Submitted by San Juan County.

San Juan County’s Elections Office is opening a special three-day filing period in June for those offices where no candidates filed during the regular candidate filing week. The special three-day filing period will be held in accordance with RCW 29A.24.181 only for the offices listed below.

Orcas Island School District No. 137; Director 5 for a four-year term

SJC Fire Protection District No. 5; Commissioner 1 for a two-year unexpired

SJC Fire Protection District No. 5; Commissioner 2 for a four-year unexpired

SJC Cemetery District No. 3 (Orcas); Commissioner 3 for a six-year regular

Eastsound Sewer & Water District; Commissioner 4 for a four-year unexpired

Candidate filings can be made in person or by mail starting Wednesday, June 7 at 8:00 AM until Friday, June 9 at 4:30 PM. Online candidate filings will be accepted starting Wednesday, June 7 at 9:00 AM until Friday, June 9 at 4 p.m.. If there is still a void in candidacy after the special three-day filing period, the office will not appear on the November 7 General Election ballot.

More information about filing for the offices listed below may be obtained by contacting the Elections Office at 55 Second St, PO Box 638, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, by calling (360) 378-3357, or by emailing the elections office at: elections@sanjuanco.com. Information can also be found at the San Juan County Elections Office website at www.sanjuanco.com/elections.