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Filing Week Starts Monday May 11, 2020

May 05, 2020

Filing week is next week, Monday, May 11 through Friday, May 15, 2020. 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM in the Auditor’s Office.

On line filing is from 9:00 AM on Monday, May 11 through Friday, May 15, 2020 at 4:00 PM on Friday. You can now pay filing fees online.

Offices Up For Election In 2020:

Office Incumbent Term Filing Fee

Commissioner District #1 Chris Branch 4 year term $684.00

Commissioner District #2 Andy Hover 4 year term $684.00

Superior Court Judge, Pos #1 Hank Rawson 4 year term $1,909.85

Superior Court Judge, Pos #2 Chris Culp 4 year term $1,909.85

PUD Commissioner District #1 Scott Verjaska 6 year term $142.17

Precinct Committee Officer All 224 Precincts 2 year term No Fee

All Declaration of Candidacy Forms must be in the Auditors Office by 4:30 PM, May 15, 2020.

Declaration of Candidacy Forms for Offices that are state wide or involve more than one county, are filed with the Secretary of State in Olympia. For more State candidate filing information go to the Secretary of State web site www.sos.wa.gov.

Candidates this year can complete the Declaration of Candidacy form in a number of different ways.

Complete the paper Declaration of Candidacy form and pay the filing fee in the Auditors Office. This is the way filing has been done in the past.
Come into the office and complete the Declaration of Candidacy form in the Auditors Office on a kiosk and pay the filing fee.
Complete the Declaration of Candidacy form on line from your home computer and pay the filing fee online or in person at the Auditor’s Office.

Candidates wishing to complete their Declaration of Candidacy from home will go to www.votewa.gov and follow the directions.

Since Precinct Committee Officers do not have filing fee, filing from home will be easy and quick.

The Auditors office encourages all Candidates to file and pay filing fees on line as this is available for the first time this year.

Candidates, except Precinct Committee Officers, will also be given the opportunity to submit a statement and picture to appear in the online voter guide. To see the guide and other information about elected officials who represent you, go to votewa.gov and enter your name and birthdate.