The qualifying period for candidates to run for elected office in Hall County begins at 9 a.m. today and ends at noon Friday. The primary for partisan offices will be held May 20, and the general election is Nov. 4. Offices up for election include districts 1 and 3 of the Board of Commissioners; posts 1 and 2, plus an at-large seat, of the Board of Education; state court judge (nonpartisan); and solicitor of state court.