Secretary of State; require to prescribe a form for candidates to use when qualifying for office.

Added requirement that candidates must use forms prescribed by the Secretary of State when qualifying for office, replacing the previous practice of using various forms.

Added requirement that candidates cannot qualify by filing information using the Internet, requiring physical or mail-in submission of petitions and forms.

Added new requirements for judicial office candidates to file intent to run and pay assessments to State Board of Election Commissioners or circuit clerks depending on the judicial position.

Added provisions for special municipal separate school district trustee elections requiring petition of nomination signed by qualified electors with specific signature thresholds.

Added provisions for county board of education elections requiring petition of nomination with specific signature requirements and runoff election procedures.

Added provisions for handling vacancies in judicial offices, including procedures when only one candidate files and later becomes disqualified.

Modified qualifying deadlines for various offices, with most maintaining February 1 deadlines but adding specific rules for presidential preference primary years requiring payment 60 days before the primary.

Modified petition filing deadlines for various offices to ensure they align with qualifying fee payment deadlines, with most requiring filing by the same date as fee payment.

Added provision requiring Secretary of State to deposit qualifying fees into the Elections Support Fund established in Section 23-15-5.

Modified qualification procedures for county election commissioners to include specific training seminar requirements and skills assessments.