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Clerk reminds candidates: March 10 filing day; multiple special elections under way

Torrance County Board of Commissioners · February 25, 2026
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Summary

County Clerk Sylvia Chavez reminded would-be candidates that March 10 is the official filing day (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) and outlined several special-election timelines; Estancia ballots had been mailed and Corona ballots were being processed.

County Clerk Sylvia Chavez reported that candidate filing day for county offices is March 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and that write-in filing will be allowed on March 17. She emphasized that filings must occur on March 10 for a candidate's name to appear on the ballot, and that proxy filings are allowed only with a completed, notarized proxy form.

Chavez also detailed the county's workload managing multiple special elections. Ballots for the Estancia School District had already been mailed to voters; Corona ballots were being mailed that day and the Vaughn School District is planning a summer special election. The Clerk invited the public to observe voting-machine programming and urged candidates and voters to follow the posted filing deadlines.

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