The following candidates filed for offices in cities with mayor-council forms of government in Benton County.
Filing began at noon Aug. 3 and ends at noon Wednesday, Aug. 10.
Candidates will be on the ballot during the general election Nov. 8. Early voting begins Oct. 24.
Any person wishing to run for a municipal office must file a nominating petition, affidavit of eligibility, petition affidavit and political practice pledge with the county clerk by the Aug. 10 deadline.
City council candidates must be registered voters and live within the ward of the position they are seeking.
For a city of the first class, the petition must contain signatures from at least 30 qualified electors of the city in which the candidate files; for a city of the second class or an incorporated town, the petition must contain signatures from at least 10 qualified electors of the candidate's city.
Persons who had filed for seats in northeast Benton County municipalities by noon Monday were:
Avoca
Council Member Position 1^Kathleen L Hansen
Recorder/Treasurer^Nanette Barnes
Garfield
Council Member Ward 1 Position 1^Barry Kitterman
Town of Gateway
Council Member Position 2^Steve Guck
Mayor^Cheryl Tillman
Recorder/Treasurer^Sherry M. Robinette
Council Member Position 1^Don Deckard
Pea Ridge
Mayor^Nathan See
Council Member Ward 1 Position 2^Alderwoman Ginger Larsen
City Clerk/Treasurer^Sandy Button
By Arkansas Code, any city with more than 2,500 residents can be a city of the first class and any city with more than 5,000 must be.
The deadline to register to vote in the general election is Oct. 10.