Filing for elected offices that will be on Okanogan County’s November general election ballot must be completed by Friday (May 15). Candidates can file two ways:
• By submitting a Declaration of Candidacy by mail. Candidates can also come in to the auditor’s office from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. weekdays.
• Online at vote.wa.gov/okanogan.
Filing will close at 4 p.m. on Friday. Any candidate may withdraw in writing through May 18.
If needed, there will be a special three-day filing period, May 20-22, for non-partisan offices for which no one filed during the regular filing period.
Nonpartisan offices for which more than two candidates filed will appear on the primary election ballot.
For more information, call (509) 422-7240.
Positions on the ballot of interest to Methow Valley residents include:
• Hospital District No. 1 (Three Rivers Hospital). Commissioner position No. 2 (at large), six-year term, now held by Jerry R. Tretwold.
• Town of Twisp: Mayor, four-year term, now held by Soo Ing-Moody; council position No. 2, two-year unexpired term, now held by Aaron Studen; council position No. 3, four-year term, now held by Traci Day; council position No. 4, four-year term, now held by John Fleming; council position No. 5, four-year term, now held by Dwight Filer.
• Town of Winthrop: Council position No. 3, four-year term, now held by Gaile Bryant-Cannon; council position No. 4, short- and four-year term, now held by Jessica Sheehan; council position No. 5, short- and four-year term, now held by Vern Herrst.
• Methow Valley School District: Board of directors position No. 1, four-year term, now held by Don Calvert; board position No. 3, four-year term, now held by Mary Anne Quigley; board position No. 5 (at large), four-year term, now held by Frank Kline.
• Okanogan County Fire District 6: Board of commissioners position No. 1, six-year term, now held by Roy Reiber.
• Cemetery District No. 1: Board of commissioners position No. 3, six-year term, now held by Susie Gardner.
• Cemetery District No. 2: Board of commissioners position No. 1, six-year term, now held by Carol Gaston.
