Candidate/Committee Resources

Please find below some of the most common forms associated with elections in Yamhill County. If you have any questions regarding which form(s) apply to you and your situation or how best to complete them, please don’t hesitate to call or e-mail [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our office as soon as possible so we can help you resolve them.

This list is for your convenience and is kept up-to-date as best we can.  If you wish to confirm whether you have the most recent version of a filing document please check with the Oregon Secretary of State’s website. Link to SOS’s Elections Forms page.

Candidate Filing

• SEL 101: Candidate Filing - Major Political Party or Nonpartisan
• SEL 121: Candidate Signature Sheet -Nonpartisan
• SEL 190: District Candidate Filing
• Requirements for Office
• Guide to School Board Candidates (PDF)

Precinct Committee Person filing forms

• SEL 105: Precinct Committeeperson Candidate Filing
• SEL 105D: Precinct Committeeperson Write-In Candidate Filing
• SEL 105N: Precinct Committeeperson Write-In Nomination Candidate Filing

Assessor Candidates must also submit this additional application

• Oregon Department of Revenue Assessor Eligibility Questionnaire

(You must submit this questionnaire to the Department of Revenue in time for the DOR to determine your eligibility and to notify the County  Clerk’s Office prior to the filing deadline.) 

Sheriff Candidates must also submit this additional application

• DPSST Form F-25 (for Sheriff Candidates Only - submit with SEL 101)

Campaign Finance

• Campaign Finance: Does it Apply to you?
• PC 7: Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures
• SEL 220: Statement of Organization for Candidate Committee
• SEL 221: Statement of Organization for Political Action Committee
• SEL 222: Statement of Organization for Petition Committee

Initiative and Referendum Filing

• SEL 348: Local Initiative / Referendum Signature Sheet (Electronic)
• SEL 349: Local Recall Signature Sheet (Electronic)
• SEL 350: Recall Cover Sheet
• SEL 351: Local Recall Signature Sheet
• SEL 370: Prospective Petition for Local Measure
• SEL 371: Petition for Local Initiative/Referendum Measure Signature Sheet (no circulators for this petition are being paid)
• Basic info. about City Petitions
• Basic info. about County Petitions
• Basic info. about State Petitions

Voters' Pamphlet Filing

• Candidate's Statement for Yamhill County Voters' Pamphlet (text in form)
• Candidate's Statement for Yamhill County Voters' Pamphlet (text attached in separate file)
• Statement of Endorsement
• Argument Statement
• Explanatory Statement
• Voters’ Pamphlet Fee Schedule

Signage

• Campaign Signs, guidelines and contact information