Petitions and filing fees.

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  4. Petitions and filing fees.

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A. A declaration of candidacy must be accompanied by:

1. A petition supporting a candidate's filing signed by not fewer than two percent (2%) of the number of registered voters in the district, county or state, as appropriate for the office sought; or

2. A cashier's check or certified check as follows:

  • a.for candidates for Governor, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
  • b.for candidates for United States Senator, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
  • c.for candidates for United States Congress, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
  • d.for candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Corporation Commission, Attorney General, State Auditor and Inspector, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Insurance and Commissioner of Labor, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
  • e.for candidates for the State House of Representatives, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
  • f.for candidates for the State Senate, Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00),
  • g.for candidates for District Judge or Associate District Judge, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
  • h.for candidates for District Attorney, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and
  • i.for candidates for county office, Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).

B. A filing fee received by the Secretary of the State Election Board shall be deposited in the State Election Board Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3-107 of this title. A filing fee received by a secretary of a county election board shall be deposited in the County Election Board Special Depository Account authorized by Section 3-108 of this title.

Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 11, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 7, 1978; Laws 1988, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. March 21, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 306, § 3, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 8, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2010, c. 376, § 1; Laws 2017, c. 268, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.


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