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Candidates Filing for Office
in Island County in the 2009 Elections
The
regular candidate filing week is scheduled for June 1-5, 2009.
A
Special Filing Period will be held for offices in which no candidate
has filed, or for offices that became vacant prior to the statutory
deadline for appearing on the 2009 ballot.
This
filing period will be June 15, 16 and 17, 2009.
Pursuant to RCW 29A.24.081,
any candidate may mail in their declaration of candidacy for an
office no sooner than Friday, May 15, 2009. Any declarations received
prior to that day will be returned and the candidate shall be
permitted to re-submit their declaration during the filing period.
NOTICE
TO CANDIDATES
For a list of offices
available for the ballot in 2009, click
here
For instructions
on how to file for office, click
here .
Declaration
of Candidacy form, click
here .
For Administrative
Rules on the Local Voter's Pamphlet, click
here.
All
candidates must be an elector of their district; mayor/council
candidates must be a registered voter of the city at the time
of filing, and a resident of the city at least one year preceding
the election. In accordance with RCW 29A.24.131, candidates may
withdraw their declaration of candidacy at any time before the
close of business on the Thursday following the last day for candidates
to file. For 2009, that day is Thursday, June 11, 2009. This notice
of withdrawal must be in writing. No filing fee may be refunded
to any candidate who withdraws under this section.
There
is no withdrawal period for declarations filed during a special
filing period. The filing officer may permit the withdrawal of
a filing for any elected office of a city, town, or special district
at the request of the candidate at any time before a primary if
the primary ballots for that city, town, or special district have
not been ordered.
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