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About County Sheriff/Coroner
About this position
The County Coroner/Sheriff is a joint position responsible for investigating the manner and cause of death for residents in the county jurisdiction, as well as keeping the peace within the county, by ensuring offenders enter into bonds, with sureties for keeping the peace, and appear at the next Circuit Court.
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Sheriff/Coroner
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
A candidate must be 18 years of age; a citizen of the state; and (a) an elector of the county in which the duties of the office are to be exercised; or (b) in the case of an office consolidated between two or more counties, an elector in one of the counties in which the duties of the office are to be exercised.
- 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.
- Filing period
- January 11, 2024 - May 28, 2024
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office
- Where to file
- Box 226 Winnett MT 59087
- Filing phone
- 406-429-5311
- Step 3
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