On June 29th, the San Juan County Council adopted a resolution to call for an election for the formation of MacKaye Harbor Water District [Lopez Island] and to also call for a special filing period for the election of three commissioners to serve on the proposed district.
Declarations of Candidacy will be accepted starting July 22nd at 8:00 a.m. and ending July 24th at 4:30 p.m. It is strongly recommended that at the time of filing candidates also submit their photograph and candidate statement for the November Voters’ Pamphlet.
Candidate packets are available online at www.sanjuanco.com/elections or at the San Juan County Elections Office located at 55 2nd Street, Friday Harbor. Candidates may submit their filings in person at the Elections Office, mail them to San Juan County Elections Office, PO Box 638, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, or email their filing as an attachment to elections@sanjuanco.com.
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