Candidates for County Justice of the Peace
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About County Justice of the Peace
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Justice of the Peace
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a U. S. citizen, must be an Arkansas resident, must reside within their respective township, justice of the peace district, or county to be represented, must be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age, must be lawfully registered to vote, must never have been convicted of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime, and must not be appointed or elected to any other civil office.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Party candidates: Must pay the party filing fee, if any, and file the party pledge, if any, with the secretary of the county committee of the political party during regular office hours during the party filing period. The filing fee is set by the county committee and authorized by the state executive committee. Must obtain a party certificate from the secretary or chair of the county committee of the political party. Independent candidates must file petitions signed by not less than 3% of the qualified electors in the county or township, as the case may be, in which the candidate seeks office, based upon the total number of votes cast for Governor in that county or township, as the case may be, in 2014, but in no event shall more than 2,000 signatures be required.
- Filing period
- July 26, 2026 - August 5, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's Elections office.
- Where to file
- 192 E. Main Street Batesville, AR 72501
- Filing phone
- 870-793-8828
- Step 3
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