Candidates for County Clerk and Recorder
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About County Clerk and Recorder
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Clerk and Recorder
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen, registered elector and resident of the county for at least 1 year prior to the election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition signature requirements: at least 20% of the votes cast in the previous primary election for that office. If there was no primary, 20% of the votes cast at most recent General Election where there was a candidate for that office (Major party candidates); 750 or 2% of the votes cast, whichever is less for all candidates for that office in the most recent General Election (Minor party and unaffiliated candidates).
- Filing period
- May 14, 2026 - July 9, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk & Recorder's office.
- Where to file
- 1557 Greene St. P.O. Box 466 Silverton CO 81433-0466
- Filing phone
- 970-387-5671
- Step 3
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