Candidate Filing Active on First Day

by Rachel Dahl —  Filing for public office in this 2020 election year officially opened yesterday, March 2, 2020 and will close at 5:00 p.m. on March 13th. Open county seats in this election include two county commission seats, district 1 and 3; three school board seats, and two mosquito abatement seats. Candidates file at the County Clerk’s office in Fallon at 155 N. Taylor Street. Filing was brisk during the first day, with four candidates throwing their hat in the ring for a spot on the county commission and two school board candidates committing early. County commission candidates run in districts, with District 1 commissioner Bus Scharmann filing for his third term. District 2 commissioner Carl Erquiaga is termed out of his seat, leaving an open race, with republicans Mick Casey and Greg Koenig filing, creating the need for a primary election.  Kelli Kelly filed as a democrat. School board candidates run at large in a non-partisan race, with the three candidates who receive the most votes winning the three open seats. If only three candidates file, their names will be placed on the Primary Election ballot and they will be elected at that election.  If more than twice (more than six)  file they will go to the primary and get narrowed down to six candidates.  If four, five, or six candidates file they will go straight to the General Election. Candidates who filed on Monday are: SCHARMANN, HARRY (BUS) - COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 1 (REPUBLICAN) CASEY, MICK - COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 3 (REPUBLICAN) KOENIG, GREGORY S. - COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 3 (REPUBLICAN) TISDALE, LEE – BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES KELLY, KELLI - COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 3 (DEMOCRAT) STRASDIN, TRICIA – BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Churchill county voter registration reflects the make-up of most rural Nevada counties with a total of 14,707 voters in a community with a total population of 24,230. There are 2,668 registered democrats, 8,363 registered republicans, and 2,681 non-partisans, leaving a scattering of 995 other registered voters. Filing remains open until March 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.       Support local, independent news – contribute to The Fallon Post, your non-profit (501c3) online news source for all things Fallon. Never miss the local news — read more on The Fallon Post home page.