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  • WHO WE ARE
    • Erie County Democratic Party
      • Erie County Democratic Party Officers – 2022-2026
        • Amy F. Grubbe, Chairwoman
        • Robert Ritzler, Vice-Chairman
        • Linda Miller-Moore, Secretary
        • MaryAnn Groot, Treasurer
      • Central Committee Members – 2022-2026
      • Executive Committee Members – 2022-2026
        • Responsibilities of Central and Executive Committee Members
      • ECDP Constitution and Bylaws
    • Democratic Women of Erie County
      • Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus (ODWC)
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    • President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
    • U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
    • U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur – Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
    • State Senate – Democratic Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • State House – Democratic Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • Erie County Democratic Officeholders
      • Erie County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin J. Baxter
      • Erie County Engineer John ‘Jack’ D. Farschman, P.E., P.S.
      • Erie County Recorder Barbara A. Sessler
      • Erie County Sheriff Paul A. Sigsworth
      • Erie County Clerk of Courts Luvada S. Wilson
    • Teresa Fedor – Ohio State Board of Education-2nd District
    • Ohio Supreme Court Justices
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Donnelly
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner
    • Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals Judges
      • Judge Thomas J. Osowik
      • Judge Myron C. Duhart
    • Erie County Common Pleas Court
      • Judge Tygh M. Tone – General Division
      • Judge Beverly K. McGookey – General Division/Probate
    • Municipal Court Judges
      • Judge Erich J. O’Brien
      • Judge W. Zack Dolyk
    • ODP State Committee Members
      • Margaret M. Murray – ODP State Central Committee Woman-2nd Senate District
      • Tom Galloway – ODP State Central Committee Man-2nd Senate District
  • CANDIDATES
    • Accepting Resumes for Erie County Recorder
    • Interested in becoming a candidate?
      • What is involved? What are the requirements to be a candidate?
      • Main Street Initiative & LEAD Ohio: Run For Office 2023
        • Women LEADing Ohio – 12.13.2022 – Zoom
        • LEAD Ohio – 2023 Candidate Academy
    • Congratulations Candidates!
    • Thank You Candidates!
    • IMPORTANT: Ohio Redistricting = Erie County new lines and districts
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What is involved? What are the requirements to be a candidate?

Are you thinking of running for office?
Do you know someone who would be
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What is involved? What are the requirements?
Valuable information is provided below!

Thank You for considering to run for elected office
and becoming a valued public servant within our community!

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENT GUIDE

Please note that additional information is provided below
specific to judicial candidates.

The 2023 Candidate Requirement Guide (PDF)
is updated on an annual basis,
contains requirements and guidelines for those
who may decide to run for elected office.
This publication is available in electronic format only.

Additional information that may be beneficial:
Campaign Finance Statutes and Administrative Rules

DESIGNATION OF TREASURER

A campaign cannot accept any donations
until a Designation of Treasurer form is completed
and submitted to the appropriate filing entity –
for local candidates or issues, it would be filed with the
Erie County Board of Elections.
Any questions, contact the Erie County Board of Elections.
To print out form, please visit here.
For all campaign forms, please visit here.

ELECTIONS CALENDAR

The 2022 Elections Calendar (PDF – 12″ X 18″)
The 2023 Elections Calendar (PDF – 11″x17″)
provides dates and information on elections,
campaign finance deadlines and events throughout each year.
Includes Campaign Finance Reporting Dates.
This publication is available in electronic format only.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING CALENDAR

For the 2022 Reporting Calendar with Filing Deadlines,
please visit here.
For the 2023 Reporting Calendar with Filing Deadlines,
please visit here.

The Campaign Finance Reporting Calendar contains filing dates throughout the year.
Filing entities submitting reports to a county board of elections
should contact the board for special election dates and other filing deadlines.
See Ohio Revised Code 3517.10 for complete details of the timing
and requirements for most campaign finance reporting.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE FORMS

Click here for Campaign Finance Forms

CAMPAIGN FINANCE HANDBOOK
All chapters revised May 2022

Visit here to view or download the Ohio Campaign Finance Handbook.

The Ohio Campaign Finance Handbook assists all reporting entities
in navigating the various regulatory paths established by Ohio law.
Each of the handbook’s chapters discusses specific entity types or
areas of campaign finance activity and can serve as a map for the reader
to understand each area of regulation and reporting applicable to their circumstance. 
This publication is available in electronic format only.

Local candidates and other political entities may also receive
filing information from their local county board of elections.
To contact the Erie County Board of Elections:
419.627.7601 | E-mail: erie@OhioSoS.gov

FILE REPORTS ONLINE: E-FILING

PLEASE NOTE:
Online Campaign Finance E-Filing with the Secretary of State’s Office
is permitted for those committees that file reports with the Secretary of State’s Office.
Local committees may file all reports with their board of elections OR online.
If you have questions about where you should file your reports,
please contact the Erie County Board of Elections: 419.627.7601.
Here are links for E-Filing:
Campaign Finance E-Filing: Main Page
State E-Filers – File Now
Local/County E-Filers – File Now

CONTRIBUTION LIMIT CHART

The Contribution Limit Chart is adjusted for inflation
in each odd-numbered year.
Current Limit Chart – PDF
EFFECTIVE:
FEBRUARY 24, 2021 – FEBRUARY 24, 2023

JUDICIAL CANDIDATES


The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct provides a page – link is here – containing information and resources for judicial candidates, members of judicial campaign committees, and other individuals involved in judicial campaigns or interested in rules applicable to judicial campaign conduct. Please refer to the following links:

  • 2023 Judicial Candidate Seminar Schedule
  • 2023 Judicial Candidate Handbook
  • 2023 Judicial Candidate Seminar Presentation – Board of Professional Conduct
  • 2023 Judicial Candidate Campaign Finance Presentation – Ohio Secretary of State
  • Judicial Campaign Conduct and Finance Rules – Includes all provisions effective as amended as of October 15, 2020
    • The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, has effectively established an additional exception to the general prohibition against the solicitation of campaign contributions by judicial candidates. See Rule 4.4(A), Code of Judicial Conduct, and AFSCME v. Brunner, et. al., 912 F.Supp. 556 (S.D. Ohio 2012) (Rule 4.4(A) is unconstitutional as applied to judicial candidates who personally solicit campaign contributions from immediate family members).
  • Contribution Limits for Judicial Candidates – Effective for 2021 Election Cycle and Subsequent Election Cycles
  • Campaign Conduct; Enforcement and Sanction Rules
  • Judicial Campaign Misconduct Case Summaries
  • Advisory Opinions Relative to Judicial Campaign Conduct and Fundraising
  • Ohio Elections Commission Advisory Opinions
  • Statutory Requirements for Newly Elected or Appointed Judges – Oaths, Bonds and Required Documentation
  • Financial Disclosure for Judges, Magistrates, and Judicial Candidates

The Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct requires all judicial candidates, including incumbent judges, to attend and complete a two-hour seminar on judicial campaign practices. A judicial candidate is required to complete the two-hour training requirement at least one year prior to, or sixty (60) days after, his or her candidacy is certified by the election authority.

The judicial campaign seminars include instruction on ethics rules applicable to judicial campaign conduct, including participation in campaign activities, the content of judicial campaign advertisements, and campaign fundraising activities. The seminar also addresses state law requirements on disclaimers and campaign finance reporting.

The seminars are a collaboration among the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct, the Ohio Judicial College, and the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

Judicial candidates are encouraged to bring their campaign treasurer and volunteers to the seminar. The seminars are offered at no cost to attendees, and no preregistration is required. Judges and attorneys attending the seminar receive two hours of continuing legal education credit.

If you have any questions regarding any of the judicial information above, please refer to the contacts listed below: 

Ohio Board of Professional Conduct
65 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3431
614.387.9370

​Questions re: Canon 4 (campaign conduct and fundraising):

  • Richard A. Dove, Esq., Director
    rick.dove@bpc.ohio.gov
    614.387.9370
  • D. Allan Asbury, Esq., Senior Counsel
    allan.asbury@bpc.ohio.gov
    614.387.9370

​Questions re: Ohio Elections Laws (campaign finance reporting and disclaimers):

  • Erie County Board of Elections
    • 419.627.7601
    • E-Mail: erie@OhioSoS.gov
  • Ohio Secretary of State /Campaign Finance Division
    • General E-Mail: Contact Us
    • Shanda Behrens,
      Campaign Finance Administrator & Public Integrity Counsel
      SBehrens@OhioSoS.gov
      614.696.8874​
    • Heather Moore-Kester
      Deputy Campaign Finance Administrator
      HMooreke@OhioSoS.gov
      614.696.8759

QUESTIONS?

If any questions concerning any of the above information,
please contact the Erie County Board of Elections
2900 Columbus Avenue, Room 101, Sandusky 44870
419.627.7601 | erie@OhioSoS.gov
or
the appropriate contact provided above for Judicial candidates.

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MENUMENU
  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • Erie County Democratic Party
      • Erie County Democratic Party Officers – 2022-2026
        • Amy F. Grubbe, Chairwoman
        • Robert Ritzler, Vice-Chairman
        • Linda Miller-Moore, Secretary
        • MaryAnn Groot, Treasurer
      • Central Committee Members – 2022-2026
      • Executive Committee Members – 2022-2026
        • Responsibilities of Central and Executive Committee Members
      • ECDP Constitution and Bylaws
    • Democratic Women of Erie County
      • Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus (ODWC)
    • Erie County Democratic Party Friends
    • Democratic National Committee (DNC)
    • Ohio Democratic Party (ODP)
    • History * Fun Facts * Trivia
      • History: The Democratic Party
      • Ohio History & Trivia
      • How bills become laws in Ohio
      • Kids Fun Facts, Guides & Links to the U.S. Government
    • OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE CHANGE!
  • ELECTED OFFICIALS
    • President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
    • U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
    • U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur – Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
    • State Senate – Democratic Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • State House – Democratic Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • Erie County Democratic Officeholders
      • Erie County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin J. Baxter
      • Erie County Engineer John ‘Jack’ D. Farschman, P.E., P.S.
      • Erie County Recorder Barbara A. Sessler
      • Erie County Sheriff Paul A. Sigsworth
      • Erie County Clerk of Courts Luvada S. Wilson
    • Teresa Fedor – Ohio State Board of Education-2nd District
    • Ohio Supreme Court Justices
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Donnelly
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner
    • Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals Judges
      • Judge Thomas J. Osowik
      • Judge Myron C. Duhart
    • Erie County Common Pleas Court
      • Judge Tygh M. Tone – General Division
      • Judge Beverly K. McGookey – General Division/Probate
    • Municipal Court Judges
      • Judge Erich J. O’Brien
      • Judge W. Zack Dolyk
    • ODP State Committee Members
      • Margaret M. Murray – ODP State Central Committee Woman-2nd Senate District
      • Tom Galloway – ODP State Central Committee Man-2nd Senate District
  • CANDIDATES
    • Accepting Resumes for Erie County Recorder
    • Interested in becoming a candidate?
      • What is involved? What are the requirements to be a candidate?
      • Main Street Initiative & LEAD Ohio: Run For Office 2023
        • Women LEADing Ohio – 12.13.2022 – Zoom
        • LEAD Ohio – 2023 Candidate Academy
    • Congratulations Candidates!
    • Thank You Candidates!
    • IMPORTANT: Ohio Redistricting = Erie County new lines and districts
  • NEWS
  • ISSUES
    • Redistricting Ohio
    • SFC Heath Robinson PACT Act
    • Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 = Historic Legislation
      • The American Jobs Plan
      • The American Families Plan
    • The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
    • Know the petition process!
      • Know your ballot issues!
      • Ohio Ballot Board Members
    • Affordable Care Act
    • Ohio Legislature: Workers’ and Unions’ Issues
    • U.S. Supreme Court
      • Test your knowledge!
      • History of SCOTUS
      • SCOTUS 2022-2023 cases to be heard
  • ACTION ITEMS
  • EVENTS
    • Are you ready to vote in 2023?
    • ECDP Executive Committee
      • ECDP HQ
    • Women LEADing Ohio – Training
    • Democratic Women of Erie County
    • The Sandusky Democratic Club
    • Voter Registration Drives
    • Erie County Parades, Festivals and Fair
  • CONTACT US
  • LINKS
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