{"id":36,"date":"2015-10-15T14:43:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T18:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.mars-cdn.com\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:22:55","slug":"candidate-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.gov\/?page_id=36","title":{"rendered":"Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Candidate filing is closed.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Interested candidates can find contest age, residency requirements and all other qualifications<\/span>\u00a0here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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If you are filing for a Harford County contest, please call our office (410) 638-3565 to make an appointment.\u00a0 View the<\/span> candidacy requirements<\/span>.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>

If you are filing for a state contest, call the State Board (410) 269- 2840 for more information.\u00a0 View the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>candidacy requirements<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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All<\/strong> candidates must file a<\/span> candidate information sheet<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

You must create a campaign finance account.<\/a>\u00a0If you are filing for a Central Committee you can opt out by signing an affidavit at the time of filing stating you will not raise more than $1,000. If not done electronically via the link above, fill out this form<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

You must fill out an Ethics Disclosure for all contest excluding the Central Committee.\u00a0 State contests<\/a><\/span>, County contests<\/a><\/span>, and Board of Education<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>disclosures.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Review the<\/span> candidacy requirements<\/a> <\/span>for payment amounts.\u00a0 We only accept checks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Candidates that are registered as Unaffiliated must be nominated by petition as a General Election candidate. Visit the Maryland State Board of Elections<\/span> petition candidacy<\/a> <\/span>page for more information.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Candidates that are registered as any recognized party other than the Democrat or Republican parties must be nominated by his or her party as a General Election candidate. Visit the<\/span> Maryland State Board of Elections<\/a> <\/span>for more information.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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If you are interested in filing as a write-in candidate for the General Election please view the<\/span> Write-In Candidate Information Packet<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Visit the<\/span> Maryland State Board of Elections<\/a> <\/span>for more information.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Withdrawal – <\/strong>To withdraw you must file a completed\u00a0<\/span>Certificate of Withdrawal<\/a><\/span> at the Harford County Board of Elections. Please note: the initial filing fee is non-refundable.<\/span><\/p>

Change of Contest<\/strong> – You must file a completed<\/span> Certificate of Withdrawal<\/a><\/span> and a new<\/span> Candidate Information Sheet<\/a><\/span> at the Harford County Board of Elections. Please note: the initial filing fee is non-refundable and an additional filing fee is required for the new contest.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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If you are filing and wish to apply to have a name on the ballot that is different than your legal name please complete the<\/span> Alternate Name Affidavit<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Candidate filing is closed. Qualifications for Candidacy Interested candidates can find contest age, residency requirements and all other qualifications\u00a0here. Where do I File? If you are filing for a Harford County contest, please call our office (410) 638-3565 to make an appointment.\u00a0 View the candidacy requirements.\u00a0 If you are filing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_starter_page_template":"","_wpcom_template_layout_category":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.gov\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":241,"href":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34645,"href":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/34645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harfordvotes.gov\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}