Changes to Orcas West and FH charter review positions

Published 2:47 pm Thursday, June 2, 2011

Candidate filing week for the fall primary and general elections will run June 6 through June 10, 2011.

During that week, in addition to other local elected positions, voters will be selecting 18 commissioners for the county’s first “Charter Review Commission.”

It was previously announced that three commissioners would be elected from each of the six Council Districts.  Based on population data received from the 2010 Census, the allocation has been revised.

The Charter says that “the number of CRC members for each district shall be apportioned according to the population distribution in each Legislative Body district.”  Now that population data is available, the 18 seats have to be allocated by population.  As a result, the largest district, which is Orcas West (Council District 4) will elect four commissioners; the smallest district, which is Friday Harbor (Council District 3) will elect two members.  All other council districts will elect three members to the Charter Review Commission.

For more information about filing or about open positions, contact the Elections Office at (360) 378-3357; by fax at (360) 378-8856; or by email at elections@sanjuanco.com.  The mailing address for the office is:  PO Box 638, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.  File online here.