Race is on: candidate filing period opens May 11
Published 2:16 pm Wednesday, April 29, 2015
School board director? Fire district commissioner? Town council? Maybe the director of a cemetery district?
No fewer than 41 positions that help guide an assortment of public agencies—make it 48 if you count the five quasi-public sewer and water districts—will be up for election in 2015. Here’s how to get on the ballot:
Step one: file as a candidate.
Online candidate filing begins Monday, May 11, at 9 a.m. and runs through Friday, May 15, ending at 4 p.m. Dates and deadlines to file in person or by email are Monday, May 11, 8 a.m., through Friday, May 15, closing at 4:30 p.m. Mail-in filings will be accepted no earlier than Monday, April 27 and no later than Friday, May 15.
Candidates are encouraged to file for office online. By doing so candidates receive a filing confirmation and updates when other candidates file for the same office. You can file via your own personal computers or use one at the San Juan County Elections Office. To file online, go to the county Elections webpage, www.sanjuanco.com/elections, and navigate to “Candidate Filing Online.”
The names of candidates facing two or more challengers will appear on the Aug. 4 primary ballot. Offices with only one or two candidates will go directly to the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
If filing by mail, send forms to San Juan County Auditor, Elections Office, PO Box 638, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. In-person filings forms should be taken to the Elections Office, 55 2nd Street, Friday Harbor.
Positions that require a filing fee are in the Town of Friday Harbor and Port of Friday Harbor. There is no filing fee for all other positions. For more information, contact the Elections office, 360-378-3357.
Below are the list of offices up for election:
Town of Friday Harbor
Treasurer – filing fee $80.33
Town Council Position 1 – filing fee $48.00
Town Council Position 2 – filing fee $48.00
Town Council Position 5 – filing fee $48.00
School Districts
San Juan Island School District #149Director 3
San Juan Island School District #149 Director 4
San Juan Island School District #149 Director 5
Orcas Island School District #137 Director 4
Orcas Island School District #137 Director 5
Lopez Island School District #144 Director 3
Lopez Island School District #144 Director 4
Lopez Island School District #144 Director 3
Shaw Island School District #10 Director 2
Shaw Island School District #10 Director 3
Shaw Island School District #10 Director 4
Shaw Island School District #10 Director 5
Fire Protection Districts
San Juan Fire Protection District 2 (San Juan) Position 2
San Juan Fire Protection District 3 (Orcas) Position2
San Juan Fire Protection District 4 (Lopez) Position 2
San Juan Fire Protection District 5 (Shaw) Position 1
San Juan Fire Protection District 5 (Shaw) Position 2
Port Districts
Port of Friday Harbor District 3 – filing fee $24.00
Port of Orcas Position 3
Port of Orcas Position 5
Port of Orcas Position 1
Port of Lopez Position 2
Park and Recreation Districts
San Juan Island Park & Recreation District Position 1
San Juan Island Park & Recreation District Position 4
Orcas Island Park & Recreation District Position 1
Orcas Island Park & Recreation District Position 2
Orcas Island Park & Recreation District Position 3
Orcas Island Park & Recreation District Position 4
Orcas Island Park & Recreation District Position 5
Cemetery Districts
San Juan County Cemetery District #1 (San Juan) Position 2
San Juan County Cemetery District #2 (Stuart) Position 1
San Juan County Cemetery District #2 (Stuart) Position 3
San Juan County Cemetery District #3 (Orcas) Position 2
San Juan County Cemetery District #3 (Orcas) Position 3
Public Hospital District
San Juan County Public Hospital District #1 Position 2
San Juan County Public Hospital District #1 Position 3
San Juan County Public Hospital District #1 Position 5
Water and Sewer Districts
Cape San Juan Water District Position 2
Cape San Juan Water District Position 3
Cattle Point Water District Position 2
Eastsound Sewer & Water District Position 3
Eastsound Sewer & Water District Position 4
Eastsound Sewer & Water District Position 5
Fisherman Bay Sewer District Position 3
