About County Executive
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Executive
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
There shall be a County Executive who shall be an elector of the County, have been residing continuously in the County for at least one (1) year preceding her election, and be elected from the County at large. Her term of oéce shall be four (4) years and begin on the January 1 following her election. The election for County Executive shall be conducted at the general election of 1995, and at general elections every fourth year thereafter. At the time of her election and throughout her term of oéce, she shall be a qualiçed elector of the County and hold no other public oéce. Commencing January 1, 1995, she shall not hold the position of chair, vice chair, secretary or treasurer or other comparable oéce of a County political party committee
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- 2,000 signatures or 5% of the district's registered voters affiliated with the party whose nomination you are seeking (whichever is lesser)
- Filing period
- May 18, 2027 - May 25, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Board of Elections' office.
- Where to file
- 260 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12202
- Filing phone
- 518-487-5060
- Step 3
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