How does a candidates name get on the General Election ballot?
Political party candidates may circulate nomination petitions to have their names placed on the Primary Election ballot. The Primary Election is held prior to the General Election, and winners of the Primary will have their names placed on the General Election ballot. Political parties may also nominate candidates for the General Election (if no candidate was nominated at the Primary Election) by holding nominating conventions. NPPO candidates or candidates with no party affiliation must file nomination papers to have their name placed on the General Election ballot. NPPO nomination papers include an affidavit of candidacy and a set of nomination petitions. Petitions may be circulated at any time, however; nomination papers must be filed in the Secretary of State’s Office during the General Election filing period. Also, eligible electors who signed petitions must be eligible electors at the time of filing in order for their signatures to count. Nomination papers cannot be filed before
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