Instructions for the “Candidate Financial Disclosure Statement”

ELECTIONS
Secretary of State
Bldg. 1, Suite 157–K
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305-0770

Because of the clause below, candidates do not actually need to file the list of electors to have votes counted.

Elections Division – Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
17 West Main Street, Suite 310
PO Box 2973
Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2973

Phone: 608-266-8005 FAX: 608-267-0500
gab@wi.gov

* Compliance with this subsection may be waived by the board but only if the results of the general election indicate that a write−in candidate for the office of president is eligible to receive the electoral votes of this state except for noncompliance with this subsection. In such event, the write−in candidate shall have until 4:30 p.m. on the Friday following the general election to comply with the filing requirements of this subsection.

“There is no filing fee for president. We don’t have an application as there has never been enough write-in votes for a president to fill out an application. If that would happen, we would prepare one immediately for use by the candidate.”

Lori Klassen, CERA
Elections Officer
Wyoming Secretary of State
Phone# (307)777-7186
Fax# (307)777-7640

Candidates for the office of President and Vice President, U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative, statewide office, state Senate, state Representative, the Court of Appeals and Superior Court are eligible for inclusion in the official state Voters’ Pamphlet published by the Office of the Secretary of State. Candidate statements and photographs should be submitted with the Declaration of Candidacy at the time of filing. Specific information regarding fees, space, photographs and statement specifications can be found on the Declaration of Candidacy. The Office of the Secretary of State also provides information through electronic media, including the internet. Information regarding electronic voter guides is made available to candidates at the time of filing.

Elections Division
Office of the Secretary of State
520 Union Avenue SE • PO Box 40229
Olympia, WA 98504-0229

Phone: (360) 902-4180 • Fax: (360) 664-4619
TDD/TTY: 1-800-422-8683
E-mail: elections@secstate.wa.gov
Internet: www.secstate.wa.gov/elections

State Board of Elections
ATTN: Election Services Division
200 North Ninth Street, Suite 101
Richmond, VA 23219-3497

1) Fill out the “Certificate of Write-In Candidacy”

2) Submit along with the Certificate a list of 11 electors pledged to the candidate. The list has to include electors’ names and addresses. 9 of the electors have to be one from each of Tennessee’s 9 congressional districts, and 2 can be “at large”. The filing window for this information is between August 22 – September 15.

The reason why the Tennessee State Election Commission does not make all of this information available on their website is because they consider this form of running for president a last resort for independent candidates who do not simply get themselves on the ballot by getting 275 signatures in Tennessee.

There is a process to obtaining the signatures, detailed below:

An independent presidential candidate must choose eleven (11) electors. For each of the nine congressional districts in Tennessee, one (1) elector will be elected who is a resident of the congressional district. Two (2) additional electors will be elected who may be residents of any part of the state. TCA §§2-15-101 and 2-15-102.

One nominating petition will be issued to the presidential candidate. The candidate must obtain the signatures and addresses of at least two hundred seventy-five (275) voters registered anywhere within the State of Tennessee. At the time of filing the nominating petition, the candidate must also file the names, addresses, and signatures of the vice-presidential candidate and the eleven electors who have agreed to represent the presidential candidate. Petitions may be obtained no more than 90 days before the qualifying deadline date (first date to obtain petition is May 23, 2008) from the office of the Coordinator of Elections. The filing deadline for petitions is 12:00 NOON, Central time, on the third Thursday in August (August 21, 2008). TCA §2-5-101(a). The original petition must be filed with the State Election Commission and a certified duplicate with the Coordinator of Elections. A certified duplicate is a photocopy of the original petition on which the candidate or the person making the copy writes “This is a true copy of the original” along with the candidate’s or copier’s signature. Both the original and certified copy shall be submitted to the following address:

Division of Elections
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave.
9th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tower
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

1) A “Declaration of Write-In Candidacy” NOTARIZED for the Presidential candidate.

2) A “Declaration of Write-In Candidacy” NOTARIZED for the Vice-Presidential candidate.

3) 34 “Consent Of Presidential Elector Candidate For Write-In Candidate” forms. 34 registered voters in Texas need to fill out this form.

The candidate’s Declaration of Write-In Candidacy is filed with the Secretary of State along with the Vice-Presidential candidate’s form and the 34 “Consent” forms. The declaration may not be filed earlier than July 27, 2008, or later than 5:00 p.m. of August 26, 2008.

Elections Division
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 12060
Austin, Texas 78711-2060

Federal office candidates may file the declaration by mail or in person with the Lt. Governor’s Office (Room E-325 East Building, State Capitol Complex). Write-in candidates must meet the qualifications required for the state or federal office they are seeking. Filing the Declaration of Write-In Candidacy means that write-in votes for the candidate will be counted. The candidate’s name will not appear on the ballot.

There is no fee.

Instructions for write-in candidates living outside the state of Utah:

Obviously the form is set up for a Utah resident. How does an out-of-state applicant handle the following fields:

1) At the top it says STATE OF UTAH, County of ____________ If the
applicant is out of state, how should he/she adjust this section …?
2) In the body of the application, it refers to the applicants address — “I reside at ______, in the City of or Town of, _____ Utah, ” Again, how should the out-of-state applicant adjust this phrasing?

“For questions 1 and 2, you can cross out what is not applicable to you and replace it with the correct information.” – Mark Thomas, UT

3) It says beneath the signature line that it “must be signed in the
presence of the filing officer”. Does the applicant who is mailing this
form just ignore that?
4) Can it be notarized by any official notary?

“For questions 3 and 4, it may be signed by any notary.” – Mark Thomas, UT

5) The second page refers to a series of informational notices that the applicant is to have received from the “filing officer” — the first one is listed below, but the second two are not included. Can the out-of-state applicant get a copy of Section 20A-7-801 online to refer to, and a copy of the “pledge of fair campaign practices” so that those items can be checked off?

“Question 5, once I received the completed form, I will call you and read the filing requirements to see if you meet those requirements.
Attached are the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website Program and the Pledge of Fair Campaign Practices.” – Mark Thomas, UT

6) The candidate will sign and date this second page and then the “filing officer” will sign and date it when it is received.

Mark J. Thomas
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Utah State Capitol, Suite 220
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801.538.1041 (office)
801.538.1133 (fax)