Section 22-4-304 - Certification of candidates; fees(a) The chairman and secretary of the state political convention shall certify to the secretary of state the names of its party's nominees for United States senator, United States representative, all elective state offices and legislative offices.(b) The chairman and secretary of the state or county political convention shall certify to the county clerk the names of its party's nominees for elected county offices and office of the district attorney.(c) The names certified to the secretary of state or the county clerk shall be filed no later than the day before the primary election.(d) Persons certified as nominees shall be members of that party, as shown by their affidavits of registration, at the time their names are certified to the secretary of state or the county clerk.(e) Each certification made under this section shall be accompanied by the same application and fee required for the same office of a candidate seeking nomination by primary election. A certification not accompanied by the application and fee is not valid.Amended by Laws 2014 , ch. 108, § 1, eff. 3/10/2014.