Presidential Preference Primary –
Canceled
Primary Election – August 5
General Election – November 4
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Candidates for
public office may be nominated either by political party nominations
or independent nomination.
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Democratic and Republican
candidates must run in the primary and may file by either fee or
petition.
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Candidates of other recognized
parties (currently Libertarian and Reform) do not run in the
primary and may be nominated for the general election by party
caucus or convention.
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Independent candidates do not run
in the primary and may file for the general election only by
petition.
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All candidates for state and
county offices must pay report fees and must appoint treasurers
and file periodic campaign finance reports.
FILING DEADLINES
Partisan Filings: 12:00 Noon, Tuesday June 10, 2008
Independent Nominations: 12:00 Noon, Monday August 4, 2008
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Democratic and Republican party
candidates who wish to appear on the primary ballot on August 5,
2008 must file by 12:00 Noon June 10, 2008.
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Libertarian and Reform party
candidates nominated by caucus or convention must have
nomination papers filed by the party in the Secretary of State’s
office by 12:00 Noon June 10, 2008 to appear on the general
election ballot.
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Independent candidates may file
for office only by petition. Upon filing a valid petition, the
candidate’s name will be placed on the general election ballot.
An independent candidate must be registered as an unaffiliated
voter. Independent candidates must file nomination petitions by
12:00 Noon August 4, 2008.
FILING FORMS
Petition forms and
declaration of intention forms used to file by fee for national
offices may be obtained only through the Secretary of State’s
office. Forms for state offices may be obtained either at the
Secretary of State’s office or the county election office.
Forms for county, township and improvement district offices may be
obtained only at the county election office. Forms for
precinct
committee offices are online or at the county election
office.
FILING LOCATION
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Candidates for
national and state offices, for state legislature and for
judicial offices file at the Secretary of State’s office. The
signature on a declaration of intention may be attested at the
county election office and the declaration then filed with the
Secretary of State’s office. NOTE:
The
candidate is not considered filed until the petition or
declaration and fee are received by
the Secretary of State’s office. It is the responsibility of
the candidate, not the county election officer, to ensure that
filing documents are sent to and received by the Secretary of
State.
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Candidates for
county, township and precinct committeemen and committeewomen
file at the county election office. Precinct committee
candidates may have their signatures attested by a notary public
rather than the county election officer, but their declarations
of intention must be filed with the county election officer.
FILING PROCEDURE
Filing by Fee
Only Democratic and Republican primary
candidates may file by fee. The filing fee is either a set amount
or is based on a percentage of the salary of the office the
candidate is seeking.
Filing by Petition
National and State Offices Elected on a Statewide Basis
President of the United States has special procedures
U.S.
Senator
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Democratic and Republican primary
candidates for U.S. Senator must have valid signatures of 1% of
the party’s total voter registration.
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Independent candidates must have
5,000 valid signatures of registered voters.
National and State Offices Elected on Less than a Statewide Basis
U.S.
Representative, State Senator, State Representative, District Judge,
District Attorney, State Board of Education
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Democratic and Republican primary
candidates (except district attorney and state board of
education) must have valid signatures of 2% of the party’s total
voter registration from the district.
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Independent candidates (except
district attorney and state board of education) must have valid
signatures of 4% of the registered voters of the district. The
petition must contain valid signatures of at least 25 voters but
not more than 5,000 voters.
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Candidates for State Board of
Education must have valid signatures of 200 voters of the
district.
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Candidates for district attorney
(partisan or independent) must have valid signatures of 5% of
the previous vote for the office of Secretary of State in the
county.
County Offices
County Commissioner, County Clerk, County Treasurer
Register of Deeds, Sheriff
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Democratic and Republican primary
candidates must have valid signatures of 3% of the party’s total
registration from the county or district.
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Independent candidates must have
valid signatures of 4% of the registered voters of the county or
district, but not more than 5,000 voters.
Township Office
Trustee, Treasurer
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Democratic and Republican primary
candidates must have valid signatures of 3% of the party’s total
registration of the township.
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Independent candidates must have
valid signatures of 5% and not less than 10 total, of the
township’s total voter registration.
Presidential Preference Primary and Presidential Election
Presidential Preference Primary
The 2008 Kansas Presidential
Preference Primary was canceled.
General Election
Candidates for president and vice president
must file and run as teams. They do not appear on the August
primary ballot. Party candidates are nominated at national
conventions. Independent candidates are nominated by petitions
containing 5,000 valid signatures of qualified voters. Write-in
candidates must file an affidavit of write-in candidacy with the
Secretary of State’s office by 12:00 Noon October 27, 2008.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORTS
The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission (GEC)
oversees campaign finance and ethics laws for the State of Kansas.
This agency monitors the campaign finance and other reports
submitted by state elected officials and candidates. Before
receiving or spending any funds in a political campaign, a candidate
for state or county office must file an appointment of treasurer
form with the Secretary of State. This form must be filed within 10
days after the candidate has filed for office, if not before. GEC
provides these forms to candidates. Candidates must file campaign
finance reports by the dates listed below. Reports must include
contributions and expenditures of candidates for that reporting
period. Candidates for county offices file reports with the county
election officer.
Deadlines for filing Campaign Finance Reports
Candidates for township offices file reports with
the county election officer within 30 days of the primary and again
within 30 days of the general election. The reports must include
contributions and expenditures of the candidates for that reporting
period.
Candidates for national offices file reports
with the Federal Election Commission and the Kansas Secretary of
State according to federal requirements.
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