LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Eaton County will maintain a particular election to elect a brand new county commissioner for District 1 later this 12 months, officers introduced Wednesday. The brand new commissioner will exchange former Eaton County District 1 Commissioner Tim Barnes, who resigned Jan. 14 as a consequence of private causes.
The first election can be held on Aug. 5, and the final election can be held on Nov. 4. The election comes after two votes held by the Board of Commissioners failed to pick out an appointee on Feb. 6, inside 30 days of Barnes’s resignation. Because of this, the board will proceed to have a 14-member physique till a brand new commissioner is elected in November.
In case you are a resident of District 1 and are thinking about working for the place, you’ve got till 4 p.m. on April 22 to file Nominating Petitions and an Affidavit of Id with the county clerk, whose workplace is positioned in Charlotte. All potential candidates should meet signature necessities—a minimal of three and a most of ten.
You’ll be able to file a non-refundable $100 charge in lieu of submitting a signature petition.
A marketing campaign finance Assertion of Group kind can be required, and in case you plan to spend greater than $1,000 on a marketing campaign, additionally, you will have to receive a duplicate of the Candidate Committee Marketing campaign Assertion Directions & Varieties booklet.
For additional steering, you possibly can discuss with the Secretary of State’s web site below the “Elections” tab or the county clerk’s web site.