Running for office

Candidate resources

• Candidate Manual 
• Offices Subject to Election
  • Printable format 
  • Comma-delimited format 
• Campaign contribution limits for King County offices
• Find your School or Public Hospital Director District
• Political sign regulations (King County)
• Political sign regulations (WSDOT) 
• Public Disclosure Commission requirements 
  • Get to know the PDC handout 
• Seattle candidate information:
  • Democracy Voucher Program 
  • Seattle Ethics and Elections 
• Best practices for unofficial ballot printing stations & temporary drop boxes
• Writing for a multilingual audience - tips for writing a Local Voters' Pamphlet statement 

Online filing

• Online candidate filing
• Online voters’ pamphlet filing

Paper forms

• Declaration of Candidacy
• Filing fee petition 
• Campaign contact information update form 

Subscribe to candidate notifications

Subscribe to alerts for candidates, campaign managers, and others interested in running for office. Includes notices about campaign filing, deadlines, etc.

Workshops

We are hosting two online candidate workshops to discuss how to file for office in King County, how to submit your local voters’ pamphlet information, voter lists, campaign sign regulations, and basic public disclosure information. 

• Tuesday, April 1 from 6 to 8 pm
  Register here
  
  
• Monday, April 7 from 6 to 8 pm
  This session will include information for Seattle candidates and feature speakers from the City of Seattle and Seattle Ethics & Elections Commission
  Register here