Candidates for County Sheriff
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About County Sheriff
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $25,894.44 per 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 Sheriff
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall be elected or appointed to an office within a county who shall not have a right to vote for a Representative in the General Assembly, and have been a resident therein one year next before his or her election or appointment, nor hold the office longer than he or she continues to reside in the county, unless herein otherwise provided. - Art. III, SS11 State Constitution
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is set by the party county committee (party candidates). Petition signature requirements: 1% of registered voters of the jurisdiction (independant candidates)
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Department of Elections' office.
- Where to file
- 119 N. Race St, P.O. Box 457, Georgetown, DE 19947
- Filing phone
- 302-856-5367
- Step 3
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