Sunflower County voters will head back to the polls this fall.
On Thursday, Circuit Clerk Carolyn Hamilton announced a special election for District 1 Election Commissioner and a regular election for Sunflower County Consolidated School District board members for Districts 1 and 2 slated for November.
The election is set for Tuesday November 6 and the deadline to qualify is 5 p.m., Friday September 8.
In December 2016, Sunflower County Board of Supervisors appointed Terosa Bradley of Inverness to fill the District 1 Commissioner spot after Sandra Moore of Moorhead tendered her resignation.
Moore had intended to retire when her term was up in 2016 but no one qualified to run for her position in the November regular election, so she agreed to be reappointed until the beginning of 2017, when her seat could be declared vacant. Bradley was then appointed to fill in until a November 2017 special election could be held.
The elected person would be responsible for assisting with maintaining the voter roll as one of their main duties. They also are responsible for conducting general and special elections in conjunction with the circuit clerk.
Commissioners are required to receive state certification and attend workshops throughout the year. They are paid $84 per day worked, based on a five-hour work day and the number of days worked per year is determined by the number of registered voters in their district.
The two school district seats up for grabs are both in Indianola and are now held by incumbents Emma Golden – District 1 and Edward Thomas – District 2. These two positions are on the ballot as part of the regular election because school board members are selected using a staggered process.
No filing fee is required because these are non-partisan positions but any person interested in qualifying for these spots must obtain the signature of at least 50 persons in their district. Individuals should go by the Sunflower County Circuit Clerk’s office to pick up the required documents and any other information.
As of Monday, Hamilton said there were no other items on the ballot and no one had qualified to run although the incumbents have expressed a desire to continue in office.
