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Nomination Documents
SECTION 2: NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS
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All candidates for office at the direct primary election must file a declara-tion of candidacy and nomination papers with the county elections official. The candidate is to execute the declaration of candidacy in the office of the county elections official unless the candidate has signed and dated a written statement designating a person to receive a declaration of candidacy form from the county elections official for the candidate or, upon request of a candidate, the county elections official shall provide the candidate with a declaration of candidacy and nomination papers. Such state-ment shall include language explaining that the candidate is aware that the declaration of candidacy must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official of the county of the candidate's residence by 5 p.m. December 10, 1999. §§8020, 8028, 8041, 8060, 8101, 8105
All forms required for nomination and election to all statewide, congressio-nal, legisla-tive, and county offices shall be furnished by the county elections official. The only forms which the Secretary of State may legally provide to a candidate are the declaration of intention and petition-in-lieu-of-filing-fee forms. However, the only form that the Secretary of State may legally accept is the declaration of intention. The Secretary of State may provide the signature-in-lieu form, but may not receive it for filing. At the time of issuing these forms the county elections official shall (1) type on the forms the name of the candidate and the office for which he or she is a candidate, (2) imprint a stamp on the form which reads "Official Filing Form," and (3) affix his or her signature on the form. The forms shall be distributed to all candidates applying for them upon the payment of the filing fee; however, signatures-in-lieu and declaration of intention forms are available without first paying the filing fee. All filing fees received by the Secretary of State or the county elections official are nonrefundable. §§8101-8106 |
Secretary of State Home Vote2000 Last Revised: October 21, 1999