Offices up for election in August primary

by Richard Byrd
| May 4, 2017 3:00 AM

EPHRATA — If you have ever considered running for public office, now might the time as there are many public offices open for election in the upcoming August primary.

The Grant County Auditor's Office started accepting declarations of candidacy by mail on Monday, but they will not be filed by the office until filing week, which begins on May 15 and ends May 19. Online candidate filing begins at 9 a.m. May 15.

The following offices are open for election:

Grant County Port District No. 1: port commissioner 2.
Grant County Port District No. 2: port commissioners 1 and 2.
Grant County Port District No. 3: port commissioner 2.
Grant County Port District No. 4: port commissioner 3.
Grant County Port District No. 5: port commissioner 3.
Grant County Port District No. 6: port commissioner 3.
Grant County Port District No. 7: port commissioner 3.
Grant County Port District No. 8: port commissioner 3.
Grant County Port District No. 9: port commissioner 2.
Grant County Port District No. 10: port commissioner 2.

Grant County Hospital District No. 1: commissioners 3 and 4.
Grant County Hospital District No. 2: commissioner 5.
Grant County Hospital District No. 3: commissioners 3 and 5.
Grant County Hospital District No. 4: commissioners 2, 4 and 5.
Grant County Hospital District No. 5: commissioners 1 and 3.
Grant County Hospital District No. 6: commissioners 3 and 4.
Grant County Hospital District No. 7: commissioners 3, 4 and 5.

Wahluke School District: school directors 2 and 5.
Quincy School District: school directors 1 and 5.
Warden School District: school directors 1, 4 and 5.
Coulee Hartline School District: school directors 1, 3 and 5.
Soap Lake School District: school directors 2, 3, and 5.
Almira School District: school directors 1, 3 and 5.
Royal School District: school directors 1 and 5.
Moses Lake School District: school directors 2 and 4.
Ephrata School District: school directors 3 and 5.
Odessa School District: school directors 1, 3 and 5.
Wilson Creek School District: school directors 3 and 5.
Grand Coulee School District: school directors 1, 2, 3 and 5.

Grant County Fire District No. 3: fire commissioners 1 and 2.
Grant County Fire District No. 4: fire commissioner 2.
Grant County Fire District No. 5: fire commissioner 2.
Grant County Fire District No. 6: fire commissioners 2 and 3.
Grant County Fire District No. 7: fire commissioner 3.
Grant County Fire District No. 8: fire commissioners 2 and 4.
Grant County Fire District No. 10: fire commissioner 3.
Grant County Fire District No. 11: fire commissioner 2.
Grant County Fire District No. 12: fire commissioner 2.
Grant County Fire District No. 13: fire commissioner 2.
Grant County Fire District No. 14: fire commissioner 2.
Grant County Fire District No. 15: fire commissioner 1.

Coulee City: mayor, council positions 1, 4 and 5.
Coulee Dam: mayor, council positions 1, 2 and 3.
Electric City: council position 1.
City of Ephrata: mayor, council positions 1, 2 and 3.
City of George: council positions 2, 3 and 4.
Grand Coulee: council positions 1, 2 and 4.
Town of Hartline: mayor, council positions 1 and 2.
Town of Krupp: mayor, council positions 1 and 5.
Mattawa: council positions 1, 3, 4 and 7.
Moses Lake: council positions 1, 2, 4 and 5.
Quincy: mayor, council positions 2, 4 and 5.
Royal City: mayor, council positions 1, 2 and 5.
Soap Lake: council positions 3 and 4.
Warden: council positions 2 and 3.
Wilson Creek: mayor, council positions 3, 4 and 5.

Hartline Cemetery District No. 3: commissioners 1, 2 and 3.
Warden Cemetery District No. 4: commissioner 1.
Royal City Cemetery District No. 5: commissioner 1.

Beverly Water District No. 1: commissioners 2 and 3.
Cascade Valley Water District No. 1: commissioners 1 and 2.
Royal Water District No. 3: commissioners 1, 2 and 3.
Crescent Bar Sewer District No. 1: commissioners 1 and 3.

Airport Park and Recreation District No. 1: commissioners 1 and 2.
Pelican Point Park and Recreation District No. 2: commissioners 1 and 2.
Coulee Area Park and Recreation District No. 3: commissioners 1, 2, 4 and 5.

Grant County Airport District No. 1: commissioners 1, 2 and 3.

For more information contact the Grant County Auditor's Office at 509-754-2011.

Richard Byrd can be reached via email at city@columbiabasinherald.com.