Candidate Forms
Write-in Candidates for all offices except President are not required to file any ballot access documents, however, will need to be in compliance with Campaign Finance requirements.
The deadline for write-in candidates to submit the paperwork required to qualify as a presidential write-in candidate has passed.
Local Offices:
- Campaign Finance Reporting forms - Local
- SBE 501(4) - Certificate of Candidate Qualification – Local Offices - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
- ELECT 511 - Party Certification of Non-Primary Candidate – Local Offices
- ELECT 527 - Party Certification of Primary Candidates – Local Offices
- ELECT 516 - Party Notice of Nomination Method – Local Offices
- ELECT 505/520 - Declaration of Candidacy - (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tieng Viet)
- SBE 506/521 - Petition of Qualified Voters – (8 1/2 x 14 Legal Size or 8 1/2 x 11 Letter Size)
- Legal - (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tiếng Việt)
- Letter - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
- Statement of Economic Interests - Local (Fillable SOEI)
- ELECT 612.2 - Candidate Withdrawal Form – Local Offices - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
General Assembly:
- SBE 501(6) - Certificate of Candidate Qualification – General Assembly - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
- Campaign Finance Reporting Forms
- SBE 505/520 - Declaration of Candidacy - (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tieng Viet)
- ELECT 511 - Party Certification of Non-Primary Candidate – General Assembly
- ELECT 527 - Party Certification of Primary Candidates – General Assembly
- ELECT 516 - Party Notice of Nomination Method – General Assembly
- SBE 506/521 - Petition of Qualified Voters – (8 1/2 x 14 Legal Size or 8 1/2 x 11 Letter Size)
- Legal - (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tiếng Việt
- Letter - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
- Statement of Economic Interests– General Assembly
- ELECT 612.2 - Candidate Withdrawal Form – General Assembly - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
Statewide Offices (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General):
- ELECT 501(3) - Certificate of Candidate Qualification (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General) - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
- Campaign Finance Reporting Forms
- SBE 505/520 - Declaration of Candidacy - (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tieng Viet)
- ELECT 511 - Party Certification of Non-Primary Candidate – Statewide Offices
- ELECT 527 - Party Certification of Primary Candidates – Statewide Offices
- ELECT 516 - Party Notice of Nomination Method – Statewide Offices
- SBE 506/521 - Petition of Qualified Voters – (8 1/2 x 14 Legal Size or 8 1/2 x 11 Letter Size)
- Legal - (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tiếng Việt
- Letter - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
- ELECT-522(C) - Statement of Petitions - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
- Statement of Economic Interests (Fillable SOEI)
- ELECT 612.2 - Candidate Withdrawal Form – Statewide Offices - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
Federal Offices
U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives
- ELECT 501(FED) - Certificate of Candidate Qualification - Federal Offices - Federal Offices - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
- ELECT 511 - Party Certification of Non-Primary Candidate – Federal Offices
- ELECT 527 - Party Certification of Primary Candidates – Federal Offices
- ELECT 516 - Party Notice of Nomination Method – Federal Offices
- SBE 505/520 - Declaration of Candidacy - (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tieng Viet)
- SBE 506/521 - Petition of Qualified Voters – (8 1/2 x 14 Legal Size or 8 1/2 x 11 Letter Size)
- Legal - (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tiếng Việt
- Letter - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
- ELECT 522(C) - Statement of Petition Signatures for US Senate Candidate
- Public Finance Disclosure Report
- Federal Campaign Finance (Federal Election Commission)
- ELECT 612.2 - Candidate Withdrawal Form – Federal Offices - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
President/Vice President
Primary
- ELECT 505/520(P)- Declaration of Candidacy (한 국어 En Espanol | Tiếng Việt)
- ELECT 242(P) Petition of Qualified Voters for Presidential Primary
- Letter (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tiếng Việt)
- Legal (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tiếng Việt)
- ELECT-545(B)- Statement of Petition Signatures for Presidential Candidate (Español) (한국어) (Tiếng Việt)
- ELECT-545(B2) - Party Certification of Presidential Primary Candidates (Español) (한국어) (Tiếng Việt)
General
- ELECT 505/520(P)- Declaration of Candidacy (한 국어 En Espanol | Tiếng Việt)
- ELECT-241(A-B) - Certification of Electors and Candidates for President and Vice President; Democratic or Republican Party
- ELECT-241A(ii) - Oath for Electors for President and Vice President; Democratic or Republican Party (한국어) (Español) (Tiếng Việt) Electors must submit to the party; do not submit directly to ELECT.
- ELECT-242(C) Oath for Electors for President and Vice President; Independent and Third Party (한국어) (Español) (Tiếng Việt)
Electors must submit to the candidate or party; do not submit directly to ELECT. - ELECT 242(P) Petition of Qualified Voters for Electors for President and Vice-President (8 1/2″ x 11″ Letter Size or 8 1/2″ x 14″ Legal)
- Letter (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tiếng Việt)
- Legal (한 국어 | En Espanol | Tiếng Việt)
- ELECT-241(C)-242(E) - Notice of Substitution of Elector for President and Vice President Due to Death or Disqualification
- ELECT 644 - Joint Declaration of Intent to be Write-in Candidates for President and Vice President - (한 국어 | En Español | Tiếng Việt)
Write-in Candidates for all offices except President are not required to file any ballot access documents, however, will need to be in compliance with Campaign Finance requirements.
The deadline for write-in candidates to submit the paperwork required to qualify as a presidential write-in candidate has passed.
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