SHELBY COUNTY, Alabama -- Three Libertarian Party candidates will appear on Shelby County ballots for the Nov. 4 general election after receiving confirmation they have met state requirements.

Shelby County Probate Judge Jim Fuhrmeister in a letter dated Monday notified the Libertarian Party of Alabama about the candidates' approval.

The Libertarian Party candidates appearing on Shelby County ballots will be Kenneth Bailey running for sheriff, Shane Carlisle for coroner and James Sullivan seeking the office of property tax commissioner.

The Libertarian Party of Alabama is reporting that Sullivan is not seeking the office.

Previously qualifying for the general election ballot for the offices were Republican candidates John Samaniego running for sheriff and incumbents Shelby County Coroner Diana Steele New and Shelby County Property Tax Commissioner Don Armstrong.

Samaniego earned the party's nomination after beating out three other candidates in the primary race to replace Sheriff Chris Curry, who is not seeking re-election. New and Armstrong had been running unopposed.

"After reviewing the Petitions filed by the Libertarian Party for minor party ballot access, I have found that the Petitions meet the requirements of Alabama law for ballot access," Fuhrmeister wrote in the letter to Leigh LaChine, chair of the Libertarian Party of Alabama.

Bailey in an interview today said he is running for sheriff to address crime concerns in Shelby County. He cited statistics that the Shelby County Sheriff's Office is solving about 50 percent of its investigations while heroin deaths have increased 1,750 percent over the past few years.

"To me, as a law enforcement officer, that's ridiculous and needs to be changed, and I feel like I'm the man for the job," Bailey said.

Bailey, 49, has been working as a Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy for the last 10 years. He retired from the Air Force in August 2013 after 25 and a half years of service.

Bailey was born and raised in Birmingham, and he has lived with his family in Shelby County for 16 years. His wife of 29 years is Cynthia and they have three children.

For more information about Bailey, visit his website at http://bthesheriff.com/ or his Facebook page.

Reporter's note: Updated at 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2014, to include information that James Sullivan is not running for property tax commissioner, according to the Libertarian Party.