Representatives from the Republican Party of Garland County will be available to accept filings and filing fees for County Committee and Republican candidates during the preferential primary filing period from noon Tuesday to noon March 1.
The RPGC secretary will be present in Room 200 in the Garland County Court House, 501 Ouachita Ave., from noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and from 8 a.m. until noon on March 1. Affidavits for County Committee and candidates must be notarized.
For more information, call RPGC Secretary Jim Keary at 501-786-9206 or email [email protected]. Forms and instructions may be downloaded at TheRPGC.org.
Garland County candidates for the Republican May 24 primary must file paperwork and pay filing fees with the RPGC before filing with the county clerk. Filing fees are county judge, $4,000; sheriff, $4,000; circuit clerk, $3,000; county clerk, $3,000; tax assessor, $3,000; tax collector, $3,000; treasurer, $3,000; coroner, $1,500; justice of the peace, $500; constable, $100; RPGC committeeman/woman, $50.
Candidates for state offices must file with the Republican Party of Arkansas.