NOMINATION BY PETITION

Petitions must contain the signatures of at least 5% of the active registered voters of the area of the office. The 5% is based on the total number of registered voters in the area of the office 120 days prior to the election. No petition required more than 10,000 signatures. The last date to submit a petition for the November 7th General Election is 12:00 noon, July 17, 2006. If this date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, petitions are due no later than 12:00 Noon on the following Monday. There is no filing fee. Petitions must be standardized as follows: Be on 8 1/2 " x 14" good quality original bond paper. Contain a concise statement of purpose, name of candidate, office and date of election. Contain in separate columns from left to right the signature and printed name of voter, address where registered and precinct. Each petition page must contain signatures of registered voters from the same county. Each page must be consecutively numbered. Copies of petition forms are available at your county election commission or the State Election Commission.