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About County Attorney
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $210,000/year
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Attorney
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall hold the position of Attorney General for the District of Columbia unless that person: (1) Is a registered qualified elector; (2) Is a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia; (3) Is a member in good standing of the bar of the District of Columbia; (4) Has been a member in good standing of the bar of the District of Columbia for at least 5 years prior to assuming the position of Attorney General; and (5) Has been actively engaged, for at least 5 of the 10 years immediately preceding the assumption of the position of Attorney General, as: (A) An attorney in the practice of law in the District of Columbia; (B) A judge of a court in the District of Columbia; (C) A professor of law in a law school in the District of Columbia; or (D) An attorney employed in the District of Columbia by the United States or the District of Columbia.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $0; signature requirement of 2,000, or 1% of registered voters in the same party as the candidate, whichever is less (primary); 3,000, or 1.5% of registered voters, whichever is less (general)
- Filing period
- July 11, 2026 - August 5, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the DC Board of Elections ' office.
- Where to file
- DC Board of Elections, 1015 Half Street, SE, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20003
- Filing phone
- 202-727-2525
- Step 3
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