A deadline for folks looking to run for local office is coming up quickly.
“Tuesday, June 4 at 4 p.m. is the deadline to file for several local elected offices,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith. “If someone has been thinking about running for local office, they need to make sure they get their paperwork in on time.”
Candidates looking to run for Elizabethtown City Council, West Point City Council, Sonora City Commissioner, Upton City Commissioner, the Elizabethtown Independent School Board, Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor, and Hardin County School Board Divisions One, Four, and Five will need to get their paperwork and fees to the Hardin County Clerk’s Office by the deadline.
“Interested candidates should start at the Secretary of State’s Office’s website,” Smith said. “There they can download instructions and the paperwork that is applicable to the office they’re filing for.”
Smith and the Hardin County Board of Elections will host the public ballot position drawing in the fiscal courtroom on Thursday, June 6 at 2 p.m. after the 1 p.m. election board meeting.
“This is a lottery drawing to determine which candidates come first, second, third, fourth, etc. for those races where we have multiple candidates,” Smith said. “The candidates are welcome. The public’s invited to attend. If you’ve never been to something like that, it’s worth checking out to learn a little bit about how elections work in the background.”
Contact the Hardin County Clerk’s Office for more information.
