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Hope Mills raises municipal filing fees for mayor and commissioners
Summary
The board approved new municipal candidate filing fees — $50 for mayoral candidates and $40 for board of commissioners candidates — and clarified the effective date and coordination with the board of elections.
The Town of Hope Mills Board of Commissioners voted on June 16 to increase municipal candidate filing fees. After discussion about low historical fees and the administrative cost of elections, the board approved a motion to set the filing fee at $50 for mayoral candidates and $40 for candidates for the board of commissioners.
Staff clarified coordination with the county board of elections on the effective date; the elections official present noted that, if approved by the board, the change could take effect for the upcoming filing period and that staff would confirm timing with the board of elections.
The board discussed alternate models (for example, a percentage of the position’s salary) but settled on the flat amounts to deter nonserious filings while keeping access to candidacy open. The motion carried without recorded opposition.
