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Hospital district candidate Mark Borden denied address exemption; commission cites public records
Summary
The commission denied Mark Borden's petition to withhold his residential address from his F-1, finding his written evidence insufficient and noting Island County auditor records already list his address via deed and deed of trust.
Mark Borden, a candidate for hospital commissioner for the Whidbey Island Hospital District, did not appear at the hearing; staff summarized his written request that cited vandalism, defacement and intimidation after prior challenges to the district and said Borden agreed to recuse for conflicts.
Chair Leach said the petition did not meet the statutory showing required to exempt a residential address where public auditor records already disclose a deed and deed of trust listing an address. "I am going to deny mister Borden's request because he has not made a sufficient showing that the use of a legal description in lieu of an address would cause him the risks that are required to satisfy the requirements of the statute," the chair said. The commission concluded that removing the legal description would not materially reduce the availability of his address online and denied the request.
