Candidates for County Justice of the Peace
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About County Justice of the Peace
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- 60861
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Justice of the Peace
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen, must be a county resident for at least 1 year, must attend two Supreme Court-supervised training conferences each year and pass a Certification Examination each term. Failure to attend a training conference or pass the examination creates a vacancy.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee: 0.5% of total annual position salary; signature requirement: 5% or more of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the same office at the last general election. If the office sought is a new office or the boundaries of the district or political subdivision in which the election is to be held have changed since the last election for the office, the officer with whom nominations for the office sought are filed shall determine the number of signatures required for a petition of nomination for that office.
- Filing period
- January 8, 2026 - March 9, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Election Administrator's office.
- Where to file
- PO Box 908 Hardin MT 59034
- Filing phone
- 406-665-9796
- Step 3
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