Form No. 2-F Prescribed by the Ohio Secretary of State (09-17)
Declaration of Candidacy
Party Primary Election for District Office
For State Senator or State Representative
To be filed with the Board of Elections of the most populous county or part county of the district not later than 4 p.m. of
the 90
th
day before the primary election.
R.C. 3513.05, .07, .08, .09, .10, .191, 3501.38
Declaration of Candidacy
NOTE - The candidate must fill in, sign and date this declaration of candidacy before the signatures of electors
are affixed.
I,
, the undersigned, hereby declare under penalty of election falsification that
Name of Candidate
,
,
my voting residence address is
, Ohio
Street Number and Address, if any,
City or Village
Zip Code
(or rural route and number)
and I am a qualified elector.
I further declare that I desire to be a candidate for nomination to the office of
Office
Check
as a member of the
Party from the
District for the:
full term or
unexpired
one
Political Party
District Number
,
.
term ending
, at the primary election to be held on the
day of
Unexpired Term Ending Date
Day
Month
Year
I further declare that, if elected to this office or position, I will qualify therefor, and that I will support and abide by the
principles enunciated by the
Party.
Political Party
Dated this
day of
,
.
Day
Month
Year
Signature of Candidate
WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE
Petition for Candidate
This petition shall be circulated only by a member of the same political party as stated above by the candidate.
We, the undersigned, qualified electors of the State of Ohio, whose voting residence is in the county, city,
village, or township, set opposite our names, and members of the
Party, hereby certify
Political Party
that
, whose declaration of candidacy is filed herewith, is in our opinion,
Name of Candidate
well qualified to perform the duties of the office or position to which the person desires to be elected.
Signatures on this petition should be from only one county and must be written in ink. Signatures on this
petition shall be of persons who are of the same political party as stated above by the candidate.
Voting Residence
City, Village, or
Date of
Signature
County
Street Number and Address
Township
Signing
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