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About City Treasurer
About this position
- Office level
- City
- 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 City Treasurer
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Such officers shall for the assessment year preceding their respective elections as hereinafter provided, has been assessed with and paid taxes in the City of Charleston upon a valuation of at least one hundred dollars worth of real estate or personal property therein, and any person elected to any one of such offices who has not been assessed with and paid taxes on such amount of property shall not qualify or enter upon the performance of the duties thereof
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee $180, Campaign financial statement, certificate of candidate announcement
- Filing period
- January 12, 2026 - August 1, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 501 Virginia Street E, Charleston, WV 25301
- Filing phone
- 304-348-8179
- Step 3
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