Primary and general election filing periods

The filing period for those interested in pursuing county office will begin on March 7. Three seats (District 1, District 2 and District 4) on the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, as well as the offices of County Attorney, County Treasurer and County Recorder will be on the ballot.
Current office holders for Supervisors are Charla Schmid, Mark Peterson and Mike Olson; for Attorney is Drew Swanson; for Treasurer is Jackie Porter; and for Recorder is Carleen Bruning. In each candidacy, there are a specific number of signatures that are required. Only voters living in the supervisor candidate’s respective district are allowed to sign the nomination papers. The offices of Attorney, Treasurer and Recorder are elected at large. All terms are four years.
Nomination papers and any accompanying affidavit of candidacy for the June 7 Primary Election must be filed with the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office beginning March 7. The filing deadline is 5 p.m. on March 25. Township offices will also be on the General Election ballot. Anyone interested in running for Township Clerk or Trustee only needs to complete the affidavit of candidacy and it must be filed by the March 25 deadline.
The affidavit of candidacy and nomination papers can be found on the Secretary of State’s website, https://sos.iowa.gov/, or the County’s website, montgomerycountyia.gov. Papers can also be picked up at the auditor’s office.
“For the General Election, things become a little more complicated. In the past, in Iowa filing for the General Election was usually in August. Now the filing deadline has changed. This will be the second election candidates will experience this,” said Stephanie Burke, Auditor and Commissioner of Elections.
Like the Primary Election, filing begins on March 7. However, the filing deadline for all Non-Party Organizations and Nominated by Petition candidates who will be on the Nov. 8, General Election also ends on March 25. This deadline applies to candidates that are running by Nomination by Petition for the Board of Supervisors, Attorney, Treasurer and Recorder.
“Now to make things even more complex, the filing for County Agricultural Extension, County Hospital Trustees, and the Soil and Water Conservation has no start date, and the deadline is Aug. 31,” Burke stated.
Filing and signature requirements differ in all the offices in the Primary and General Election. Please contact the Auditor’s office at 623-5127 for more information. Democratic and Republican candidates must run in the June 7 Primary Election, with the winners moving on to the Nov. 8 General Election ballot.
“Supervisor districts and precincts have changed slightly due to the recent census. Maps can be located on the county’s website montgomerycountyia.gov or at the auditor’s office.”

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