Deadline to file to run for place on 2024 Primary ballot is Dec. 11
There is one week left for candidates to file for a place on the 2024 Primary Election ballot.
The local offices that will be on the ballot are:
- District Attorney
- Sheriff
- County Attorney
- Tax Assessor-Collector
- County Commissioner, Precinct 1
- County Commissioner, Precinct 3
- Constable
- Unexpired Term (2 years) for County Treasurer
Additionally, the 2024 election will include the Texas House of Representatives race (Glenn Rogers currently represents District 60, which includes Stephens, Palo Pinto and Parker counties) and 15 state senators, including Stephens County’s senator, Phil King. The ballot will also include other statewide and national offices, such as President of the United States.
The March 2024 Republican and Democratic Primary Elections in Texas will be on March 5. The candidates who win their political party’s nomination will be on the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot.
To file to run for office, potential candidates can pick up an information packet from Stephens County Clerk Jackie Ensey at the courthouse. The application to be on the primary ballot must be filed with the county chairman for the political party (Republican or Democratic), and the candidate must file the “Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer” form with Ensey.
There is a fee required to file to run for office, but candidates may submit a petition signed by a specific number of qualified, registered voters.
In Stephens County, the following fees are required for filing (unless a petition is submitted):
- District Attorney — $1,250
- Sheriff — $750
- County Attorney — $750
- Tax Assessor-Collector — $750
- County Commissioner, Precinct 1 — $750
- County Commissioner, Precinct 3 — $750
- Constable — $375
- Unexpired Term (2 years) for County Treasurer — $750
For those submitting a petition signed by qualified, registered voters, the county-wide candidates must have 55 signatures, and the candidates for County Commissioner, places 1 and 3, must have 50 signatures each.
For more details about running for office, check with County Clerk Jackie Ensey, Stephens County Tax Assessor-Collector/Elections Administrator Christie Latham, the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, or each political party’s chair (Republican: Chuck Cook; Democratic: Tommy Thompson).
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at about 3:55 p.m. Dec. 4, 2023, to correct information about which offices are up for election in the 2024 election. The Stephens County Justice of the Peace position will not be on the ballot.
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