Election - 1111

Board elections shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years.

A person is legally qualified to become a Board member who is a United States citizen, and a qualified voter resident in the school district and appropriate director district.

A person may become a candidate for a place on the Board by filing a declaration of candidacy with the county auditor during the June filing period as prescribed by law. In the event that there are more than two candidates for any position on the Board, a primary election shall be held on the third Tuesday of August in the manner prescribed by law. The two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes will appear on the election ballot in November.

In the event a school director position becomes vacant or a void in candidacy for a school director position occurs before the regular filing period begins, the candidates will go through the June filing period as proscribed in law.  If the vacancy occurs after the filing period starts but before the eleventh Tuesday prior to the primary election, the county auditor shall establish a special three day filing period.

In the event a school director position becomes vacant or a void in candidacy for a school director position occurs after the eleventh Tuesday before the primary election, but before the eleventh Tuesday before the general election, then the county auditor shall establish a special three day filing period.  In such a case, regardless of the number of candidates, there will be no primary, and the winner of the position will be the candidate receiving a plurality of the votes cast.

In the event a school director position becomes vacant or a void in candidacy for a school director position occurs after the eleventh Tuesday before the general election, the scheduled election is lapsed, the election deemed stricken from the ballot, no write-in votes counted and no candidate certified as elected.  If an incumbent school director is serving in this instance, the director’s service on the board will continue until the next school board election or until the director resigns.  If no director is currently serving, the position will be filled by the board consistent with the board’s policy on filling vacancies.

Cross References:
Policy 1113 Vacancies
Policy 1712 Conflicts of Interest

Legal References:
RCW 28A.315.450  Directors-Elections
RCW 28A.315.470  Declaration of Candidacy
RCW 28A.315.480  Directors-Ballots
RCW 28A.315.490  Directors-Qualifications
RCW 28A.343.300  Directors-Terms-Numbers 
RCW 28A.343.320  Directors-Declarations of candidacy-Positions as separate offices
RCW 28A.343.330  Directors-Ballots-Form
RCW 28A.343.340  Directors-When elected-Eligibility 
RCW 29A.04.151    Residence
RCW 29A.24.181    Reopening of filing-After eleventh Tuesday before primary
RCW 29A.24.191    Scheduled election Lapses, when
RCW 29A.52.210    Local primaries
RCW 42.12.010      Causes of Vacancy

Adoption Date: 01/09/07