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Filing For Office
2022 State Primary and General Election
- Filing Begins May 17th, 2022
2022 Election Dates
Primary Election - August 9th
General Election - November 8th
Requirements for Running for Office
The filing requirements, filing dates and filing locations depend on which office you are running for. To run for any office, a candidate must meet the following requirements:
- Be a citizen of the United States.
- Be an eligible voter.
- Pay all filing fees or present a Petition in Place of Filing Fee as allowed by statute. Complete an Affidavit of Candidacy.
- Complete and file Campaign Finance Reports.
Additional information and forms can be found online.
Candidate Filing Dates
May 17th - May 31st for the following offices
- All Federal Offices (file with the Office of the Secretary of State)
- US Representative
- All State Offices (file with Secretary of State, or the county auditor)
- Governor & Lieutenant Governor
- State Senator - District 23
- State Representative - Districts 23A and 23B
- Secretary of State
- State Auditor
- Attorney General
- Judicial Offices
- All County Offices (File with county auditor)
- County Commissioner District 1
- County Commissioner District 2
- County Commissioner District 3
- County Commissioner District 4
- County Commissioner District 5
- County Attorney
- County Sheriff
- Soil & Water Conservation Supervisor, District 3
- Soil & Water Conservation Supervisor, District 4
- City of Albert Lea Offices (file with city clerk)
- Mayor
- Councilor First Ward
- Councilor Second Ward
- Councilor, Fourth Ward
- Councilor, Sixth Ward
July 26th - August 9th
- All other cities (file with city clerk)
- Townships with November elections (file with town clerk)
- School board (file with school district administrative officer)
Filing fees
Filing fees are non-refundable per Minnesota Statute 204B.11
- U.S. Senator: $400
- U.S. Representative: $300
- State Senator or Representative: $100
- Judicial Officer: $300
- County Office: $50
- Soil & Water Conservation Dist. Supervisor: $20
- City of Albert Lea Offices: $25
- Township Offices: $2
- School District Offices: $2
Additional Candidate Resources