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Candidate Filings for City Offices

Candidates for City Offices - Mayors and City Councils - must file at their City Hall.

How to File and Candidate Packet
Filing by Fee
Filing by Petition and Petition Forms
Petition Requirement for 2010 Elections only

How to File for Office

Filing deadline is ten weeks prior to the general election at 12:00 noon.
Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) - All candidates must complete this form at their City Hall in the presence of the City Clerk. The City Clerk accepting the Filing Form should sign on the left side.
Fax to the Election Office at (913) 791-1753.
Mail the original Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) and the Filing Fee to the Election Office.
Statement of Substantial Interests Form - All candidates must complete this form.
This form may be completed at the time of filing.
The candidate may take this form; however, it must be completed and returned to the City Clerk no later than 10 days after the filing deadline.
This form is filed with the City Clerk and remains in the City files.
Candidate Forms and Campaign Finance Report Deadlines - Complete listing of all forms and deadlines.

Candidate Information Packet

Suggested materials / links to assist candidates during the current election.

Filing by Fee

Olathe, Overland Park

1st Class cities with population over 100,000 collect a $50 Filing Fee and a $35 Report Fee* in two separate checks.
Fax a copy of the Filing Form to Election Office. Fax: (913) 791-1753.
Mail the $50 Filing Fee and Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) to Election Office.
*The $35 Report Fee is the city's responsible to file with Topeka.

Leawood, Lenexa, Prairie Village, Shawnee

1st Class cities with population between 5,000-100,000 collect a $10 Filing Fee and a $35 Report Fee* in two separate checks.
Forward the $10 Filing Fee and Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) to Election Office. Fax: (913) 791-1753.
*The $35 Report Fee is the city's responsibility to file with Topeka.

De Soto, Fairway, Gardner, Merriam, Mission, Roeland Park

2nd Class cities collect a $10 Filing Fee.
Forward the Filing Fee and Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) to the Election Office. Fax: (913) 791-1753.

Edgerton, Lake Quivira, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Spring Hill, Westwood, Westwood Hills

3rd Class cities collect a $5 Filing Fee.
Forward the Filing Fee and Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) to the Election Office. Fax: (913) 791-1753.

Filing by Petition and Petition Forms

Petition Forms should be provided to any candidate who wishes to file by petition, in lieu of a filing fee.
The Petition Forms - Nomination Petition Form (PDF) and Affidavit (PDF) of Qualified Elector or Candidate Form are in a PDF format. This is a two page form. Both pages must be completed in order to be valid and page 2 must be notarized. Forms may be reproduced as needed.
After the petition is complete with signatures, it must be filed at City Hall.
Filing deadline for petitions is ten weeks prior to the general election at 12:00 noon.
1st Class City candidates who file by petition are required to pay $35 Report Fee.

Petition Information

Petition should be turned in several days prior to the filing deadline to allow for signature verification.
If the petition is turned in close to the deadline and is not valid; it might be too late for the candidate to pay a filing fee.
Candidate should collect more signatures than required in the event some of the signatures are not valid.
If more than one form is being circulated for the same candidate, all forms must be submitted at the same time to City Hall.
Every petition carrier must be a qualified elector residing in the appropriate election district.
The Petition Form is a two page form. Both pages must be completed in order to be valid and page 2 must be notarized.

Petition Requirements by City For 2010 Only

Leawood - Petition Requirements for 2010 Only
1st Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less. In addition to the filing by petition, a $35 report fee must be paid.

Leawood	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	869	9
	Council Ward 1	196	2
	Council Ward 2	266	3
	Council Ward 3	183	2
	Council Ward 4	224	2

Mission - Petition Requirements for 2010 Only
2nd Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less.

Mission	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	293	3
	Council Ward 1	58	1
	Council Ward 2	69	1
	Council Ward 3	46	1
	Council Ward 4	120	1

Prairie Village - Petition Requirements for 2010 Only
1st Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less. In addition to the filing by petition, a $35 report fee must be paid.

Prairie Village	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Council Ward 1	108	1
	Council Ward 2	90	1
	Council Ward 3	122	1
	Council Ward 4	140	1
	Council Ward 5	586	6
	Council Ward 6	128	1

Shawnee - Petition Requirements for 2010 Only
1st Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less. In addition to the filing by petition, a $35 report fee must be paid.

Shawnee	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Council Ward 1	1786	18
	Council Ward 2	1389	14
	Council Ward 3	1260	13
	Council Ward 4	1373	14

Westwood - Petition Requirements for 2010 Only
3rd Class City candidates must have 10% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 25 signatures, whichever is less.

Westwood	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	3 Council At-Large	200	20

Last Updated: March 4, 2010 9:06 AM

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