A. Forms to be used for filing Declarations of Candidacy shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board and shall contain the following information:

1. The name of the candidate as it shall appear on the ballot;

2. The legal name of the candidate;

3. The candidate's place of residence and mailing address;

4. The name of the office sought;

5. The candidate's date of birth;

6. The party affiliation of the candidate seeking political party nomination;

7. The precinct and county wherein the candidate is a registered voter;

8. An oath wherein the candidate swears or affirms that he or she is qualified to become a candidate for the office sought, and that, if elected, the candidate will be qualified to hold the office; and

9. Any additional information which the Secretary deems necessary.

B. If the candidate has ever been ultimately determined by a court of proper authority to be guilty of an offense specified in subsection A of Section 5-105a of this title or at the time of filing the Declaration of Candidacy is named in an outstanding warrant for arrest for such an offense, in this or any other state, the candidate shall provide the following information on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board:

1. The name of the offense;

2. The date of conviction or issuance of the outstanding warrant; and

3. The county and state of conviction or issuance of the outstanding warrant.

The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an offense for which the candidate has received a pardon.

C. A Declaration of Candidacy form must be signed by the candidate, and the signature must be properly notarized by a notary public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths.

D. In addition to the information required by this section, a candidate may include a telephone number, email address and website address. Such additional information shall not be required of any candidate but if provided shall be made available to the public.

Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-111, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 10, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 96, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2013, c. 402, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.