Friday, March 4, 2011

MANY RACES IN MAY 17 ELECTION STILL SEEKING CANDIDATES

Would you like to make a difference in your community? How about lending your time and expertise to a local district providing vital services to you and your neighbors?

The deadline to file for the May 17 special district election is approaching, and many positions up for election still have no candidates.

The May election features contests for school districts, fire districts, water and sewer districts and other entities. The deadline to file as a candidate for the election is March 17.

There are a total of 114 positions on 39 different service district boards and commissions up for election, but candidates had filed for only 32 of those positions as of Wednesday, March 2.

Among the positions with no candidates are those on the Port of Astoria Commission and Clatsop Community College Board of Directors.

Here are the districts with positions on the May 17 election:



County-wide districts
Port of Astoria

Clatsop Community College

Sunset Empire Transportation District



School Districts
Astoria School District

Clatskanie School District (candidates file with Columbia County)

Jewell School District

Knappa School District

Seaside School District

Warrenton-Hammond School District



Rural Fire Protection Districts
Cannon Beach RFPD

Clatskanie RFPD (candidates file with Columbia County)

Elsie-Vinemaple RFPD

Gearhart RFPD

Hamlet RFPD

John Day-Fernhill RFPD

Knappa-Svensen-Burnside RFPD

Lewis & Clark RFPD

Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD (candidates file with Columbia County)

Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue (candidates file with Tillamook County)

Olney-Walluski Fire & Rescue

Seaside RFPD

Warrenton RFPD

Westport-Wauna RFPD



Water Districts
Arch Cape Domestic Water Supply District

Falcon Cove Beach Water District

John Day Water District

Skipanon Water District

Wauna Water District

Wickiup Water District

Willowdale Water District

Youngs Bay Water District
Sanitary Service Districts

Arch Cape Sanitary District

Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District

Shoreline Sanitary District

Sundown Sanitary District



Health districts
Clatsop Care Health District

Union Health District



Other Districts
Sunset Empire Parks and Recreation District

Clatsop County Rural Law Enforcement District



Candidates can file to run by fee or petition.

For a complete list of all seats up for election, the requirements for each office and other information, go to the “Clerk/Elections” page on the Clatsop County website, www.co.clatsop.or.us.

The last day to register to vote in the May 17 election is April 26; more voter registration information is also available on the Clerk/Elections page of the county website.

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