Filing...and maybe some light typing
As noted in the paper this morning, election filing begins today at noon. Of course the number of releases that I have from state and local saying so-and-so has "filed" - past tense - for office is up to three, but whatever...it's noon somewhere right?
Candidates seem pretty eager to point out their ability to file a simple piece of paper, which is really the only hurdle (along with the filing fee) to getting on the ballot. Call us scruffy media types jaded, but we're less impressed. Third graders can (mostly) turn in their homework on time, and they usually don't have two weeks to do it like candidates do.
However, the News & Record will round up those who manage to file their paperwork with the state and locals boards of election every day. Check back here to see how the scorecard is developing.
