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Alabama
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Appointment of principal campaign committee
File financial disclosure reports
Statement of dissolution and termination report
Statement of economic interest
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No additional requirements
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Declaration of candidacy
Party filing fee
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AL ST § 17-5-8
AL ST § 17-13-5
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Alaska
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Declaration of candidacy
Pay filing fee
Financial disclosure statement
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No additional requirements
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No additional requirements
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AK ST § 15.25.030
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Arizona
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Statement of interest
Nomination paper
Financial disclosure statement
Nomination petitions
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No additional requirements
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No additional requirements
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AZ ST § 16-311
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Arkansas
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Political practices pledge
Affidavit of eligibility
Signature collection affidavit
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Signature collection affidavit
Notice of candidacy
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Pay party filing fee
Party pledge
Obtain and file party certificate
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AR ST § 7-6-102
AR ST § 7-7-301
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California
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Candidate intention statement
Establish campaign contribution account and file a statement of organization
Pay filing fee OR submit signatures in lieu of filing fee
Nomination papers
Statement of economic interest
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No additional requirements
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No additional requirements
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CA GOVT § 85200
CA GOVT § 85201
CA GOVT § 87200
CA ELEC § 8106
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Colorado
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Public announcement of candidacy
Establish candidate or stand-alone committee
File candidate affidavit form
Personal financial disclosure statement
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No additional requirements
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Notice of candidacy to party
Certificate of designation
Candidate acceptance of assembly designation form
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CO ST § 1-45-109
CO ST § 1-45-110
CO ST § 1-4-601
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Connecticut
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Write-in application
OR
Application for nominating petition
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No additional requirements
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Parties choose candidates
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CT ST § 9-373a
CT ST § 9-453b
CT ST § 9-382
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Delaware
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Candidate filing form
Candidate ballot name form
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Unaffiliated candidate declaration
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Notice of candidacy
Pay party filing fee
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DE ST TI 15 § 3002
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District of Columbia
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Declaration of candidacy
Receipt of ballot access documents
Receipt for completed ballot access documents
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No additional requirements
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Party nomination though primary election
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n/a
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Florida
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Qualification papers
Candidate oath
Appointment of campaign treasurer
Statement of financial interest
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Petition paperwork
Statement of no party affiliation
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Statement of political party affiliation
Party filing fees
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FL ST §99.021
FL ST §99.061
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Georgia
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Filing fees
Pauper’s affidavit (if not paying filing fee)
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Notice of candidacy and affidavit
Nomination petition (if not paying filing fee)
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Declaration of candidacy
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G A ST § 21-2-132
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Hawaii
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Application for nomination paper
Ballot name
Nomination paper
Filing fee
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No additional requirements
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No additional requirements
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HI ST § 12-3
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Idaho
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Declaration of candidacy
Declaration of intent
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Petition of candidacy
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Declaration of candidacy (filed under party name)
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ID ST § 34-704
ID ST § 34-708
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Illinois
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Statement of candidacy
Oath (optional)
Statement of economic interest
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Independent or new party petition
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Certificate of nomination
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IL ST CH 10 § 5/7-10
IL ST CH 10 § 5/10-5
IL ST CH 10 § 5/10-1
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Indiana
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Statement of economic interest
Declaration of candidacy
|
Petition of nomination
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Party affiliation (in declaration of candidacy)
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IN ST 3-8-1-33
IN ST 3-8-2-2
IN ST 3-8-2-11
IN ST 3-8-2-7
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Iowa
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Affidavit of candidacy
Nomination petition
|
No additional requirements
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Political party convention certificate
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IA ST § 43.18
IA ST § 45.1
IA ST § 43.88
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Kansas
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Nomination petition
Declaration
Filing fees
|
No additional requirements
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No additional requirements
|
KS ST 25-208
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Kentucky
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Appoint campaign treasurer
Filing fees
|
Statement of candidacy
Nominating petition
|
Major party notification and declaration
|
KY ST § 118.125
K Y ST § 118.315
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Louisiana
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Notice of candidacy
Nomination petition
OR
Filing fees
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
LA R.S. 18:461
LA R.S. 18:465
LA R.S. 18:464
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Maine
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Candidate consent form
|
Non-party candidate petition
|
Primary party candidate petition
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ME ST T. 21-A § 336
ME ST T. 21-A § 355
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Maryland
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Statement of organization
Financial disclosure form
Filing fee
|
Declaration of Intent
Certificate of nomination (minor party only)
Petition
|
Certificate of candidacy
|
MD ELEC LAW § 5-301
MD ELEC LAW § 5-705
MD ELEC LAW § 5-703
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Massachusetts
|
Nomination papers
Statement of financial interest
|
No additional requirements
|
Certificate of nomination
|
MA ST 53 § 46
MA ST 53 § 3
|
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Michigan
|
Affidavit of identity
|
Qualifying petition
|
Partisan nominating petition
OR
Filing fee
|
MI ST 168.558
MI ST 168.542
|
|
Minnesota
|
Affidavit of candidacy
Nominating petition
|
No additional requirements
|
Party nomination
|
MN ST § 204B.03
|
|
Mississippi
|
Filing fee
|
Independent candidate statement of intent
Petition
|
Party candidate statement of intent
|
MS ST § 23-15-296
MS ST § 23-15-297
|
|
Missouri
|
Filing fee (or declaration of inability to pay)
Proof of identity
Affidavit of tax payments and bonding requirements
|
Nomination petition
|
No additional requirements
|
MO ST 115.357
MO ST 115.306
|
|
Montana
|
Oath of candidacy candidate declaration
|
Petition for nomination
|
Nomination declaration
|
MT ST 13-10-201
MT ST 13-10-501
|
|
Nebraska
|
Candidate filing form
Statement of financial interest
Filing fee
|
Petition
|
No additional requirements
|
NE ST § 32-624
NE ST § 32-616
NE ST § 49-1493
|
|
Nevada
|
Declaration of candidacy
Filing fee
Financial disclosure statement
|
Petition of candidacy
|
No additional requirements
|
NV ST 293.177
NV ST 281.56
NV ST 293.200
|
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New Hampshire
|
Statement of financial interest
|
Declaration of intent
Administrative assessment fee
AND
Nomination papers
|
Declaration of candidacy
Administrative assessment fee
OR
Primary petition
|
NH ST § 655:17
NH ST § 655:17-c
NH ST § 655:14-a
NH ST § 655:19-c
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New Jersey
|
Petition
Oath of allegiance
Certificate of acceptance to be signed by candidate
Disclosure statement of criminal conviction
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
NJ ST 19:23-15
|
|
New Mexico
|
Declaration of candidacy
Candidate information for campaign reporting form
Financial disclosure statement
|
Independent nominating petition
|
Major party nominating petition
|
NM ST § 1-8-21
NM ST § 1-8-33
|
|
New York
|
No additional requirements
|
Independent nominating petition
|
Party designation petition
|
NY ELEC § 6-140
NY ELEC § 6-132
|
|
North Carolina
|
Notice of candidacy
Felony disclosure form
Filing fee
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
NC ST § 163-106
NC ST § 163-107
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North Dakota
|
Affidavit of candidacy
Statement of interest
|
Petition/certificate of nomination
|
Certificate of endorsement
|
ND ST 16.1-11-11
ND ST 16.1-11-06
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Ohio
|
Declaration of candidacy
|
#3-G form
|
#2-F form
|
OH ST § 3513.05
OH ST § 3513.257
|
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Oklahoma
|
Declaration of candidacy
Petition
OR
Filing fee
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
OK ST T. 26 § 5-111
OK ST T. 26 § 5-112
|
|
Oregon
|
No additional requirements
|
Petition
|
Filing fee
OR
Petition
|
OR ST § 249.068
OR ST § 249.740
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
Filing fee
Nomination petition
Candidate affidavit
Statement of financial interest
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
PA ST 25 P.S. § 2867
PA ST 25 P.S. § 2873
PA ST 25 P.S. § 2870
PA ST 65 PA.C.S.A. § 1104
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Puerto Rico
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Intention to aspire to be a candidate
Tax returns
Drug test
Certification of no criminal record
|
Petition
|
Party nomination
|
PR ST T. 16 § 4612
PR ST T. 16 § 4625
PR ST T. 16 § 4619
|
|
Rhode Island
|
Declaration of candidacy
Nomination papers
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
RI ST § 17-14-1
RI ST § 17-14-7
|
|
South Carolina
|
Statement of intention of candidacy
Nomination petition
Filing fee
|
No additional requirements
|
Party pledge from
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SC ST § 7-11-70
SC ST § 7-11-15
|
|
South Dakota
|
Declaration of candidacy
|
Independent nominating petition
|
Party nomination petition
|
SD ST § 7-8-2.2
SD ST § 12-6-7
|
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Tennessee
|
Nominating petition
Financial disclosure
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
TN ST § 2-5-101
TN ST § 2-10-105
|
|
Texas
|
Candidate application
|
Declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate
Nomination petition
|
Filing fee
OR
Petition
|
TX ELECTION § 142.002
TX ELECTION § 141.031
TX ELECTION § 181.0311
|
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Utah
|
Declaration of candidacy
|
Certificate of nomination petition
|
Signatures for nomination of party
|
UT ST § 20A-9-201
UT ST § 20A-9-502
|
|
Vermont
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Consent of candidate
Financial disclosure
|
Statement of nomination (petition)
|
Petition
|
VT ST T. 17 § 2356
VT ST T. 17 § 2403
VT ST T. 17 § 2385
VT ST T. 17 § 2414
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
Campaign disclosure report form
Campaign committee appointment form
Candidate information sheet
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
VI ST T. 18 § 906
Elections System of the U.S. Virgin Islands
|
|
Virginia
|
Certificate of candidate qualification
Statement of economic interest
Statement of organization for a candidate
|
Declaration of candidacy
Petitions of qualified voters
|
Filing fee
|
VA ST § 24.2-501
VA ST § 24.2-502
VA ST § 24.2-506
VA ST § 24.2-947.1
VA ST § 24.2-523
|
|
Washington
|
Declaration of candidacy
Filing fee
OR
Petition
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
WA ST 29A.24.070
WA ST 29A.24.091
|
|
West Virginia
|
Pre-candidacy form
Certificate of announcement
|
Official credentials from
Candidate nomination petition
|
No additional requirements
|
WV ST § 3-8-5e
WV ST § 3-5-7
WV ST § 3-5-23
|
|
Wisconsin
|
Declaration of candidacy
Nomination papers
Campaign registration statement
Statement of economic interest
|
No additional requirements
|
No additional requirements
|
WI ST 8.21
WI ST 8.15
WI ST 11.0202
WI ST 19.43
|
|
Wyoming
|
No additional requirements
|
Petition for nomination
|
Application for nomination by party
|
WY ST § 22-5-301
WY ST § 22-4-101
|