The deadline to file as a candidate for the Clallam Conservation District is 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, with the election itself set for March 21.

Polls that day will be open from noon-8 p.m. at the Armory Square Office Building, 228 W. First St., Suite H, Port Angeles, and ballots for mail-in voting are available upon request.

Registered Clallam County voters elect three of the five positions on the board, while the Washington State Conservation Commission appoints the other two positions.

The election in March will help fill an elected position currently held by Robert Beebe, a term that expires in May 2023.

Interested candidates must file their information at 228 W. First St., Suite H, Port Angeles, or by email to info@clallamcd.org.

The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Tuesday, Feb. 28. Ballots may be requested online at clallamcd.org/mail-in-ballot-request or by calling 360-775-3747, x5.

The deadline for the district office to receive all mail-in ballots is 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 21. Completed ballots may be mailed or dropped in the ballot drop box just outside of the district office door in the Armory Square Building, 228 W. First St., Suite H, Port Angeles, WA 98362. Mail-in ballots received after the 8 p.m., March 21, deadline will not be counted.

For more information, or to get election application forms, visit clallamcd.org/elections-appointments or call 360-775-3747, x5.

There are 45 conservation districts (including Clallam’s) in Washington state. These districts are non-regulatory subdivisions of state government that help land users conserve natural resources.

District boards are comprised of five supervisors who meet once a month. Supervisors serve three-year terms of office as volunteers without compensation.