Candidate filing began MONDAY, FEB. 10, AT NOON and ends FRIDAY, FEB. 28, AT NOON. Offices to be elected this year include U.S. House and Senate, some state legislative seats; district attorney and local and state-level judges. Some jurisdictions are electing school board members; others, county commissioners.

The primary is May 6.

Check your local board of elections for details. And if you don’t know what that is, you probably shouldn’t run.