Here are some key dates in Nevada's 2000 political party, voter registration and election schedules:
-February-March: GOP precinct meetings.
-March 12: Local Democratic Party caucuses.
-April: Time frame for most county-level conventions.
-May 1-15: Filing period for all candidates for elective office.
-May 19-21: State Democratic convention in Las Vegas.
-May 25-27: State GOP convention in Carson City.
-July 31-Aug. 4: National GOP convention in Philadelphia.
-Aug. 5: Close of voter registration for primary.
-Aug. 14-17: National Democratic Convention in Los Angeles.
-Aug. 19-Sept. 1: Early voting in primary election.
-Sept. 5: Nevada's primary election.
-Oct. 7: Close of voter registration for general election.
-Oct. 21-Nov. 3: Early voting in general election.
-Nov. 7: General election.