||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||
Whew! You almost missed your chance to run for office. Fortunately, you’ll get a second chance. During the candidate filing period in May, several of the offices open for filing had no candidates file. When no one files for an open office, it’s called a “void in candidacy.” When a void in candidacy occurs after a regular filing period, a special three-day filing period is opened for only those offices for whom no candidates filed.
The local races that will be open for filing are all local special purpose districts: school, fire, cemetery, and water districts.
San Juan County Elections Office will hold a special three-day filing period starting next Wednesday, June 23, and ending on Friday, June 25. Persons interested in filing as a candidate for one of the offices below can do so online, by mail, by email, or in person. The Online Candidate Filing Wizard will be opened from 9 a.m. Wednesday through 4 p.m. Friday. Paper Declarations of Candidacy will be accepted from 8 a.m. Wednesday through 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Online Candidate Filing Wizard and paper Declaration of Candidacy can both be found at www.sanjuanco.com/elections.
The following offices will be open during the three-day filing period:
| District | Position | Term |
| Shaw Island School District #10 | Director 2 | 4-year term |
| SJC Fire Protection District #5 | Commissioner 2 | 6-year short & full term |
| San Juan County Cemetery District #3 | Commissioner 1 (Orcas) | 4-year unexpired term |
| San Juan County Cemetery District #3 | Commissioner 3 (Orcas) | 2-year unexpired term |
| Eastsound Sewer & Water District | Commissioner 4 | 6-year regular term |
| Eastsound Sewer & Water District | Commissioner 5 | 6-year regular term |
| MacKaye Harbor Water District | Commissioner 1 | 6-year regular term |
