1.    Every candidate for United States senator, United States representative, a state office, including the office of state senator or state representative, and judges of the supreme and district courts shall present to the secretary of state, between the first date candidates may begin circulating nominating petitions according to this chapter and before four p.m. of the sixty-fourth day before any primary election, either:

a.    The certificate of endorsement signed by the state or district chairman of any legally recognized political party containing the candidate’s name, post-office address, nongovernment issued electronic mail address, and telephone number, the title of the office to which the candidate aspires, and the party which the candidate represents; or

b.    The nominating petition containing the following:

(1) The candidate’s name, post-office address, nongovernment issued electronic mail address, and telephone number, and the title of the office to which the candidate aspires, the appropriate district judgeship number if applicable, and whether the petition is intended for nomination for an unexpired term of office if applicable.

(2) The name of the party the candidate represents if the petition is for an office under party designation.

(3) The signatures and printed names of qualified electors, the number of which must be determined as follows:

(a)    If the office is under party designation, the signatures of three percent of the total vote cast for the candidates of the party with which the candidate affiliates for the same position at the last general election.

However, no more than three hundred signatures may be required.

(b)    If there was no candidate of a party for a position at the preceding general election, at least three hundred signatures.

(c)    If the office is under the no-party designation, at least three hundred signatures.

(d)    If the office is a legislative office, the signatures of at least one percent of the total resident population of the legislative district as determined by the most recent federal decennial census.

(4) The mailing address and the date of signing for each signer.

2.    If the petition or certificate of endorsement is for the office of governor and lieutenant governor, the petition or certificate must contain the names and other information required of candidates for both offices.

3.    A petition or certificate of endorsement may be filed electronically, through the mail, or by personal delivery. However, the petition or certificate must be complete and in the possession of the secretary of state before four p.m. of the sixty-fourth day before the primary election.