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County Sheriff in Adams County, Colorado
- Election date
- November 3, 2026
- Filing deadline
- May 14, 2026 - July 9, 2026
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County Sheriff
About this position
The County Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the unincorporated areas of a county and is responsible for maintaining the peace and enforcing the criminal laws of the state. The sheriff supports the county court system and is required to serve and execute processes, subpoenas, writs, and orders as directed by the court. The sheriff oversees the operation of the county jail, and must maintain and feed prisoners. The sheriff is also the fire warden for prairie or forest fires in the county and is responsible for county search and rescue functions.
Position Details
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary
$111,100.00
Partisan Type
partisan
Election Frequency
Every 4 years
Eligibility Requirements
(1) Every person who is eighteen years of age or older on the date of the next election and who has the following qualifications is entitled to register to vote at all elections: (a) The person is a citizen of the United States; and (b) The person has resided in this state twenty-two days immediately prior to the election at which the person intends to vote (2) (a) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, upon satisfactory proof of age, every person who is otherwise qualified to register and is sixteen years of age or older but will not have reached eighteen years of age by the date of the next election may preregister and update his or her preregistered information by any means authorized in this article for persons eighteen years of age or older. Upon reaching eighteen years of age, the person is automatically registered.
Filing Requirements
Within 10 days of announcing candidacy, candidates must file a candidate affidavit and voluntary spending acceptance
Paperwork Instructions
Submit paperwork to the County Clerk & Recorder's office.
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