About County Sheriff
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Sheriff
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
A candidate for any County Office must be at least 18 years of age and a resident and voter in the electoral district which the candidate seeks to represent as of the date that the candidate files nomination petitions in the year of the election. A person may not be a candidate for election to the office of sheriff or serve as sheriff of any county in the State unless the candidate meets the following qualifications: A. The candidate swears to or affirms the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics; B. The candidate has never been convicted of a Class C or higher crime; C. The candidate applies to the Secretary of State for a criminal background investigation; D. The candidate submits written certification from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy that the candidate has: (1) Met the basic law enforcement training standards under Title 25, section 2804-C; or (2) Met the basic corrections training standards under Title 25, section 2804-D; and E. The candidate swears to or affirms that the candidate has at least 5 years of supervisory employment experience and submits the name, address and telephone number for the relevant employer or employers.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Petition signature requirement: 150 signatures (party candidate), 300 signatures (non-party candidate).
- Filing period
- Until June 1, 2024
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Maine Secretary of State's office.
- Where to file
- 111 Sewall Street, 4th Floor, Augusta, ME 04333
- Filing phone
- 207-624-7736
- Step 3
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