AKDT 6:00p ALDT	5:00p HIST
Tuesday 2 June 2009
New Jersey - Primary	0000 UTC	8:00p EDT 7:00p EST	7:00p CDT	6:00p MDT 5:00p MST	5:00p PDT	4:00p AKDT 3:00p ALDT	2:00p HIST
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Virginia - Primary	2300 UTC	7:00p EDT 6:00p EST	6:00p CDT	5:00p MDT 4:00p MST	4:00p PDT	3:00p AKDT 2:00p ALDT	1:00p HIST
Saturday 27 June 2009
Northern Marianas - CNMI GOP Open Primary ^*S	0800 UTC	4:00a EDT 3:00a EST	3:00a CDT	2:00a MDT 1:00a MST	1:00a PDT	12:00a AKDT
Tuesday 14 July 2009
California - Special General Election House CD 2	0300 UTC	11:00p EDT 10:00p EST	10:00p CDT	9:00p MDT 8:00p MST	8:00p PDT	7:00p AKDT 6:00p ALDT	5:00p HIST
Tuesday 1 September 2009
California - Special Primary House At-Large	0300 UTC	11:00p EDT 10:00p EST	10:00p CDT	9:00p MDT 8:00p MST	8:00p PDT	7:00p AKDT 6:00p ALDT	5:00p HIST
Saturday 7 November 2009
Northern Marianas - General Election	0900 UTC	4:00a EST	3:00a CST	2:00a MST	1:00a PST	12:00a AKST
Monday 23 November 2009
Northern Marianas - Gubernatorial Runoff	0900 UTC	4:00a EST	3:00a CST	2:00a MST	1:00a PST	12:00a AKST
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Massachusetts - Special Primary Senate Class 1 ^*S	0100 UTC	8:00p EST	7:00p CST	6:00p MST	5:00p PST	4:00p AKST 3:00p ALST	3:00p HIST

Notes

Polling places in states that span multiple time zones will close either synchronously or asynchronously.

(Note ^*S) With synchronized closing, all the polls close at the same GMT/UTC time. For states with multiple time zones-- when polls close in the advanced local time zone, they will close one hour earlier in the lagging local time zone.
(Note ^*A) With asynchronous closing, the polls close at different GMT/UTC times in different parts of the state. Media outlets might decide to declare a winner before all the polls have closed.

Massachusetts Special Primary: Polls close synchronously on Tuesday 8 December 2009 at 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.

New York Special Election: Polls close synchronously on Tuesday 31 March 2009 at 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC). Polls are open from 6:00a to 9:00p in NYC and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie. All other counties, polls are open from 12:00 noon - 9:00p.

Northern Marianas CNMI GOP Open Primary: Polls close synchronously on Saturday 27 June 2009 at 6:00p MPST (0800 UTC). There will be no advance voting and no voting by absentee ballot. Confined voters will be permitted to cast their ballots in their homes.

Time zone abbreviations

UCT: Universal Coordinated Time, Greenwich England
AST: Atlantic Standard Time, UCT - 4 hours
EST: Eastern Standard Time, UCT - 5 hours
EDT: Eastern Daylight Time, UCT - 4 hours
CST: Central Standard Time, UCT - 6 hours
CDT: Central Daylight Time, UCT - 5 hours
MST: Mountain Standard Time, UCT - 7 hours
MDT: Mountain Daylight Time, UCT - 6 hours
PST: Pacific Standard Time, UCT - 8 hours
PDT: Pacific Daylight Time, UCT - 7 hours
AKST: Alaska Standard Time, UCT - 9 hours
AKDT: Alaska Daylight Time, UCT - 8 hours
ALST: Aleution Standard Time, UCT - 10 hours
ALDT: Aleution Daylight Time, UCT - 9 hours
HIST: Hawaii Time, UCT - 10 hours
MPST: Northern Marianas Time, UCT + 10 hours
GUST: Guam Time, UCT + 10 hours
VIST: Virgin Islands Time, UCT - 4 hours
ASST: American Samoa Time, UCT - 11 hours
m: midnight
a: AM
p: PM