1. A. To file as a candidate for any county office, a person must have been a registered voter and have maintained a current principal residence within the county for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.
2. B. To file as a candidate for the office of county commissioner, a person must have been a registered voter within the county commissioner district and have maintained a current principal residence within such district for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.

3. C. For purposes of this section, evidence of a “principal residence” may include, but not be limited to, the address listed on:

   1. 1. A federal or state tax return;
   2. 2. A driver license; or
   3. 3. An automobile registration.

Laws 1973, HB 1038, c. 9, § 2; Amended by Laws 1975, SB 29, c. 69, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1975; Amended by Laws 1981, SB 258, c. 178, § 3, emerg. eff. May 18, 1981; Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2677, c. 53, § 4, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2011, SB 117, c. 56, § 1, eff. November 1, 2011 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2013, HB 1830, c. 300, § 2, eff. November 1, 2013 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2021, SB 2X, 1st Extr. Sess., c. 4, § 1, emerg. eff. November 22, 2021 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2022, SB 1578, c. 48 § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2022 (superseded document available).