Franklin County Clerk

Employer / Organization

Franklin County

Next Election

Aug 02, 2022

Filing Window

May 16, 2022 - May 20, 2022

Description

The County Clerk is one of several independently elected officials provided by the Washington State Constitution (Article IV, Section 26), with specific and special duties assigned by statute, local and state court rules. The position of the County Clerk is best characterized as the administrative and financial officer of the Superior Court. The purpose of the office of County clerk is to ensure a separation of powers among the three branches of government by preserving the integrity of the judiciary.

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 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 Frankling County Elections office can be reached at (509) 545-3502 or [email protected], and the Secretary of State 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: https://wei.sos.wa.gov/county/franklin/en/Documents/2015%20Candidate%20Guide.pdf

Submit application to:
Franklin County Auditor, 1016 N. 4th Ave., Pasco, WA, 99301, US