All candidates, except President, seeking a political party’s nomination to run in a general or special election must file a Statement of Intention of Candidacy/Party Pledge Form (SICPP) with the appropriate election office (State
Election Commission or county board of voter registration and elections) during the appropriate filing period. Click here for information on Filing for President.
Click here for a one-page instruction sheet for partisan candidate filing.
Candidates must also file a Statement of Economic Interest (SEI) form with the State Ethics Commission. This must be done electronically on the State Ethics Commission website. Candidates may also be required to make Campaign Disclosure reports. Visit the State Ethics Commission website for more information.
Candidates for federal office, statewide office, and solicitor must file with the State Election Commission.
Candidates for State Senate and State House of Representatives may file at either the State Election Commission or county board of voter registration and elections in the candidate’s county of residence. Candidates for countywide office and less-than-countywide office must file with the county board of voter registration and elections in the candidate’s county of residence.
Names of candidates who fail to file the proper forms during the appropriate filing period will not appear on the ballot.
Candidates who file as a Republican or Democrat must pay a filing fee. The filing fee is one percent of the annual salary of the office multiplied by the number of years in the term of office or $100, whichever is greater. This fee is applied to funding the party’s primary.