About County Sheriff
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- 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
Candidate must be U.S. citizen. Candidate must be a qualified voter and shall have been domiciled in the County for at least 3 years before assuming office. Candidate must, prior to filing for office, meet the training qualifications required by the state law of police officers serving in the first-class charter counties.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee: $50. Petition signature requirement: 2% of the total number of voters who voted at the last election for candidates for the office being sought or equal to 10,000 voters, whichever is less. .
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 201 W Lexington, 2nd Fl, Independence, MO 64050
- Filing phone
- 816-881-1626
- Step 3
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