Candidate FilingCandidate Filing

Primary and GeneralPrimary and General

Obtaining Ballot StatusObtaining Ballot Status

2006 Elections 2006 Elections – All partisan and independent candidates All partisan and independent candidates – File during two week filing periodFile during two week filing period

March 6 through 5:00 PM March 17March 6 through 5:00 PM March 17

Partisan Candidates OptionsPartisan Candidates Options

Declaration & pay $40.00 filing fee.Declaration & pay $40.00 filing fee. Declaration & signatures of 5 Declaration & signatures of 5

registered electorsregistered electors Signatures on Signatures on County CommissionerCounty Commissioner

Petition must be from candidate’s Petition must be from candidate’s respective district.respective district.

Precinct committeemenPrecinct committeemen – Declaration – Declaration only.only.

Independent CandidatesIndependent Candidates

File a declaration accompanied with File a declaration accompanied with signatures on petition.signatures on petition.

Magistrate Judicial CandidatesMagistrate Judicial Candidates

2006 Election 2006 Election – File 90 days prior to the general election. File 90 days prior to the general election. – Last day to file – August 9Last day to file – August 9

Notify Magistrates of filing requirements in Notify Magistrates of filing requirements in July.July.

Magistrate Judge should check with Magistrate Judge should check with Administrative Office of the Courts if they Administrative Office of the Courts if they are not sure if they are up for retention.are not sure if they are up for retention.

Filling VacanciesFilling Vacancies

Vacancy exists Vacancy exists onlyonly when; when;– One candidate of a political party One candidate of a political party

files for the office files for the office – andand

withdrawswithdraws

– or a vacancy occurs due toor a vacancy occurs due toDeath or DisqualificationDeath or Disqualification

Candidate WithdrawalCandidate Withdrawal

Candidate must file a notarized Candidate must file a notarized statement of withdrawal with the statement of withdrawal with the County Clerk.County Clerk.

Last day to withdraw is not later than Last day to withdraw is not later than 45 days before election:45 days before election:– PrimaryPrimary April 10April 10– GeneralGeneral September 7September 7

July 5, 2006 Dear County Clerk: A personal situation requires that I move from the State of Idaho. Please be advised that I wish to withdraw as the Constitution Party candidate for the office of County Sheriff at the general election. Sincerely,

John Doe JOHN DOE State of Idaho S.S. County of any On this 1st day of October, in the year of 2005, before me Notary Public’s name, a notary public, personally appeared JOHN DOE, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that he (she) executed the same. Notary Public’s Signature Notary Public State of Idaho My Commission Expires on 2/5/11

Death or DisqualificationDeath or Disqualification

Vacancies occurring due to death or Vacancies occurring due to death or disqualification within 10 days of the disqualification within 10 days of the Primary Election are filled after the Primary Election are filled after the Primary. Primary.

Filling VacanciesFilling Vacancies

County Central Committee must fill County Central Committee must fill vacancy within 15 days from when vacancy within 15 days from when the vacancy occurred.the vacancy occurred.

Appointee must pay filing fee and file Appointee must pay filing fee and file a declaration in order to have name a declaration in order to have name placed on ballot.placed on ballot.

Write-In CandidatesWrite-In Candidates

With the County ClerkWith the County Clerk

A person must file a A person must file a notarizednotarized declaration of intentdeclaration of intent

Not later than 14 days before the Not later than 14 days before the electionelection

Write-In DeclarationWrite-In Declaration

Successful Primary Write-In Successful Primary Write-In CandidateCandidate

Shall:Shall:– Pay the filing feePay the filing fee

Except precinct committeemenExcept precinct committeemen

(34-1208, I.C., 5 votes to be elected)(34-1208, I.C., 5 votes to be elected)andand

– File a declaration of candidacy within 10 File a declaration of candidacy within 10 days after the county canvass in order days after the county canvass in order to have name placed on general election to have name placed on general election ballot.ballot.

Candidates Filing with SOSCandidates Filing with SOS

Same filing period as county Same filing period as county candidatescandidates– FederalFederal– StatewideStatewide– Legislative Legislative – Judicial DistrictJudicial District

Form AvailabilityForm Availability

Forms for candidates filing with Forms for candidates filing with Secretary of State available on Secretary of State available on Secretary of State’s website.Secretary of State’s website.

http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/

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