Candidate Filing Information

Qualifications

  • Each candidate or committee that intends to accept contributions or make expenditures of more than $1,400, in any combination of the two, shall file a Statement of Organization with the filling officer at the Graham County Election Office within 10 days of meeting this threshold
  • Candidates for office must circulate petitions and gather the required number of signatures to have their name placed on the ballot
  • On or before the filing deadline the candidate must file a Nomination Paper, petitions, and Financial Disclosure Statement with the filing officer
  • Candidate for precinct committeeman, fire districts, hospital district and community college file with the County Elections Office
  • School District candidates file with the County School Superintendent
  • Candidates for city / town offices with the City / Town Clerk's Office
  • All campaign committees must file Campaign Finance Reports in accordance with established Campaign Finance Report filing deadlines until they terminate their campaign

Candidate Resources

Partisan Candidates

  1. 2022 Campaign Finance Guide (PDF)
  2. Financial Disclosure Handbook (PDF)
  3. Partisan Nomination Form (PDF)
  4. Partisan Petition Form (PDF)
  5. Statement Of Interest Form (PDF)
  6. Statement Of Organization Form (PDF)

For copies of any forms listed, you may also contact the Graham County Elections Office at (928) 792-5037, located in the Board of Supervisors Office at Graham County General Services Building, 921 W. Thatcher Blvd., Safford, AZ 85546.

All forms must be received by the Election Office by the filing deadline. Please contact our Election Office if you have any questions at 928-792-5037.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE

After meeting the $1,400 threshold and filing a Statement of Organization, all candidate / campaign committees must file Campaign Finance Reports in accordance with established Campaign Finance Report filing deadlines until they terminate their campaign.

Campaign Finance can be very complex and complicated. Please read the Secretary of State's Campaign Finance Candidate Guide carefully and seek counsel if you need additional help.

Campaign Finance Filing Dates

*NOTE: Effective April 15, 2018 reporting deadline extended to next business day. See A.R.S. 1-243 (A) and 1-303.
Name of the Report
 Time Period Covered in Report
 Report Due Between
20-- 4th Quarter Report
 October to December
January to January
20-- 1st Quarter Report
 January to March
April to April
20-- May Pre-Election Report
 April  to May
May to May
20-- 2nd Quarter Report:
 May to June
July to July
20-- July Pre-Election Report
 July to July
July to July
20-- 3rd Quarter Report
 July to September
October to October
20-- October Pre-Election Report
 October to October
October to October
20-- 4th Quarter Report
 October to December
 January to January

For those candidates that receive and / or spend a combined total over $1,400.
Pursuant to A.R.S. 16-927
Failure to file penalties: A.R.S. 16-937

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