Qualifying fees set for Fayette elections

Fayette County has set the qualifying fees required to run for office during the 2020 elections.

The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the measure at its Jan. 9 meeting. Those running for Board of Education districts 1, 3 and 5 must pay $306, and candidates for county commission districts 1, 2 and 5 will be charged $625.01. The fees for the clerk of the superior court and for probate court judge will each be $2,173.01; for solicitor general of the state court, $3,712.62; sheriff, $2,424.59; tax commissioner, $2,173.02; coroner, $244.50; and magistrate judge, $530.31.

The qualifying period for the 2020 general election will begin at 9 a.m. March 2 and end at noon on March 6; further details will be released by the county soon.