Secretary of State Mark Ritchie issued a reminder this week to Minnesotans interested in running for public office that the candidate-filing period for federal, state, county and some local offices begins Tuesday, May 22 at 8 a.m. and closes Tuesday, June 5 at 5 p.m.
Candidates filing for office in Cook County do so at the Cook County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office in the Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais.
According to a May 5 announcement by County Auditor- Treasurer Braidy Powers, there will be several county seats on the ballot in 2012. There are two county commissioner seats up for election: District 2, currently held by Fritz Sobanja, and District 4, currently held by Jim Johnson.
The fee to file to run for commissioner is $50.
Three seats will be on the ballot for the Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District—District 1, currently held by Donald Goodell; District 3, currently held by Joan Farnam Morrison; and District 5, currently held by Jesse Derscheid.
The fee to file for the Soil & Water Conservation District is $20.
Secretary of State Ritchie said filing dates may vary for candidates for municipal and school district offices, which is the case in Cook County. Filing for Cook County Hospital, ISD 166 and City of Grand Marais offices will be at a later date.
“The office of the Minnesota Secretary of State will be open at 8 a.m. on May 22 to accept federal, state and legislative candidate filings,” said Secretary of State Ritchie. “It is important to remember that candidates for legislative races also have the option to file in their county of residence.”
Additional candidate filing information, forms and instructions are available on the Secretary of State website at: www.sos.state.mn.us.
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