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
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