Declaration of Candidacy and Certification of Candidate Filing - Bender, Stephen - 8/18/2025CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE FILING
CITY OFFICE
Filing Dates and Deadlines
Candidates must submit a complete declaration of candidacy
plus the petitions by 5:00 pm (local time) on the last day of the
candidate filing period. (§34-1404, Idaho Code)
All deadlines are at 5:00 pm (local time).
NOTE: The candidate filing dates have recently been updated following the passage
of House Bill 278. This form reflects the updated candidate filing deadlines.
Candidate Filing Period
August 18-29, 2025
Withdrawal Deadline
September 5, 2025
The Clerk of the City must notify the county within 24 hours of a filing. (§34-1404, Idaho Code)
Instructions for Certification
Upon receipt of both the Declaration of Candidacy and the Petition of Candidacy:
1. Verify the qualifications of the Candidate. (A checklist is included on the bottom of the Declaration of Candidacy form)
a. Some offices include age requirements. Age requirements must also be verified at the time of filing.
2. Verify that the Petition of Candidacy is signed by not less than 5 electors and has been certified by the County Clerk's Office, or
that the Candidate has paid the filing fee.
a. If the Petition of Candidacy was not verified by the County Clerk prior to submission to your office, deliver the
original petition to the County Clerk's Election Office to have 5 electors verified that they are properly registered electors.
b. If the electors are required to be residents of the candidate's sub -district or zone, verify that the electors are in the
correct sub -district or zone.
3. Stamp or write the date and time of receipt on the front of the Declaration of Candidacy and Petition of Candidacy.
4. Complete the fields and statement below.
5. Transmit a copy of this Certification AND a copy of the Declaration of Candidacy to the County Clerk for ballot preparation.
IMPORTANT
1. Verification of the candidate's qualifications and the validity of the signers of the petition should occur immediately upon receipt of the filing.
This allows the candidate time to correct any errors in the filing.
2. Certification to the County Clerk should occur upon the verification of the candidate's qualifications and the validation of the signers of the
petition. To assist the County Clerk in ballot preparation, do not HOLD these until the last day of filing.
Office name
1
Filing for the office of CITY COUNCIL
Term Length 4
City name EAGLE Sub -district, zone, seat or position (if applicable)
Candidate name
2 Ballot name Steve Bender
Certification
3
I, Tracy E. Osborn , certify that the qualifications of the candidate listed
above have been verified, including the validity of the electors signing the Petition of Candidacy, and that the
individual meets the requirements to run for the office indicated above and on the attached Declaration of
Candidacy to be voted on at the Election to be held on the 4th day of NOVEMBER , 2025.
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Certification of Candidate Filing - City Offices
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CITY OFFICE File:
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DECLARATION OF CANDIDACYAUG 1 8 2025
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andidate Filing Period
iling Begins:
iling Ends:
August 18, 2025
August 29, 2025
Office name
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Seat / District (if applicable)
Candidate information
Enter your name as it appears
on your voter registration.
Enter your name as you would
like it to appear on the ballot. 2
Enter your phone number and
email address.
First name _ "jiig �I c" Middle name /1/ 1 `l r Pi
Last name 13 cr • 1' Suffix (if applicable)
Ballot name') ("-, ' , r:,,( c _ /
NOTE: You may not use nicknames that promote a particular political platform or are deemed offensive.
Professional or military identifiers (Dr., M.D., PhD., Esq., CPA, Captain, General, etc.) are also not allowed on the ballot.
Phone number ) 1 I Email address (---re(.'`S' (-`=- Crt ;—/P `ie 'Co"
NOTE: Your phone number and email address are both required and will become publicly available upon request.
Registered address
Must be a street address.
P.O. Boxes are not allowed.
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Mailing address
Provide the address where
you receive mail.
4 Address or P.O. Box
City
State _ Zip
Unit/Apt #
Homeowner's
exemption
If you or your spouse
have claimed a homeowner's
exemption, provide the address.
I or my spouse have claimed a homeowner's exemption. (If no, proceed to section 6)
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Campaign finance
Choose only one option.
I have already created a
6 Campaign Finance account Or
and appointed a Treasurer.
❑ If any campaign finance contributions or expenditures reach
or exceed $500, I will create a Campaign Finance account with
the Idaho Secretary of State and appoint a Treasurer.
Signature
Re-enter the city name,
office, term length, and your
residence address.
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I, the undersigned, affirm that I am a qualified elector of the City of !:ri' , State of Idaho, and
that I have resided in the city for at least thirty (30) days.
I hereby declare myself to be a candidate for the office of I'+ (.r` '-Ac + 1 , for a term of '/ years, to
be voted for at the election to be held on the 4th day of November 2025, and certify that I possess the legal
qualifications to fill said office, and that my residence address is
Candidate, sign and date here (Required)
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certification
State of Idaho,
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County of ADA
Trent Tripple
Clerk of the District Court
Katie Reed
Chief Deputy
400 N Benjamin Ln, Suite 100, Boise, ID 83704 Phone (208) 287-6860
ADA COUNTY AFFIDAVIT OF
CERTIFICATION OF SIGNATURES FOR A CANDIDATE PETITION
To the Clerk of the City of Eagle, for the State of Idaho:
I, Trent Tripple, $ ounty Clerk of Ada County hereby
certify that signatures on this petition
are those of qualified electors.
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Fax (208) 287-6919 Fax (208) 287-6909 Fax (208) 287-6849 Fax (208) 287-6939 Fax (208) 287-7969
PETITION FOR CANDIDACY
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Candidate Filing Period
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Filing Ends:
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August29,2025
Office name
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Filing for the office of City Council Member
City Eagle
Seat / District (if applicable)
Candidate name
2
Ballot name Steve Bender
NOTE: Enter the candidate's name as it will appear on the ballot.
This petition must be filed in the office of the City Clerk no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the twelfth Monday and no later than
5:00 p.m. on the tenth Friday before election day. The submitted petition must have affixed thereto the names of at least
five (5) qualified electors who reside within the appropriate city.
Petition signatures
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I, the undersigned, being a qualified elector of the City of Eagle in the State of Idaho, do
hereby certify and declare that I reside at the place set opposite my name and that I do hereby join in the
petition of Stephen Mark Bender , a candidate for the office of Eagle City Council
to be voted at the election to be held on the 4th day of November 2025.
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eightan (18) years of age; that every person who signed this sheet of the foregoing petition signed his or her
name thereto in my presence; I believe that each has stated his or her name aryl residence address correctly; and
4 that each signer is a qualified elector of the State of Idaho, and the City of
Circulator, sign and date herb (Required)
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Petition for Candidacy - City Offices Revised 05/29/2025