ALL CANDIDATES MUST FILE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK AND A CAN-12 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
(links to all paperwork are on this page and in the Candidate Filing Related Forms section of the site. Most forms are double-sided.)
Major party candidate declarations for local offices for the 2020 Primary Election will be accepted in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in Goshen from 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 through NOON on Friday, February 7, 2020.
The CAN-2 declaration must be accompanied by a CAN-12 Statement of Economic Interest.
If not signing in front of the Clerk, the paperwork must be notarized before it is submitted.
The 2020 Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
Republican party candidate declarations for Precinct Committeeman for the 2020 Primary Election will be accepted in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in Goshen from 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 through NOON on Friday, February 7, 2020. (The Democratic party will file for Precinct Committeeman in 2022.)
The CAN-37 declaration must be notarized if not signing in front of the Clerk.
Candidates for Republican and Democratic State Convention Delegate will file declarations in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in Goshen from 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 through NOON on Friday, February 7, 2020.
The CAN-37 declaration must be notarized if not signing in front of the Clerk.
Candidates for Federal, State, Judicial Offices, and for Prosecutor file at the State level.
Candidates who must obtain petition signatures must be careful to meet the appropriate deadlines for submission and certification of their petitions with the appropriate County Voter Registration Office before filing the paperwork at the State level.
For details about the required paperwork, and where to file for these offices, please see the 2020 candidate guide here.
Candidates for School Board must file a CAN-34 petition AND a CAN-12 Statement of Economic Interest with the County Voter Registration Office not earlier than July 22, 2020, and not later than noon, August 21, 2020, for verification of petition signatures. Both forms must also be filed with the Circuit Court Clerk on or before noon on August 21, 2020. Plan accordingly to ensure that you are able to have your petition signatures verified in a timely manner to meet the deadline for filing paperwork in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office by noon on August 21.
If not signing in front of the Clerk, the paperwork must be notarized before it is submitted.
Independent or minor party candidates must obtain signatures of registered voters in the election district the candidate seeks to represent. A petition of nomination (CAN-19) must be signed by the number of registered voters equal to 2% of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the 2018 general election in the election district the candidate wishes to represent.
For a petition of nomination to be accepted for filing, the county voter registration office must certify whether each person who signs the petition is a registered voter in the county and district the candidate seeks to represent. This certification must accompany and be a part of the petition of nomination. (Certification is on the reverse side of the CAN-19 petition.)
The CAN-19 must be accompanied by a CAN-20 Consent form AND a CAN-12 Statement of Economic Interest.
If not signing forms in front of the Clerk, they must first be notarized before being submitted.
All paperwork must be filed with the voter registration office for signature verification no earlier than January 8, 2020 and no later than noon, June 30, 2020.
After signatures are verified, all paperwork must then be filed with the Circuit Court Clerk before noon, July 15, 2020.
A person who wishes to be a write-in candidate for a local office must file a CAN-3 Declaration of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate AND a CAN-12 Statement of Economic Interest with the Circuit Court Clerk's Office no earlier than January 8, 2020 and not later than noon, July 6, 2020.
If not signing forms in front of the Clerk, they must first be notarized before being submitted.
Write-in candidates' names are not placed on the ballot.
A candidate who wishes to withdraw their declaration and to remove their name from the primary election ballot must file the CAN-10 withdrawal form with the Clerk of the Circuit Court before noon, February 10, 2020. If not signing in front of the Clerk, the form must be notarized before being submitted.
In order to challenge a candidate who has filed to be placed on the primary election ballot, a registered voter of the election district the candidate seeks to represent must file a CAN-1 challenge form with the Circuit Court Clerk before noon, February 14, 2020. A hearing before the county election board will then be held to determine the validity of the challenge.