Candidate Filing for 2023 Municipal Election Opens
Candidate filing for the 2023 municipal elections begin at noon today, Friday, July 7, and ends at noon Friday, July 21.
Candidates filing with the Greene County Board of Elections will file at our new location at 104 Hines Street, Snow Hill, NC.
Current candidates who have filed:
The list of who has filed can be downloaded at this link: https://bit.ly/305dEuY
The filing period applies to the following:
| Contest to File in Greene County | Filing Fee |
| Snow Hill Commissioners (2) | $5 |
| Hookerton Mayor | $5 |
| Hookerton Commissioners (2) | $5 |
| Walstonburg Mayor | $5 |
| Walstonburg Commissioners (5) | $5 |
| Maury Sanitary Land District Board Members (2) | $5 |
For candidates:
For detailed information about candidate filing and running for election, see the 2023 Municipal Candidate Guide.
To file for municipal office, a candidate must:
- Be 21 years old by Election Day.
- Be a registered voter of the municipality at the time they file for office. If not already registered, they can register at the time they file their notice of candidacy.
- Reside within the district or ward for an office that is elected by district or ward.
- File a Municipal Notice of Candidacy (Fillable PDF) with their county board of elections and pay a filing fee set by the municipality (or submit a petition in lieu of paying the fee). See 2023-2024 Fact Sheet for Candidate Petition in Lieu of a Filing Fee.
- File an organizational report for the candidate committee with the county board of elections within 10 days of filing a notice of candidacy or within 10 days of organizing the candidate committee, whichever occurs first, and comply with all other campaign finance requirements.
- For partisan elections, be affiliated with the same political party in which he or she intends to file for at least 90 days prior to the filing date.
- Disclose any felony convictions. A felony conviction does not preclude holding elective office if the candidate has completed their felony sentence.
- A person whose name appeared on the ballot in a partisan primary election is not eligible to have their name placed on the general municipal election ballot as an unaffiliated candidate for the same office in that year.
Candidates for boards of education and sanitary district boards must be at least 21 years old by Election Day, reside within the district of the office they seek, and pay a filing fee of 1% of the annual salary for the office sought.
Prospective candidates with questions about the filing process should contact their county board of elections.
Last modified: July 11, 2023
