Candidates for Town Mayor
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About Town Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Town Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Resident and qualified voter
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- File a pre-candidacy registration form before rasing money for candidacy. File certificate of announcement, and finance reports. Please contact your city clerk for the exact filing fee. To waive filing fee - signatures of four voters registered in the political subdivision the candidate seeks to represent are required for each dollar of the filing fee.
- Filing period
- January 12, 2026 - August 1, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 100 Main St, Poca, WV 25159
- Filing phone
- 304-755-5482
- Step 3
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