Franklin County Commissioner, District 2

Employer / Organization

Franklin County

Next Election

Aug 04, 2020

Filing Window

May 11, 2020 - May 15, 2020

Description

Franklin County has three county commissioners who each serve four-year terms. The three commissioner districts are divided by population. The commissioners are partisan and are nominated in a primary election by only the voters in their particular district. In the general election, all the voters in the county are allowed to vote to determine who will be elected as a commissioner. The duties of county commissioners include setting the amount of county taxes and authorizing payment of county bills. The Commissioners adopt a yearly budget, care of county public buildings and other county property, county roads, defending all actions for and against the county, making laws for the county. In Franklin County, most laws are adopted by ordinance and are included in the Franklin County Code. Franklin County laws include: fire codes, boating regulations, burning regulations, business registration, development regulations, planning codes, building codes, plumbing codes, and electrical codes, Franklin County Right to Farm ordinance, litter control, noise control, sales and use taxes, solid waste laws, and speed limits on county roads, setting county policies, serving on other boards such as the Franklin County Disability Board, Benton-Franklin Health District, Ben Franklin Transit, Emergency Management Board, Columbia Basin Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) and Workforce Development Council. The Commissioners are responsible for the administration of all non-elected departments in the county.

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