Commissioners County of Caldwell

Randy T. Church, Chairman PO Box 2200

Jeff Branch, Vice Chairman Lenoir, NC 28645 Clay Bollinger Phone (828) 757-1300 Mike LaBrose Fax (828) 757- 1295

Donnie Potter

www.caldwellcountync.org

Stan Kiser, County Manager

November 30, 2015

For Immediate Release

LouAnne Kincaid

Public Information Officer

828-759-7879

FILING BEGINS FOR CALDWELL COUNTY 2016 PRIMARY DECEMBER 1

The Caldwell County Board of Elections will begin accepting filing on Tuesday, December 1 for local offices up for election in the 2016 Presidential Preference Primary.

Filing will begin at Noon, Tuesday, December 1 and last through Noon, Monday, December 21. To file, you must be a registered voter in Caldwell County.

The 2016 Caldwell County Presidential Preference Primary elected offices open for filing and can be filed for at the Caldwell County Board of Elections and the filing fee for candidacy are:

Caldwell County Commissioner

Three (3) - Four (4) year Terms

Filing Fee: $57.00

Register of Deeds

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $426.65

N.C. State Senate District 45

Two (2) Year Term

Filing Fee: $207.00

N.C. House of Representative District 87

Two (2) Year Term

Filing Fee: $207.00

Offices that require filing to take place at the North Carolina State Board of Elections in Raleigh and their filing fee include:

U.S. House of Representatives

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,740.00

N.C. Governor

Four Year Term

Filing fee: $1,424.00

N.C. Lieutenant Governor

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,257.00

N.C. Attorney General

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,257.00

N.C. Auditor

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,257.00

N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,257.00

N.C. Commissioner of Insurance

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,257.00

N.C. Commissioner Labor

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,257.00

N.C. Secretary of State

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,257.00

N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,257.00

N.C. Treasurer

Four Year Term

Filing fee: $1,257.00

N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,399.00

N.C. Court of Appeals

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,341.00

N.C. District Court Judge District 25

Four Year Term

Filing Fee: $1,217.00

The 2016 Presidential Preference Primary Election will be on Tuesday, March 15.

The Caldwell County Board of Elections is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information call 828-757-1326 or 828-757-1342.

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