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Eatonville council seeks canvassing-board replacements and confirms availability requirements before March 7 election
Summary
With a canvassing-board member conflicted by a spouse’s candidacy, council discussed urgent replacement needs for the March 7 election. The CAO said appointees must live in Eatonville, not serve on another board, and be available March 7 (meet at 5 p.m.) and March 11 (2 p.m.). Council reached out to potential volunteers and paused to make calls.
The Eatonville Town Council on March 3 discussed replacing a canvassing-board member whose spouse is running in the upcoming election and took steps to identify replacements before election deadlines.
The CAO explained the legal and procedural requirements: a canvassing-board member must live in the town, cannot serve on another board that would conflict, and must be available for required meetings — including meeting at the supervisor of elections’ office on election day at 5 p.m. and a canvass/independent-audit meeting on March 11 at 2 p.m. Council discussed the need to name a primary and alternates to ensure an odd-numbered panel and avoid certification problems if a member fails to appear.
Council members and staff suggested several names to contact; Lisa Grant was thanked for agreeing to assist and Valerie Chambers was proposed as a possible nominee to be contacted for availability. The CAO said the council needed to decide tonight to meet filing and certification windows and asked staff to phone potential appointees; the council briefly recessed to pursue outreach.
No formal appointment was recorded in the transcript during the meeting itself; council directed staff and members to confirm availability and return names to the body.
