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Elections Explained: Filing Week

on’t be confused about elections! Beef up your civics education and learn how candidates get their names on the ballot.

At the Secretary of State’s office, the first week of May is also known as FILING WEEK! Candidates who want to run for office fill out their candidate declaration forms and pay their filing fee, officially making them eligible to be on the ballot. While this process is generally procedural and ceremonial in nature, there are laws and formalities followed that ensure that the process is equitable and fair for both the candidate and the voter.


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