Section 1-8-25 - Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; proper filing officer.

1-8-25. Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; proper filing officer.

The proper filing officer for filing declarations of candidacy is:   

A.     the secretary of state for the offices of:   

(1)     United States senator;   

(2)     United States representative;   

(3)     all state elective offices;   

(4)     legislative offices elected from multicounty districts;   

(5)     all public regulation commission districts;   

(6)     all elective judicial offices in the judicial department, except magistrates; and   

(7)     all offices representing a district composed of more than one county; and   

B.     the county clerk for the offices of:   

(1)     all elective county offices;   

(2)     magistrates; and   

(3)     legislative offices elected from a district located wholly within one county or that is composed of only one county.