Candidate Time
It is almost the season when the politically-minded, the wealthy businessmen, the socially disgruntled, and the principled idealists begin considering a run for state office.
A few requirements to challenge for a State Assembly Representative seat:
- Representative to the Assembly is elected in the Fall General Election and serves a 2-year term starting the first Monday of January. Candidates must be a resident for one year within the state and a qualified elector* of the district at the time of taking office.
- Qualified elector is defined in s.6.02, Stats., as a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older, who has resided in the election district for at least 10 days before any election at which he or she offers to vote (and who is not disqualified by virtue of one or more of the impediments described in s.6.03, Stats.).
- No person may hold any state or local elected office in Wisconsin if the person has been convicted of a felony in any court in the United States unless the person has been pardoned of the conviction. No person may have his/her name placed on the ballot for any state or local elected office in Wisconsin if the person has been convicted of a felony in any court in the United States unless the person has been pardoned of the conviction. (Article XIII, Section 3 (2), (3), Wis. Constitution)
For information on the requirements for registering and running a state assembly campaign, visit the following website on the Wisconsin State Elections Board Website: http://elections.state.wi.us/subcategory.asp?linksubcatid=423&linkcatid=527&linkid=295&locid=47
In addition, check out these fine resources:
- The Legislative Process in Wisconsin
- The Wisconsin Blue Book
- Resources for Legislators
- How to Become and Effective Legislator
- A Guide for Legislative Leaders
- Legislative Spotlight from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
A few requirements to challenge for a State Assembly Representative seat:
- Representative to the Assembly is elected in the Fall General Election and serves a 2-year term starting the first Monday of January. Candidates must be a resident for one year within the state and a qualified elector* of the district at the time of taking office.
- Qualified elector is defined in s.6.02, Stats., as a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older, who has resided in the election district for at least 10 days before any election at which he or she offers to vote (and who is not disqualified by virtue of one or more of the impediments described in s.6.03, Stats.).
- No person may hold any state or local elected office in Wisconsin if the person has been convicted of a felony in any court in the United States unless the person has been pardoned of the conviction. No person may have his/her name placed on the ballot for any state or local elected office in Wisconsin if the person has been convicted of a felony in any court in the United States unless the person has been pardoned of the conviction. (Article XIII, Section 3 (2), (3), Wis. Constitution)
For information on the requirements for registering and running a state assembly campaign, visit the following website on the Wisconsin State Elections Board Website: http://elections.state.wi.us/subcategory.asp?linksubcatid=423&linkcatid=527&linkid=295&locid=47
In addition, check out these fine resources:
- The Legislative Process in Wisconsin
- The Wisconsin Blue Book
- Resources for Legislators
- How to Become and Effective Legislator
- A Guide for Legislative Leaders
- Legislative Spotlight from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
Labels: Elections and Campaigns, Partisan Politics, Policy
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