About County Sheriff
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Sheriff
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
To hold the office of county sheriff, a person must be at least 25 years of age and must be a qualified voter of the county and a resident of the county for 1 full year prior to the date of the qualifying deadline. He or she must possess at least a high school diploma or its equivalent in educational training as recognized by the TN state board of education. Eligible candidates have not been convicted or pleaded guilty to any misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or any federal law; not have been discharged from the armed forces of the United States. He or she must be fingerprinted, certified by a psychiatrist as free of any mental disorder. He or she must have experience as a peace officer and as a law enforcement officer.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition signature requirement of 25 signatures.
- Filing period
- December 20, 2021 - February 17, 2022
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Election Commissioner's office.
- Where to file
- 300 West Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
- Filing phone
- 865-215-2480
- Step 3
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