Lakewood City Council, Seat 5

Employer / Organization

City of Lakewood

Next Election

Aug 03, 2021

Filing Window

May 17, 2021 - May 21, 2021

Description

The City of Lakewood is a code city with a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council consists of seven part-time, nonpartisan members elected at-large every two years to staggered, four-year terms. The City Council elects one of its members as Mayor.The City Council is responsible for enacting all legislation and making general policy decisions governing the City. The City Council appoints a full-time, professional City Manager to implement the policies and goals of the City Council, manage and coordinate the overall operations of the City and provides leadership, coordination and development of all City departments, while ensuring the delivery of quality service and serving the needs of the public.The City Council also appoints members of the City's advisory boards and committees .

Application Guidelines
The filing window for this Seat begins the Monday two weeks prior to Memorial Day and ends on the Friday of that week (5 days). Candidacy filing papers can be acquired at and are submitted to either the county elections office or the Secretary of State’s Office in Olympia. For non-partisan offices, if there is only two candidates filed for a Seat they will run against each other in the November election. If more than two candidates file for a non-partisan office, than the non-partisan office will go through the August primary and the top two vote getters will advance to the November election for the seat. For a partisan office, the candidates will run in the August primary even if only two people are participating. This may create scenarios where the same candidates participate for the same seat in the August primary and November election. For any further questions, the Pierce County Elections office can be reached at (253)-798-8683 or [email protected], and the Secretary of State’s Office can be reached at (360) 902-4151 or [email protected]. ***Washington is one of the only states with online filing for candidacy. For more information regarding filing online, please see here: http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/33908

Submit application to:
Pierce County Elections, 2501 S. 35th St., Tacoma, WA, 98409, US