• 2008 Primary Official Candidate List
  
• 2008 General Unofficial Candidate List
  
• Download "Filing for Office" Handbook (PDF)
  
• Official Election Pamphlet (OEP) Material Submission Information
  
  

Campaigning
Candidates cannot begin campaigning until 18 months prior to Election Day. For qestions please contact Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) at (907) 276-4176.

How do I file for office?
If you are filing as a candidate representing a recognized political party (Alaska Democrat, Libertarian, Republican, and Alaskan Independence), file a Declaration of Candidacy form and a Financial Disclosure Statement.

Candidates representing political groups that are not recognized in Alaska file a nominating petition with a specified number of signatures of registered voters, an acceptance of nomination form, and a Financial Disclosure Statement.

All candidates must file for candidacy by June 2 for the 2008 elections. This date normally falls on June 1st of an election year. Since June 1st falls on a Sunday in 2008, the filing deadline for postmarking and receipt of the declaration is extended to June 2, 2008. AS 15.25.040(b).

Contact any Division of Elections office for a printed copy of our "Filing For Office Handbook" which contains pertinent election laws and filing forms. (The handbook will be available after the 2007 Legislative Session has adjourned.)