Skamania County Cemetery District Commissioner, Seat 2

Employer / Organization

Skamania County

Next Election

Aug 01, 2023

Filing Window

May 15, 2023 - May 19, 2023

Description

A Memorial/Cemetery District is a publicly elected board that is elected to manage a historical memorial or a public cemetery. A public memorial district might be a park that has a monument or plaque to honor U.S. service members who have died in combat. A public cemetery is one used by the general community and although it may have some stipulations, it can be used widely by the public. The board’s responsibility usually entails overseeing the expenses necessary for upkeep of the district and coordinating with local or regional government to accomplish their duties.

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 Skamania County Auditor's office can be reached at (509) 427-3730 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.skamaniacounty.org/auditor/

Submit application to:
Skamania County Auditor, 240 NW Vancouver Ave, Skamania, WA, 98648, US