League of Women Voters SJI hosts Orcas Voter Forum with Fire Commission candidates

Published 1:30 am Monday, September 25, 2023

Submitted by the League of Women Voters of the San Juans.

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, is sponsoring a Voter Forum at the Orcas Island Firehall at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The Forum is designed to help voters to get to know the candidates for positions to be considered in the November general election. The San Juan County Elections Office will be mailing primary ballots to registered voters on Oct. 17.

The Voter Forum is a moderated event during which candidates will present introductory statements and respond to your questions, within time limits. Candidates confirmed to attend and respond to questions are: Brian Ehrmantraut and Alan Stameisen (Fire Commissioner #2) and

Randall Gaylord and Nicholas Negulescu (Fire Commissioner #3). The League has additionally invited authors of the arguments for and against the Fire Protection District 2 Proposition 1 to attend and respond to public questions. The League of Women Voters requires civil discourse in forums, and all questions to candidates must meet that requirement.

The meeting will also be available via Zoom. Those who can’t join us in person at the Firehall can join the Zoom Meeting at:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86831238496?pwd=aU5qT0IwM2J2THNFOWlwOWZoRVVvdz09

Meeting ID: 868 3123 8496, and passcode: 340496

We hope to see you there and remind you that your vote counts!

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. For more information visit us online at https://www.lwvwa.org/san-juan/index.html.

The League of Women Voters does not endorse any candidate running for an elected position and provides forums solely for the education of voters.