Oak Harbor Mayor

Description

The Mayor is elected at large for four year terms. The Mayor officially speaks for both the government and the community as a whole. The Mayor is the presiding officer and a regular member of the city council, and has all the powers and duties for the office of council member in addition to those of mayor.

Application Guidelines

The filing window for this position 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 position 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 Island County Elections office can be reached at 360-679-7366 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. It is preferred that candidates file online through the elections department of Island County, the link for online filing will be available the day the filing window opens. For more information regarding filing online, please see here: https://wei.sos.wa.gov/county/island/en/Elections/Pages/default.aspx

Submit application to:
Island County Auditor, 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, WA, 98239, US