No later than 14 days prior to the election. A candidate may not file as a write-in if the candidate ran in the immediately preceding primary and failed to be nominated to the office sought in the current election. Write-in candidates for the primary or general election are not required to file nomination petitions. All required financial reporting forms for candidates running for elective offices under the jurisdiction of Yuma County are prescribed, prepared, and printed by the Secretary of State. These forms are included in the candidate packet and are filed with the Yuma County Elections Services Department.
Additional forms are also available upon request.
A certificate of nomination shall not be issued to a write-in candidate of a party qualified for continued representation on the official ballot unless the candidate received a number of votes equivalent to at least the same number of signatures required for nominating petitions for the same office. Each elected precinct committeeman will be furnished a certificate of election which is delivered to the political party county chairman following the Official Canvass. A certificate of election shall not be issued to a write-in candidate for precinct committeeman unless the candidate receives a number of votes equivalent to at lease the same number of signatures required for nominating petitions for the same office. Each candidate nominated at the primary election will be sent a certificate of nomination. Each candidate elected to public office at the general election will be sent a certificate of election.