Candidate & Campaign Finance Information

Candidates are encouraged to contact City Clerk Campaign Finance staff to go over the forms and candidate requirements in detail. Candidates who wish to participate in the City of Tucson Public Matching Funds program must sign a contract with the City Clerk’s Office within 30 days of becoming a candidate. City staff cannot provide legal advice; it is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure all legal requirements have been met.

Candidate Qualifications   

2027 Candidate Petition Signature Requirements(PDF, 94KB)

Partisan Nomination Packet 

Nomination Other than by Primary Packet 

NOTE: Please use the Public Matching Funds Program tab for information on the Public Matching Funds Program.

Statements of Organization Listings

Candidate Statements of Interest Listings

2018-Present

2026-2027 Campaign Finance Reporting Deadlines(PDF, 119KB)

PAC Statements of Organization

Standing Committees

Reporting Independent Expenditures(PDF, 145KB)

2026 Independent Expenditure Reporting Form(PDF, 174KB)

Notifications

Expenditure Reports

About the program(PDF, 34KB)

2026 Preliminary Expenditure Limits(PDF, 215KB)

Record Keeping Manual and Software Guide(PDF, 5MB)

Rules and Regulations(PDF, 448KB)

Public Matching Funds Program History(PDF, 40KB)

Expenditure Limitations History(PDF, 78KB)

Tucson Charter Chap. XVI Subchap. A & B

Tucson City Code Chapter 12

Arizona Revised Statutes 16-901 et sec 

2017 - Present

A.R.S. 16-925

A.R.S. 16-1019

Arizona 811 flyer(PDF, 136KB) (formerly Arizona Blue Stake)

Sign Code questions? Call (520)791-5550

Sign Code enforcement - (520) 791-5843

Statement of Organization(PDF, 56KB)

Statement of Organization - FILLABLE(PDF, 147KB)

Termination Statement(PDF, 27KB)

2026 Campaign Finance Reporting Form - FILLABLE(PDF, 4MB)  

• Political Activity Guideliness for City Employees(PDF, 243KB)

• Political Action Committees (2015)
  • $500 Threshold Exemption Statements

• Candidate Committee (2015)
  • $500 Threshold Exemption Statements
• Exploratory Committees (2010)
  • $500 Threshold Exemption Statements
• Independent Expenditure Committees (2011 - 2015)
  • $500 Threshold Exemption Statements

City Clerk's Office
Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
City Hall
255 W. Alameda
Tucson, AZ 85701
P.O. Box 27210
Tucson, AZ 85726-7210
(520) 791-4213
Fax: (520) 791-4017
TTY: (520) 791-2639
cityclerk@tucsonaz.gov