Candidates who wish to file for local offices will be able to do so beginning Feb. 24, 2022 at 8 a.m., according to Vance County Board of Elections Director Melody Vaughan.
The filing period resumes following a State Supreme Court ruling on newly drawn district maps. The filing period will end at 12 noon on March 4, 2022.
Any candidate who has already filed does not need to re-file, Vaughan said.
Candidates may file for the office of sheriff, the register of deeds, clerk of court and county commissioners’ seats in Districts 3,4 and 7.
Board of Education seats in districts 1, 2, 6, and 7 will be voted on in the next election, as will City Council Wards 3 and 4, at-large seats in Wards 1 and 2, and seats in the NC House and NC Senate.
Following is the list of filing fees:
· Sheriff – $720.60
· Register of Deeds – $529.56
· Clerk of Court – $998
· County Commissioners – $98.72
· Board of Education – $42
· City of Henderson – $10.00
· NC House and NC Senate – $140
Make checks payable to Vance County Board of Elections.