How to Become
a Candidate for Federal Office
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Office
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Qualifications
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Filing Dates
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Filing Fee
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Term
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President
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35 years old;
Natural born citizen of the U.S.;
Resident of the U.S. for 14 years
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Between July 1, 2007 - October 15, 2007 (5pm)
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$500 |
4 years |
| Vice President |
35 years old;
Natural born citizen of the U.S.;
Resident of the U.S. for 14 years
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4 years |
| U.S. Senate |
30 years old;
Resident of Utah when elected;
U.S. citizen
for 9 years
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March
7-17 in person |
$1,239 |
6 years |
| U.S. Congress |
25 years old;
Resident of Utah when elected;
U.S. citizen for 7 years |
March
7-17 in person |
$413 |
2 years |
Federal Statement
of Candidacy and Financial Disclosure
For more information, please contact the Federal Election Commission
at 1(800) 424-9530 or visit their website at www.fec.gov.
Unaffiliated Candidates
Candidates
who do not wish to affiliate with a ballot-approved political
party may appear on the ballot by submitting a petition.
Candidates for the office of President or
U. S. Senator must submit a petition with the signatures
of at least 1,000 registered Utah voters. Candidates for
the U. S. House of Representatives must submit a petition with
the signatures of at least 300 registered voters residing within
the political division or at least 5% of the registered voters
residing within a political division, whichever is less, when
the nomination is for an office to be filled by the voters of
any political division smaller than the state. The names
on the petition must be verified by the county clerk(s) as registered
voters.
After
the petition has been verified, candidates for federal
office should file the petition and a Certificate of Nomination
for Unaffiliated Candidates with the Lt. Governor's Office between
March 7 and 17.
Unaffiliated candidates must pay the
same filing fees as all other federal office candidates. Unaffiliated
candidates for President must pay a $500 filing fee.
Candidates for Federal
Office
For information about the financial reporting requirements for federal
offices (U. S. representative, senator, president, or vice president),
contact the Federal
Election Commission or the Secretary of the U. S. Senate.
Secretary of the U. S. Senate
Office
of Public Records
232 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-7116
Federal
Election Commission
999
E Street NW
Washington, DC 20463
1(800) 424-9530
www.fec.gov
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