May 7, 2004

Office-seekers must qualify for August primary

Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminds candidates for federal, state and local offices that 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 11 is the filing deadline to qualify for the August primary election.

The deadline applies to partisan and nonpartisan candidates for the U.S. House, state House, and county and township offices. It does not include judicial candidates, write-ins, or candidates without political party affiliation, who file under different time frames.

Candidates for the U.S. House or state House, whose district is wholly contained in one county, file with the county clerk. Those candidates whose districts fall in more than one county file with the Department of State Bureau of Elections.

Candidates for county or township offices must file with their respective local clerks. Those seeking city offices should check with their city clerks for applicable deadlines.

All candidates must file Affidavit of Identity forms, which can be obtained from any local clerk or the Bureau of Elections. They also are available on the department Web site at www.Michigan.gov/sos.

The department updates its online list of federal and state filings as they come in. A complete list will be available on the election Web page after 5 p.m. on May 11. Candidates have until 4 p.m. on May 14 to withdraw their names.

The primary election is Aug. 3.

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