Hi,
What is the meaning of qualifying deadline in the following text?
The qualifying deadline passed with no other fireworks. Justice Calligan from the central district and Justice Bateman from the northern escaped opposition and were safe for another eight years.
Please note that the context is the election of a State supreme court Justices.
Thanks
5 million hits. You have to file papers with the state or county if you want to run in an election there, and you have to do so before a certain date.
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I Googled "election qualifying deadline" and got over 4.5 million hits. You have to file papers with the state or county if you want to run in an election there, and you have to do so before a certain date.