The Nominating Convention of the Wasco County Democrats previously scheduled for Tuesday, July 20, 2010, has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 5, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Northern Wasco County PUD meeting room at 7 pm. All elected and appointed Democratic Precinct Committeepersons (PCPs) are eligible to participate in the selection process. Registration for PCPs will begin at 6:30 pm.
The new deadline for anyone interested in being a candidate for County Commissioner is July 30, 2010. To become a nominee, download the form below and return it by email to Mark Ward or by US mail to the address on the form. For further information, contact Mark Ward.
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Wasco County Democrats are choosing a candidate for Wasco County Commissioner Position 1 because of unusual results in the May 2010 primary election.
On the Democratic side, nobody filed to be a candidate for this position. On the Republican side, there were two candidates: incumbent Dan Ericksen and challenger Scott Hege.
Both candidates ran a campaign to get write-in vote on the blank Democratic ballot. Hege won the Republican nomination, but Ericksen got the most Democratic write-ins.
Under election law, if the winning candidate also gets the most write-ins on the opposing ticket, that blocks any other candidate from running for the position in the general election. But Hege did not get the write-ins, so the Democratic position remains open, and the party has the option of appointing a candidate to run in the November election.
At our regular meeting on July 13, the Wasco County Democratic Central Committee adopted rules for conducting the Nominating Convention. Copies of these rules can be requested from Mark Ward.