About County Treasurer
About this position
The County Treasurer or Finance Officer is responsible for the safekeeping of public funds as well as receiving and distributing the revenue and public funds of the county. The County Treasurer or Finance Officer oversees the financial and budgetary administration ensuring regulation is followed in accounting matters as well as county purchasing.
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $74,446/year
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Treasurer
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a qualified elector of the county
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee: $80. Petition signature requirement: For major party candidates: 50 signatures. For minor party candidates: 25 signatures. For independent candidates: signature requirements are based on the number of votes cast in the county in the last general election for governor. If the number of votes cast was fewer than 5,000, 25 signatures, or a number equal to 5 percent of the vote (whichever is less). If the number of votes cast was 5,000 or more, signatures equal to 1 percent of the vote..
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Board of Elections' office.
- Where to file
- 3130 East Main Street, Springfield, OH 45505
- Filing phone
- 937-521-2120
- Step 3
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