2008 Offices to be Elected
Preliminary Candidate and Campaign Finance Information for the
2008 Primary and General Election is available by contacting Berta Ramirez
(602) 506-0938 or by sending an email at bramirez@risc.maricopa.gov. Informational Packets for the 2008
Primary Election will be available in mid November 2007.
Running for Office? Starting a Political Committee?
First Step
The Political Committee Statement of Organization or $500 Threshold Exemption
Statement must be filed BEFORE making any expenditures, accepting any
contributions, distributing campaign literature or CIRCULATING PETITIONS.
Why?
It is unlawful for a candidate to start campaign activities before filing a
Statement of Organization or a $500 Threshold Exemption Statement with the
County Elections Department. State law requires that a new Statement of
Organization or $500 Threshold Statement be filed before each election; even if
the current committee from a previous candidacy is still open (A.R.S. 16-903).
Also, any change of committee information, such as new officers, must be
reported to the filing officer within five business days. These changes are
reported by filing an amended Statement of Organization.
Blank Political Committee Forms
For your convenience, these forms may be filled out online, saved to your
personal computer, and then printed out for submission to the Elections
Department. These forms may be used by Candidate Campaign Committees active in
Maricopa County, or Political Action Committees active in
Maricopa County.
$500 Threshold Exemption Statement (A.R.S. 16-903) This form
will be used if you don't plan on spending or taking in
contributions that exceed a total of $500.00.
Statement of Organization (A.R.S. 16-903) This form will be
filed for a committee who intends to receive contributions or make expenditures
of more than five hundred dollars.
Campaign Finance Report - 2008 Full Report Election Cycle (A.R.S. 16-913) Each
committee that files a statement of organization must actively file campaign
finance reports. See the required reporting dates below.
Period No Activity Report (A.R.S. 16-913(d)) In the event your
committee receives no contributions or makes no expenditures, this form may be
filed in lieu of the Campaign Finance Report.
Termination Statement (A.R.S. 16-914) This form will close out
an active political committee, and must be filed with a campaign finance
report, with a balance of zero. This form may also be used to transfer funds to
a subsequent election committee.
Financial Disclosure Statement (A.R.S. 35-542) All candidates
for county office (excluding precinct committeemen) must file this form at the
time of filing for candidacy.
Nomination Paper (PRIMARY ELECTION ONLY) All other candidates running in the General Election or as a Party Not Designated please contact Kristi or Berta
Instruction booklet for
Financial Disclosure Statements
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New Justice Precinct Names
Partisan Petition
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