As a generous field of candidates gets ready to square off in next Tuesday's primary elections, the late filing period opened this week for the balance of the county's city, township and school district offices.
According to Paul Gassert, Carlton County treasurer/auditor, the filing period runs from Aug. 3-17, and candidates should file at their local city, township or school district offices.
Gassert reported the following offices will be up for election in this year's Nov. 2 general election:
Schools
Barnum, Carlton, Cromwell, Moose Lake, Esko and Wrenshall all have three board members standing for election. (Cloquet had an early filing period this year since the district opted to participate in the primary election.)
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Cities
Barnum, Moose Lake and Thomson all have openings for mayor and three council positions, and Carlton, Cromwell, Kettle River, Scanlon, Wrenshall and Wright will all elect a mayor and two council positions.
Townships
Atkinson will elect three supervisors and a treasurer this year, and Automba, Beseman, Blackhoof, Holyoke, Mahtowa, Moose Lake, Silver Brook, Silver, Skelton, Wrenshall and Perch Lake will each elect two supervisors and a treasurer.
Barnum has openings for two supervisor positions, a clerk and a treasurer, and Kalevala, Split Rock and Eagle townships will each elect one supervisor and a clerk.
Thomson Township has openings for three supervisors, and Twin Lakes Township will elect two.
Lakeview Township is the only township with no positions up for election this year.
Mercy Hospital District
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Windemere Township (Pine County), Silver Township, the city of Barnum and the city of Kettle River will all have one representative position up for election as well as one at-large member.
