Forsyth County sets November qualifying fees

Candidates running for office in November in Forsyth County have had their qualifying fees set.

Candidates running for office in November in Forsyth County have had their qualifying fees set.

Forsyth County commissioners have set qualifying fees for those wishing to run for local offices in the November election.

The county commission district 1 and 3 seats will come open then, as well as county board of education district 1 and 2. Those wishing to run for a commission seat will pay $1,047.02 and school board candidates will fork over $252.

In the state court judge realm, the fee will be $4,311.05 and the cost of filing to run as state court solicitor was set at $3,233.29.

Under Georgia law, members of a county governing authority pay 3 percent of their base salary as a qualifying fee, in a formula tweaked by commissioners. The cost of qualifying in the two judicial races is based on gross salary.