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Benton County Commissioner Filing Information and Instructions

Citizen of United States at the time of taking office and the length of time in office.
Resident of Benton County for at least one year prior to the time of filing for office and the length of time in office.
Registered voter of Benton County at the time of taking office and the length of time in office.
At least 21 years of age at the time of taking office.
No other special qualifications or certifications required.
Term of office is four years.
If office is vacant, County appoints qualified person until successor is elected at next regular election.

Fill out SEL101, SEL102 and SEL338 before collecting signatures.
Elected major party incumbent is advised to submit signatures to the Elections Office by 5:00 PM February 24, 2026 to allow enough processing time before the March 2, 2026 filing deadline.
Non-incumbent major party candidates are advised to submit signatures to the Elections Office by 5:00 PM March 3, 2026 to allow enough processing time before the March 10, 2026 filing deadline.
Number of required valid signatures for Democratic candidates is 483.
Number of required valid signatures for Republican candidates is 221.

File SEL114 Candidate Filing, SEL122 Candidate Signature Sheet and SEL338 Petition Submission before collecting signatures.
Elected non-partisan incumbent is advised to submit signatures to the Elections Office by 5:00 PM August 11, 2026 to allow enough processing time before the August 18, 2026 filing deadline.
Non-incumbent non-partisan candidates are advised to submit signatures to Elections Office by 5:00 PM August 18, 2026 to allow for enough processing time before the August 25, 2026 filing deadline.
Number of required valid signatures for Nonpartisan candidates is 502.