2008 Elections Forms

FEDERAL OFFICES
Elected Position	Partisan Candidates	Independent Candidates	Filing Fee or Number of Signatures Required
President and Vice President	Official documentation Submitted by the Party (Certificate of Nomination)		Partisan Candidates – See Party for requirements   (File with State Party Executive Committee)
			Independent - 1000 signatures (File with the Secretary of State’s Office)
United States Senator (Staggered 6-year terms)		(Both Forms)	Partisan Candidates - $300     (File with State Party Executive Committee)
			Independent - 1000 signatures (File with the Secretary of State’s Office)
United States Representative		(Both Forms)	Partisan Candidates - $200   (File with State Party Executive Committee)
			Independent - 200 signatures (File with the Secretary of State’s Office)
SUPREME COURT DISTRICT OFFICES
Elected Position	Partisan Candidates	Independent Candidates	Filing Fee or Number of Signatures Required
Supreme Court Justice (Staggered 8-year terms)	N/A		Non-Partisan Office Candidate Filing Fee - $200
			(File with State Board of Election Commissioners, delivered to the Secretary of State’s Office.)
STATE DISTRICT OFFICES
Elected Position	Partisan Candidates	Independent Candidates	Filing Fee or Number of Signatures Required
Court of Appeals Judge (Staggered 8-year terms)	N/A		Non-Partisan Office
			Candidate Filing Fee - $200
			(File with State Board of Election Commissioners, delivered to the Secretary of State’s Office.)
Levee Commissioners (MS Levee District)	N/A	(Both Forms)	Candidate - 50 signatures (File with County Circuit Clerk)
Levee Commissioners (Yazoo-MS Delta District)		(Both Forms)	Partisan Candidates - $15     (File with County Circuit Clerk)
			Independent - 50 signatures (File with the County Circuit Clerk)
COUNTY DISTRICT OFFICES
Elected Position	Partisan Candidates	Independent Candidates	Filing Fee or Number of Signatures Required
Election Commissioners	(Both Forms)	(Both Forms)	Candidate - 50 signatures (File with County Chancery Clerk)
School Board Members (Staggered Terms)	N/A	(Choose the applicable petition)	Candidate – 50 signatures (File with County Circuit Clerk)
SPECIAL ELECTIONS
Elected Position	Partisan Candidates	Independent Candidates	Filing Fee or Number of Signatures Required
United States Senate	N/A		Candidate - 1000 signatures (File with Secretary of State)
United States Congressional	N/A		Candidate - 1000 signatures (File with Secretary of State)
State Legislative – Single County (Special Elections)	N/A		No fee - See qualification for number of Signatures (Click below)
			http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/qual_feesmscands.asp
			(File with County Circuit Clerk)
State Legislative – Multi County (Special Elections)	N/A		No fee - See qualification for number of Signatures (Click below)
			http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/qual_feesmscands.asp
			(File with Secretary of State Office)
County Offices (Special Elections)	N/A		No fee - See qualification for number of Signatures (Click below)
			http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/qual_feesmscands.asp
			(File with County Circuit Clerk)
Municipal Offices (Special Elections)	N/A		No fee - See qualification for number of Signatures (Click below)
			http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/qual_feesmscands.asp
			(File with Municipal Clerk)