Filing open Tuesday for federal, state and county offices

The filing period for federal, state and county offices opens at 8 a.m., Tuesday, May 22 and will continue to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5.

The place of filing for federal offices is the Office of the Secretary of State in St. Paul. The place of filing for state offices is with the Office of the Secretary of State or with the county auditor of the county in which the candidate resides.

The place of filing for Lyon County offices is the Auditor/Treasurer’s office on the second floor of the Government Center in Marshall. In Lyon County, County Board of Commissioner seats in District 2 and District 3 are up for election in November.

Those seats are currently filled by Stephen Ritter and Paul Graupmann, respectively.

Also in the county, the current terms of the attorney and sheriff expire at the end of this year. Filing for those positions will also be from May 22 through June 5.

The filing period also includes Lyon County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor seats in Districts two and four are currently open.

Those seats are currently filled by Allen Deutz and Gary LaVoy, respectively. The filing period for cities, many schools, and various townships will be from July 31 through August 14.

Filings can be monitored via https://candidates.sos.state.mn.us/ for the various offices, including county offices (under Search by Office – select County – choose desired county – select Search).

If you have any questions about filing, contact the Lyon County Auditor/Treasurer’s office, or see the Lyon County website for more information.