The Bonner County Clerk at the Oct. 21 Board of Commissioners meeting provided a public‑service update on early voting and the local contests appearing in the current election cycle.

Key details
- Early voting: Early voting is open at the elections office through the Friday before the election. Voters should confirm their ballot contents by using the county’s “What’s on my ballot?” tool at bonnercountyid.gov and entering their address.
- Precincts without polling places on election day: Algoma, Clagstone, Gamlin Lake, Lamb Creek, Priest Lake, Sagal, Southside, Spirit Valley, Westman and Renco will not have polling places open for this election, which is not countywide.
- Races and candidates listed by the clerk on Oct. 21 (as read into the record):
- Clark Fork mayor: Tanya Becker and Russell Schenck
- Dover city council: Kim Bledsoe, Merlin Glass, Jerry Heaps and Hans Bridal
- Kootenai (Kootenay) council: Robert Dressel and Daniella Baumgarten Pickett
- Sandpoint city council (vote for three): Joel Esparrow, Torres Joshua, Rick Haworth and Joe Tate
- Timberlake Fire Protection District (vote for 1): Odin Olsen, Carrie Keres and Jason Charter
- West Pend Oreille Fire Commissioner Subdistrict (vote for 1): David Van Natter and Nigel Cave
- Measures described by the clerk: East Hope permanent override levy ($30,000; rate reported as $20.89 per $100,000 of taxable value) for street improvements; Ponderay local-option consumption tax (1% on transactions over $999.99; described as not a property-tax levy); Sandpoint municipal revenue bond ($130,000,000) for the city wastewater system (repayment to appear on water/sewer bills, not property tax); Northside Fire permanent override ($684,339; $20.2 per $100,000 taxable value).

Why it mattered: The clerk emphasized that ballot contents vary by address because of overlapping taxing districts; voters should use the online ballot lookup to confirm what appears on their ballot.

Next steps: Voters may cast ballots during early voting hours at the elections office through the Friday before election day or at their precinct polling place if one is open for their precinct.