By Josh Bergeron

josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com

Rowan County’s municipal elections officially start in two weeks, and more than three dozen positions will be up for grabs.

Filing for 2015 municipal elections begins at 8 a.m. on July 6 at 8 a.m and continues until noon on July 17. A total of 42 elected offices will be on ballots. Voters are only able to choose candidates who are seeking office in the same municipality as the voters’ residences.

Filing fees range from $5 to $30, and depend on the particular municipality. To file for a position candidates must go to the Rowan County Board of Elections, which is located on the first floor of the county’s administrative building at 130 W. Innes St.

In most municipalities, the mayor and board members are elected in separate races. In Salisbury, voters elect the city council members, who then choose a mayor — typically the person who got the most votes in the council race.

Candidates must be residents and qualified voters of the town or city in which they file for office.

The following races will be part of the 2015 municipal elections:

• China Grove mayor, which requires a filing fee of $5

Current Mayor Don Bringle’s term is expiring.

• Two members of the China Grove Town Council

The race requires a filing fee of $5. Mayor Pro Tempore Lee Withers’ and Councilman Steve Stroud’s terms are expiring.

• Cleveland mayor, which requires a filing fee of $5

Current Mayor Dany Gabriel’s term is expiring.

• Two Cleveland commissioners

The race requires a filing fee of $5. Commissioners Mary Fleming-Atkins and John C. Bradford have terms that are expiring.

• East Spencer mayor, which requires a filing fee of $10

Mayor Barbara Mallet’s term is expiring.

• Three East Spencer aldermen

The race requires a filing fee of $5. Aldermen Curtis Cowan, Theodore Gladden and John Noble III have terms that are expiring.

• All five members of the Faith Board of Aldermen

The race requires a filing fee of $5.

• Granite Quarry mayor, which requires a filing fee of $5

Current Mayor William Feather’s term is expiring.

• Two members of the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen

The race requires a filing fee of $5. Mayor Pro Tempore Jim LaFevers and Councilwoman Mary S. Ponds have terms that are expiring.

• Three members of the Kannapolis City Council

The race requires a filing fee of $30. Mayor Pro Tempore Roger Haas, Councilman Ryan Dayvault and Councilman Tom Kincaid have terms that are expiring.

• Landis mayor, which requires a filing fee of $5

Current Mayor James Furr’s term is expiring.

• Two members of the Landis Board of Aldermen

The race requires a filing fee of $5. Councilmen Tony Hilton and Roger Safrit have terms that are expiring.

• Rockwell mayor, which requires a filing fee of $5

Current Mayor Beau Taylor’s term is expiring.

• All five members of the Rockwell Board of Aldermen, with a filing fee of $5

• All five members of the Salisbury City Council

The race requires a filing fee of $10. Mayor Paul Woodson, Mayor Pro Tempore Maggie Blackwell, Councilwoman Karen Alexander, Councilman Pete Kennedy and Councilman Brian Miller have terms that are expiring. Kennedy has announced he won’t seek re-election.

• Spencer mayor, which requires a filing fee of $5

Current Mayor Jody Everhart has a term that’s expiring.

• All six members of the Spencer Board of Aldermen

The race requires a filing fee of $5.