County Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Joint)
About this position
The County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator is a joint position that acts as chief law enforcement official of the county, and is also responsible for protecting and administering the estates of people who pass way without a Will, "intestate", or when no one with a higher priority to act is willing or able to act as administrator.
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen, a registered voter, and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time that nomination papers are issued to the person.
Filing Requirements
Filing fee is 1% of the first year salary as of the first day on which a candidate may circulate petitions in-lieu of filing fees; signature requirement if the number of registered voters in the district in which a candidate seeks nomination is 2,000 or more is three signatures of registered voters for each dollar of the filing fee, or 7 percent of the total of registered voters in the district, whichever is less; if the number of registered voters in the district in which a candidate seeks nomination is less than 2,000, requirement is three signatures of registered voters for each dollar of the filing fee, or 14 percent of the total of registered voters in the district in which the candidate seeks nomination, whichever is less.
Paperwork Instructions
Submit paperwork to the county registrar of voters' office.