EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article had the incorrect filing date in Wednesday’s Chronicle-Herald. The correct filing date is Tuesday, Feb. 23. We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
MACON - Filing for the Aug. 3 Primary Election opens on Feb. 23, at 8 a.m., according to Macon County Clerk Pat Clarke. Filing closes on March 30 at 5 p.m.
Clarke said first day filers will select a number by random drawing to determine placement on the primary ballot. After the first day, candidates will be placed on the ballot in the order of their filing.
“Proof of identity voter notification card, Missouri driver’s license, birth certificate or other form of certified or photo ID,” Clarke said. “The candidate will be assessed a $50 fee that is payable to their political party. This does not apply to committeemen or committeewomen.”
There will be a form available for the candidates to sign and notarize stating they are not aware of any delinquent taxes (local or state). A person must file at the county clerk’s office at the Macon County Courhouse, Building #1 101 E. Washington Street, Macon, Mo. 63552.
Offices that will be open for filing for the Aug. 3 Primary Election are:
•Presiding County Commissioner
•County Clerk
•Clerk of the Circuit Court
•Recorder of Deeds
•County Treasurer
•Prosecuting Attorney
•Collector of Revenue
•Associate Circuit Judge
•Committeeman and
•Committeewoman
