Primary Election – August 3
General Election – November 2
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, Thursday June 10, 2010
Independent Nominations: 12:00 Noon, Monday August 2, 2010
Improvement District Filings: 12:00 Noon, Tuesday September 7,
2010
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Democratic and Republican party
candidates who wish to appear on the primary ballot on August 3,
2010 must file by 12:00 Noon June 12, 2006.
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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, 2010 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 2, 2010
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Improvement district candidates
appear on the general election ballot as nonpartisan candidates, and
must own land or live within the improvement district. Improvement
district candidates must file by 12:00 noon, September 7, 2010.
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 declaration and fee are received by the Secretary of
State’s office. It is the responsibility of the candidate, not the
county election office, 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
U.S.
Senator, Governor/Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General,
State
Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner
- Pairs of Democratic and Republican primary candidates for
Governor/Lt. Governor must have valid signatures of 1% of the party
vote for Secretary of State in the last general election.
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Democratic and Republican primary candidates for other
statewide offices 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 Representative, District Judge, State Board of
Education
- Democratic and Republican primary candidates (except state
board of education) must have valid signatures of 2% of the party’s
total voter registration from the district.
- Independent candidates (except 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.
- Candidates for State Board of Education must have valid
signatures of 200 voters of the district.
County Offices
County
Commissioner
- Democratic and Republican primary candidates must have valid
signatures of 3% of the party’s total registration from the district.
- Independent candidates must have valid signatures of 4% of the
registered voters of the district.
Township Office
Clerk
Democratic and Republican primary candidates must have valid
signatures of 3% of the party’s total registration from the township.
- Independent candidates must have valid signatures of 5% and not
less than 10 total, of the township’s total voter registration.
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
national offices file reports with the Federal Election Commission and
the Kansas Secretary of State according to federal requirements.
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 improvement district offices and precinct
committee offices do not file campaign finance reports.
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