Election filing date begins February 22

by Pulse Staff

The Democratic Party of Polk County and the Republican Committee of Polk County have announced the filing dates for the upcoming midterm elections. The dates and times are the same for each party, beginning at noon, Feb. 22, and ending at noon, March 1.

Filing times for both parties will be noon to 2 p.m. on Feb. 22 through 25 and on Feb. 28. The final filing on March 1 will be between 10 a.m. to noon.

Persons wishing to contend as a Democrat must file at the Polk County Office Complex Building. The Filing fees for the Democratic Party are as follows:

• County Judge – $100
• Sheriff – $100
• County Clerk – $75
• Circuit Clerk – $75
• County Assessor – $75 
• County Treasurer – $75
• Coroner – $50
• Surveyor – $10
• Justice of the Peace – $30
• Constable – $50

To become a member of the Democratic Party of Polk County is $20.They meet at Papa’s Mexican Cafe the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Linda G. Johnson at (479) 234-7966.

Those wishing to campaign as a Republican must file in the basement of the Polk County Courthouse. The filing fees for the Republican Committee are as follows: 

• County Judge – $500
• Sheriff – $500
• Constable – $100
• All other offices – $250

The cost for someone to register to become a member of the Republican Committee of Polk County is $15.

The Republican Committee meets the third Thursday of each month at the Polk County Library Community Room. For more information, or to make other arrangements for filing outside of the given hours and dates, contact Kathy Hagler at (479) 216-4642.

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