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About County Commission
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 6 years
- Typical salary
- $41395/year
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Commission
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No two commissioners may be elected who reside in the same magisterial district within the county. Must be a registered voter of the county for elections held throughout the county; Must be able to read and write the English language; May not be a candidate on the ballot or an official write-in candidate in the election for any office, other than for district, county, or state political party executive committee; May not be the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of a candidate on the ballot for any office, other than for district, county, or state political party executive committee, or an official write-in candidate for any office, other than for district, county, or state political party executive committee, in the precinct where the official serves; May not be a person prohibited from serving as an election official pursuant to any other federal or state statute; and May not have been previously convicted of a violation of any election law.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing Fee = $1032.64. Independent candidates are required to obtain not less than one (1) percent of the entire vote cast at the last preceding general election for the office being sought, but which shall never be less than twenty-five (25) total signatures. A candidate seeking nomination to any office who is unable to pay the filing fee may qualify a petition with signatures from four qualified voters for each whole dollar of the filing fee. Signatures obtained on an in-lieu-of-filing-fee petition shall not be counted toward the number of voters required to sign a nomination certificate in accordance with section twenty-three of this article.
- Filing period
- January 12, 2026 - August 1, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 900 C 10th Avenue, Marlinton, WV, 24954, US
- Filing phone
- 304-799-4549
- Step 3
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