About County District Attorney
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 District Attorney
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
At the time of his nomination and election, and throughout his term of office, the District Attorney shall be and remain a qualified elector of the County and shall be and remain duly licensed and entitled to practice law in the State of New York.
- 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
- File with the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 47 Cannon Street Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
- Filing phone
- (845) 486-2133
- Step 3
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