In one of the first elections of its kind in the country, King Conservation District launched an Internet-based election allowing voters to cast their ballots online from home, business or other computer locations.
Online voting, which will span a 30-day period, begins today through 9 p.m. March 15
The King CD focuses on delivering natural resources information and technical assistance to landowners within its boundaries, most of King County.
Four candidates are in the field for the district’s board of supervisor (position No. 2) – Douglas “Bruce” Elliott, Kent; Teri Herrera, Redmond; Eric K. Nelson, Duvall and Preston Prudente of Sammamish.
The secure, two-step voting process includes confirmation of voter eligibility followed by voting.
Voter eligibility applications are available for downloading starting today. Visit www.kingcd.org for links to application forms and information on the election. Individuals registered to vote in King County (excluding residents of cities that are not members of the King Conservation District: Enumclaw, Federal Way, Milton, Pacific and Skykomish) are eligible to vote.
King CD has retained election supervisor Election Trust LLC (Bellevue) and Scytl Secure Electronic Voting USA (Washington, D.C.) to manage and conduct the election process.
The district will also provide a one-day, in-person voting option at the King CD’s Renton office on March 15 between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The office is located at 1107 SW Grady Way, Suite 130 in Renton.
King CD is one of 47 conservation districts in Washington State, with oversight from the Washington State Conservation Commission, an agency created to assist and guide conservation district activities in Washington State. King CD has initiated the online voting alternative following the November 2010 revisions in rules governing conservation district elections in Washington State.
King CD board member duty
The all-volunteer, five-member board includes three elected members and two who are appointed by the Washington State Conservation Commission. All supervisors serve three-year terms. As public officials, their responsibility is to ensure that the King CD meets its legal and public trust obligations.
The board of supervisors conduct regular public meetings to oversee the district’s budget and provide policy guidance and oversight to district staff.
For more information on the 2011 election and the King Conservation District, visit www.kingcd.org.
About the King CD
The King CD provides information and technical assistance programs that are available to all landowners within the district’s boundaries on a voluntary, non-regulatory basis. King CD programs are hands-on, site specific, action and results oriented; and it initiates community outreach activities that include workshops, education programs, site visits,
farm plans, and consultation on land, water and wildlife management.
