May 17, 2011 Special District Elections:114 Open Positions, Only 32 Declared Candidates So Far As March 17, Candidate Filing Deadline Approaches

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, March 3, 2011

MANY RACES IN MAY 17 ELECTION STILL SEEKING CANDIDATES

Would you like to make a difference in your community? How about lending your time and expertise to a local district providing vital services to you and your neighbors?
The deadline to file for the May 17 special district election is approaching, and many positions up for election still have no candidates.
The May election features contests for school districts, fire districts, water and sewer districts and other entities. The deadline to file as a candidate for the election is March 17.
There are a total of 114 positions on 39 different service district boards and commissions up for election, but candidates had filed for only 32 of those positions as of Wednesday, March 2.
Among the positions with no candidates are those on the Port of Astoria Commission and Clatsop Community College Board of Directors.
Here are the districts with positions on the May 17 election:

County-wide districts
Port of Astoria
Clatsop Community College
Sunset Empire Transportation District

School Districts
Astoria School District
Clatskanie School District (candidates file with Columbia County)
Jewell School District
Knappa School District
Seaside School District
Warrenton-Hammond School District

Rural Fire Protection Districts
Cannon Beach RFPD
Clatskanie RFPD (candidates file with Columbia County)
Elsie-Vinemaple RFPD
Gearhart RFPD
Hamlet RFPD
John Day-Fernhill RFPD
Knappa-Svensen-Burnside RFPD
Lewis & Clark RFPD
Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD (candidates file with Columbia County)
Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue (candidates file with Tillamook County)
Olney-Walluski Fire & Rescue
Seaside RFPD
Warrenton RFPD
Westport-Wauna RFPD

Water Districts
Arch Cape Domestic Water Supply District
Falcon Cove Beach Water District
John Day Water District
Skipanon Water District
Wauna Water District
Wickiup Water District
Willowdale Water District
Youngs Bay Water District
Sanitary Service Districts
Arch Cape Sanitary District
Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District
Shoreline Sanitary District
Sundown Sanitary District

Health districts
Clatsop Care Health District
Union Health District

Other Districts
Sunset Empire Parks and Recreation District
Clatsop County Rural Law Enforcement District

Candidates can file to run by fee or petition.
For a complete list of all seats up for election, the requirements for each office and other information, go to the “Clerk/Elections” page on the Clatsop County website, http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/.
The last day to register to vote in the May 17 election is April 26; more voter registration information is also available on the Clerk/Elections page of the county website. People can also check their voter registration status online by going to https://secure.sos.state.or.us/eim/vr/showVoterSearch.do

Released by:
Tom Bennett
Community Relations Coordinator
(503) 325-1000