The statewide candidate filing period begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, said Amy Baker, Secretary of the Seminole County Election Board.

Filing will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The deadline for filing as a candidate is 5 p.m. Friday, April 10, no exceptions.

Candidates for state offices file with the Secretary of the State Election Board in Oklahoma City. Candidates for county offices file with the Secretary of the County Election Board.

Baker said that the following county officers will be filled this year: County Sheriff (Four Year Term) County Clerk (Four Year

County Clerk (Four Year Term)

County Court Clerk (Four Year Term)

County Commissioner District #2 (Four Year Term)

For more election-related information, call the County Election Board at (405) 257-2786, or visit www.elections.ok.gov.