The Declaration of Candidacy and Affidavit of Qualifications

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Every candidate must file a Declaration of Candidacy and Affidavit of Qualifications (“Declaration”). The Declaration is reviewed by the Board to preliminarily determine if the candidate meets the qualifications to hold office. The Declaration may be obtained at the Board’s office or downloaded from the Board’s web site.


While petitions and other forms may be completed by campaign supporters, the Declaration must include the signature of the candidate. The Declaration must be filed by not later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day prescribed for the close of the nominating petition period as follows:

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 for the primary election
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 for independent and minor party candidates in the general election
Friday, September 3, 2010 for candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner

A member of the Board’s staff may notarize a candidate’s Declaration, provided that the candidate appears at the Board’s office with the form completed except for his or her signature and signs the document in the presence of the Board’s staff.

Note that information provided on the Declaration of Candidacy is a matter of public record and may be published for circulation to the general public, posted on the Board’s web site, and given to the news media and other persons upon request.

Affidavit of the Person Filing the Petition
The person submitting the petition must file an Affidavit of the Person Filing the Petition attesting that, to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief, the nominating petition contains the required number of signatures.

The Affidavit is filed by the person making the initial submission of the nominating petition pages. The initial submission must contain the minimum number of signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. After the initial submission is made, supplemental petition pages containing any number of signatures may be filed at any time, up until the deadline for filing the nominating petition.


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