PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

TO: ALL LINCOLN COUNTY

NEWSPAPERS

FROM:

CHANDRA SCHUMACHER,

LINCOLN COUNTY AUDITOR

SUBJECT:PUBLIC OFFICE

FILING PERIOD FOR 2024

The official filing period for the

fall elections will be held May 6

through May 10, 2024.

All offices are subject to both

Primary and General Elections.

If more than two candidates file

for a position, the Primary Election

would narrow the field to the

top two candidates who would

then appear on the General

Election ballot.

The filing fee of 1% of the annual

salary shall accompany the Declaration

of Candidacy. There

is no fee if the office sought is

without a fixed salary.

Anyone wishing to file may do so

at the Lincoln County Auditor’s

Office between 9:00 A.M. and

4:00 P.M. during the stated filing

period. Mail-in Declarations

must not be received before

April 22, 2024. Declarations by

mail must be in our office no later

than the last day of the filing

period, May 10, at 5:00 P.M.,

and must include the correct

filing fee if any required.

POSITION PRESENTLY HELD

BY TERM COUNTY COMMISSIONER

1ST DISTRICT

JO M. GILCHRIST

4 YEAR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

2ND DISTRICT

SCOTT M. HUTSELL

4 YEAR SUPERIOR COURT

JUDGE JEFF BARKDULL

4 YEAR PUD COMMISSIONER

– 2nd DISTRICT HAL R.

JOHNSON

6 YEAR PRECINCT COMMITTEE

OFFICERS ALL PRECINCTS

2 YEAR

All offices are subject to both

Primary and General Elections

except the following: PUD Commissioner

will be on the General

Election ballot only unless more

than two candidates file for

the position. In that case, the

Primary Election would narrow

the field to two candidates

who would then appear on the

General Election ballot; Precinct

Committee Officers will appear

only on the Primary Election

ballot; Superior Court Judge

will appear only on the General

ballot, unless more than two

candidates file. Then the two

candidates receiving the most

votes in the Primary Election

would advance to the General

Election ballot.

In the Primary Election, candidate

names for County Commissioner

District #1 & #2 will

appear only on ballots for those

precincts within the specific

District. At the General Election,

this commissioner position will

be on ballots countywide.

The filing fee of 1% of the annual

salary shall accompany

the Declaration of Candidacy.

There is no filing fee for Precinct

Committee officer. There is no

fee if the office sought is without

a fixed salary. You may pick up

a filing packet at the Auditor’s

office or visit http://www.co.lincoln.

wa.us to download the form from

the Elections website.

Superior Court Judge candidates

must file with the Secretary

of States Office.

Anyone wishing to file may

do so at the Lincoln County

Auditor’s office between 9:00

A.M. and 4:00 P.M. during the

stated filing period. Mail-in

Declarations must not have a

postmark earlier than April 22.

Declarations by mail must be in

our office no later than the last

day of filing period, May 10, at

5:00 P.M., and must include the

correct filing fee.

To find out more information regarding

filing week or any of the

above offices or terms, please

contact Chandra or Norm in the

Lincoln County Auditor’s office

at 509-725-4971.

Published April 18, 2024