By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If you see yourself sitting in the Sandpoint City Council chambers next year, now is the time to declare your candidacy.
With three Sandpoint City Council seats open, residents have until Friday, Sept. 8, to file their candidacy paperwork, a process that began Monday, Aug. 28. Should an individual miss that deadline but still wish to run, he or she can declare their intent to run as a write-in candidate, which they can do until Tuesday, Oct. 10. The election will take place Tuesday, Nov. 7.
In order to declare a candidacy for a city election, the candidate must be at least 18 years of age and a U.S. citizen. In addition, the candidate must live within city limits, the address of the candidate’s voter registration must match their residential address and he or she must have lived in the city at least 30 days prior to filing their declaration. The declaration paperwork must be accompanied by a petition of candidacy with at least five signatures from qualified electors and a filing fee of $40.
This year, the seats currently held by Shannon Williamson, Stephen Snedden and Bob Camp are up for election.
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