Candidate filing week

If you have ever wanted to be an elected official, now is your chance. Candidate filing for positions open for election in 2017 is about to begin.

The San Juan County Elections Office will accept online candidate filings from 9 a.m. on Monday, May 15, through 4 p.m. on Friday, May 19. In-person filings will be accepted from 8 am on Monday, May 15, through 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 19. Mail-in filings will be accepted no earlier than Monday, May 1 and will be processed on May 15.

Candidates should consider filing online. Candidates who file online will receive not only confirmation of their filing, but also updates when other candidates file for that office. Candidates can file either from their personal computers or from a computer set up in the elections office. To file online, go to the county elections webpage at www.sanjuanco.com/elections, click on “Candidate Information” and then click on “Online Candidate Filing.” For more information about filing for office, contact the elections office at 360-378-3357.

Offices are open this election season are as follows:

Lopez Island School District #144

• School Board Director 1

• School Board Director 2

SJC Fire Protection District #4

• Fire Commissioner 3

• Port of Lopez

• Port Commissioner 3

SJ County Public Hospital District #2

• Hospital Commissioner

MacKaye Harbor Water District

• Water Commissioner 2