At the meeting held at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, July 22nd, the Beaufort County Board of Elections approved the extension of the filing period for the Washington Park Commissioners Contest. The extension will begin at 8:00 am on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025 and end at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, July 29th, 2025. GS 163-294.4 states that if in a nonpartisan municipal election, when the filing period expires, candidates have not filed for all offices to be filled, the board of elections may extend the filing period for five days. There has only been three candidates file for Washington Park Town Commissioner and five seats are available. The extension only applies to the Washington Park Commissioner Contest. All others closed today at 12 noon Friday, July 18th.
Please contact the Board of Elections with any questions.