The filing period for area elections opens next week and the deadline to file nomination papers for non-party offices is less than a month away. Sue Meeks, Washington County Elections Administrator, announced the filing period begins Monday, August 4th, and the deadline for filing for the General Election ballot is August 27th at 5 p.m.

Also, terms for the county hospital board, agricultural extension council, soil conservation commission, Brighton Township Clerk and Trustee, and Clay Township Clerk and Trustee will be filled at the election. The hospital board term is six years, while the others are each four years.

Nomination papers are available at the County Auditor’s Office.