Candidate Filing

Elections Division Response to COVID-19 – Temporarily suspending all in-person services, while maintaining our constitutional and statutory responsibilities

  • Our number one goal is to keep the public and our employees safe
  • The situation related to COVID-19 is rapidly developing, as is the response from this office and the state. Please check back regularly for updates
  • We are committed to providing continuity of services while reducing exposure risks
  • Meeting statuory obligations by processing lobbying and campaign finance filings, circulator applications, and responding to inquiries related to these topics. Contact information is as follows:: [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]
  • The Election Services team is available to answer voter registration and election-related questions. The quickest way to receive a response is by sending an email to: [email protected]
  • Public records requests are also still being fulfilled, however it may take longer than usual to process.

  • We will not have in-person services available until further notice.
    • Candidate or initiative application filings
      • Both filings can be mailed to our office:
        1700 W. Washington St., Seventh Floor
        Phoenix, AZ 85007
      • Visit our Candidate Filing Website for more details on the candidate filing process
    • For assistance with lobbying, campaign finance, or any other election-related service, please email us.

Call 1-877-THE-VOTE or 602-542-8683. Please note there may be a delay in responding to calls. Email for a faster response.


La respuesta de la División Electoral a COVID-19 – Suspendiendo temporalmente todos los servicios en persona, mientras manteniendo las responsabilidades constitucionales y legales

  • Nuestro objetivo número uno es mantener al público y a nuestros empleados seguros
  • La situación relacionada con COVID-19 se está desarrollando rápidamente, al igual que la respuesta de esta oficina y del estado. Por favor, revise este sitio web frecuentemente para actualizaciones
  • Estamos dedicados a continuar nuestros servicios mientras reduciendo los riesgos de exposición
  • Estamos cumpliendo con las obligaciones de estatutario. Estamos procesando presentaciones de cabildeo y financiamiento de campañas, solicitudes de circuladores y respondiendo a consultas relacionadas con estos temas. La información de contacto es la siguiente: [email protected](el enlace para mandar un correo electronico), [email protected] o [email protected]
  • El equipo de Servicios Electorales esta disponible para responder al registro de votantes y preguntas relacionadas con las elecciones. La forma más rápida de recibir una respuesta es enviando un correo electrónico a: [email protected]
  • Las solicitudes de registros públicos también se están cumpliendo, sin embargo, puede tardar más de lo habitual en procesarse.

  • No tendremos servicios en persona disponibles hasta nuevo aviso.
    • Solicitud de presentación de candidatos o iniciativas
      • Los dos tipos de presentaciones se pueden mandar por correo a nuestra oficina:
        1700 W. Washington St., séptimo piso
        Phoenix, AZ 85007
      • Visite nuestro Sitio web de presentacion de candidatos para obtener más detalles sobre el proceso de presentación de candidatos
    • Para obtener ayuda con el cabildeo, el financiamiento de campañas o cualquier otro servicio relacionado con las elecciones, envíenos un correo electrónico.

  • Asistencia en preparando para presentar la documentación de la nominación de candidatos
  • Registro de circuladores y otras preguntas relacionadas
  • Solicitudes para iniciativas, retiros y de referéndum
  • Campaign finance inquiries
  • Registro de cabildeo y consultas relacionadas
  • Registro de votante y preguntas de las elecciones
  • Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act inquiries
  • Solicitudes de registro público
    • Complete el forme y entréguelo

Llame al 1-877-THE-VOTE o 602-542-8683. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que puede haber un retraso en la respuesta a las llamadas. Mande un correo electrónico para una respuesta más rápida.

Preparing to File 2020 Qualifying Contribution Paperwork

Candidate Filing: Updated Procedures For Qualifying Contributions

Due to public health concerns, our office will only be accepting candidate qualifying contribution filings by mail or appointment only. Please follow the steps below to file your qualifying contribution paperwork. If you have any questions, our team is ready to assist. Please email us at [email protected] with any questions you may have about your filing.

  1. Preparing your Qualifying Contributions. We are accepting Qualifying Contribution slips (“QCs”) and CCEC paperwork by mail or appointment. Any candidate participating in Clean Elections may collect QCs until July 28, 2020 and may file those until August 4, 2020. Please contact us if you have any questions about this process. To qualify for Clean Elections Funding you must have qualified for the ballot by submitting your nomination papers by April 6, 2020. Please follow these steps to prepare your QCs:

    1. Include the CCEC Filing by Mail form, Application for Funding, report listing QCs in alphabetical order divided by county, any paper and electronic QCs, and a check in the full amount made out to the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.

    2. Your paper QC slips must be sorted by county. We recommend that you alphabetically sort QCs by donor name within each county to ensure your list of QCs and Application for Funding will reconcile. Any foreign embedded objects such as staples must be removed.

      1. What does it mean for your QCs to reconcile? The number of paper and electronic $5 QC slips that you file with us must match the number of QCs you purport to have received on your Application for Funding. This will also determine the value of your check to the Clean Elections Commission. As an example, if your Application for Funding lists a combined total of 300 QCs, you should have filed exactly 300 QCs with our office and your check should be made out for $1500.

      2. f the combined number of paper and electronic QC slips filed does not match the number of QCs listed on your Application for Funding, we will email you scans of the QC slips that you filed with us. You will be responsible for finding the discrepancy and making whatever change is necessary for your filing to properly reconcile. This could include submitting additional QC slips to our office, adding or removing purported contributions from your Application for Funding, and submitting a new check for a different amount.

    3. If you set up an electronic QC through our E-Qual system, it must be closed, printed, and included in your filing.

    4. If your first filing is found to be short of the total number of required QCs for the office that you are running for, then you will have one opportunity to submit supplemental QCs. Supplemental QCs may be filed up to August 4, 2020.

  2. Making an appointment. If you would like to make an appointment to bring your Qualifying Contributions in person email [email protected]. As our office is on low staffing we are unable to accomodate walk-ins. You must have an appointment to bring your filing in person.

  3. Mailing in QCs. We strongly recommend mailing filings using certified mail to ensure delivery. Our office can take no responsibility over the timeliness or delivery of filings by mail. QCs must be received by 5:00 PM on August 4, 2020. Our office will process filings in the order received. After our office processes your filing, we will call the candidate or designated representative with the results. We will also email a copy of the filing receipt. Mail your filing to:

Elections Division

1700 W. Washington St. 7th Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808

*Remember: Your filing must be received no later than August 4, 2020.*

Please contact us at 602-542-8683 or [email protected] with any questions.

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