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Minnesota signature requirements
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Federal offices
U.S. Senate
Partisan candidates for Senate must pay a filing fee of $400 and file an affidavit of candidacy.[1] In lieu of the filing fee, candidates may submit nominating petitions with 2,000 signatures.[2]
Independent candidates for Senate must submit 2,000 signatures and file an affidavit of candidacy.[3] In lieu of the signatures, candidates may pay a $400 filing fee.[3] Candidates have the option of combining the nominating petition and petition in place of Filing Fee.[4] In order to do so, it may clearly state that it is a combined nominating petition and petition in place of Filing Fee.[4]
U.S. House
Partisan candidates for House must pay a filing fee of $300 and file an affidavit of candidacy.[1] In lieu of the filing fee, candidates may submit nominating petitions with 1,000 signatures for House.[2]
Independent candidates for House must submit 1,000 signatures and file an affidavit of candidacy.[3] In lieu of the signatures, candidates may pay a $300 filing fee.[3] Candidates have the option of combining the nominating petition and petition in place of Filing Fee.[4] In order to do so, it may clearly state that it is a combined nominating petition and petition in place of Filing Fee.[4]
Filing deadlines
2012
Partisan candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House had to submit either filing fees or nominating petitions and file an affidavit of candidacy by June 5, 2012.[2]
Independent candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House had to submit either filing fees or nominating petitions and file an affidavit of candidacy by June 5, 2012.[3]
State offices
Statewide executive offices
Minnesota had no statewide executive offices on the ballot in 2012.
State legislature
Partisan candidates for State Senate and State House must pay a filing fee of $100 and file an affidavit of candidacy.[1] In lieu of the filing fee, candidates may submit nominating petitions with 500 signatures.[2]
Filing deadlines
2012
Partisan candidates for State Senate and State House had to submit either filing fees or nominating petitions and file an affidavit of candidacy by June 5, 2012.[2]
Independent candidates for State Senate and State House had to submit either filing fees or nominating petitions and file an affidavit of candidacy by June 5, 2012.[3]
Minnesota had no statewide executive offices on the ballot in 2012.
Ballot measures
- See also: Minnesota 2012 ballot measures
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- legislatively-referred constitutional amendment - A constitutional amendment that appears on a state's ballot as a ballot measure because the state legislature in that state voted to put it before the voters.
See also
- State executive official elections, 2012
- Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 U.S. Congress elections
- Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 state legislative elections
- Statewide elections, 2012
- 2012 election dates
- Election result resources
- Voter guides
- State Blue Books
External links
- Minnesota Filing Fees
- Filing Periods
- Major Party Candidate Guide 2012
- Minor Party and Independent Candidate Guide 2012
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Secretary of State "Filing Fees" Accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Minnesota Secretary of State "Major party candidates guide" Accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Minnesota Secretary of State "Independent Candidate Guide" Accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Minnesota Secretary of State "Petition in Place of Filing Fee" Accessed April 25, 2012
