All 50 State’s Elections Division Websites Listed
by Mitch Gingrich, President Integrated Solutions Political. Mitch has an M.A. in Political Science, International Relations, and Political Theory. Mitch has significant experience working with political campaigns from school board races all the way up to Nominated Presidential Candidates and National Party Committees. He specializes in online and application optimization, donor/user/supporter acquisition but is also very well versed in all campaign roles. Mitch is known for his terse advice for would-be candidates. This article is a must read before taking the plunge to run for office.
Updated 11/27/2015
Running a political campaign means delving into your state’s laws, schedules, rules and regulations. Your campaign needs to stay up to date and compliant. Become intimately acquainted with your state’s online resources. At the very least, you’ll almost certainly have to file your statement of candidacy. This form varies from state to state. In the list below, you’ll be able to see what forms you may need to file. Keep in mind that some cities (L.A., New York City, San Francisco for example) may require you to file additional forms and/or have additional compliance requirements. It’s always a smart idea to consult a professional or, at least, discuss these issues with someone from the Secretary of State’s office. Political campaign compliance reporting is rarely simple.
As a courtesy, we’ve listed all 50 states’ websites, so you don’t have to use Google again (they aren’t always easy to find).
If you’re a brand new candidate, or are still considering whether to run, make sure to check out our How to Run a Political Campaign 101 series. Start with Deciding to Run for Political Office.
Good luck!
State |
City |
Site |
Alabama,AL |
|
http://www.alabamavotes.gov/ |
Alaska,AK |
|
https://www.elections.alaska.gov/ |
Arizona,AZ |
|
http://www.azsos.gov/elections |
Arkansas,AR |
|
http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Pages/default.aspx |
California,CA |
|
http://www.fppc.ca.gov/ |
|
Los Angeles |
http://clerk.lacity.org/Elections/Candidates/index.htm |
|
San Francisco |
http://www.sfgov2.org/?page=599 |
Colorado,CO |
|
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/main.html?menuheaders=5 |
Connecticut,CT |
|
http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3172&q=525432 |
Delaware,DE |
|
http://elections.delaware.gov/index.shtml |
Florida,FL |
|
http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/ |
Georgia,GA |
|
http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/?section=elections |
Hawaii,HI |
|
http://elections.hawaii.gov/ |
Idaho,ID |
|
http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/ |
Illinois,IL |
|
https://www.elections.il.gov/ |
Indiana,IN |
|
http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/ |
Iowa,IA |
|
http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/candidates/index.html |
Kansas,KS |
|
http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections.html |
Kentucky,KY |
|
http://elect.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx |
Louisiana,LA |
|
http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/BecomeACandidate/Pages/default.aspx |
Maine,ME |
|
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/ |
Maryland,MD |
|
http://www.elections.state.md.us/ |
Massachusetts,MA |
|
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ |
Michigan,MI |
|
http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633—,00.html |
Minnesota,MN |
|
http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ |
Mississippi,MS |
|
http://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/Pages/default.aspx |
Missouri,MO |
|
http://s1.sos.mo.gov/elections |
Montana,MT |
|
http://sos.mt.gov/elections/ |
Nebraska,NE |
|
http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/ |
Nevada,NV |
|
http://nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1319 |
New Hampshire,NH |
|
http://sos.nh.gov/Elections.aspx |
New Jersey,NJ |
|
http://www.njelections.org/ |
New Mexico,NM |
|
http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Voter_Information/2016-election-faq-s.aspx |
New York,NY |
|
http://www.elections.ny.gov/ |
|
New York City |
http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/home/home.shtml |
North Carolina,NC |
|
http://www.ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/ |
North Dakota,ND |
|
https://vip.sos.nd.gov/PortalList.aspx |
Ohio,OH |
|
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections.aspx |
Oklahoma,OK |
|
http://www.ok.gov/elections/ |
Oregon,OR |
|
http://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/default.aspx |
Pennsylvania,PA |
|
http://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/Pages/default.aspx#.VeXivvlVhBc |
Rhode Island,RI |
|
http://www.elections.state.ri.us/ |
South Carolina,SC |
|
http://www.scvotes.org/ |
South Dakota,SD |
|
http://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/ |
Tennessee,TN |
|
http://sos.tn.gov/elections |
Texas,TX |
|
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/ |
Utah,UT |
|
http://elections.utah.gov/ |
Vermont,VT |
|
https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections.aspx |
Virginia,VA |
|
http://elections.virginia.gov/ |
Washington,WA |
|
https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/ |
West Virginia,WV |
|
http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/pages/default.aspx |
Wisconsin,WI |
|
http://www.gab.wi.gov/elections-voting |
Wyoming,WY |
|
http://soswy.state.wy.us/elections/ |