Independent candidate and Ellis resident John Walz has filed for the Ellis County District 1 seat on the Ellis County Commission.

Walz filed the required paperwork Friday, according to County Election Officer and Clerk Donna Maskus.

Independent candidates have until 12 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, to file for the general election. They have to file by petition and collect signatures from 4 percent – or 67 – registered voters from District 1.

Walz works for the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department.

He is the fourth candidate to file for the position.

— By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT, Hays Post