About City Clerk/Recorder/Treasurer
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Clerk/Recorder/Treasurer
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must possess qualifications of an elector. Must be a U.S. citizen, must be an Arkansas resident, and must live in jurisdiction to be represented at time of filing and throughout term. 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.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Party candidates: filing fee is set by the party county committee. Independent candidates: must file a petition, political practices pledge, and an affidavit of eligibility; the petition must be signed by not fewer than 10 electors of the ward or city in which the election is to be held.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's Elections office.
- Where to file
- 313 S Izard St # 2, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Filing phone
- 870-261-1725
- Step 3
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