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YAKIMA, Wash. — An election for voters to decide whether to pursue changing Yakima County government will take place in November. Additional filings for freeholder positions this morning made the vote a certainty.
All 15 positions now have declared candidates, a requirement for the election to occur.
Yakima County commissioners, in a resolution earlier this month calling for the election, determined the vote would be canceled if even one position was left vacant.
The ballot measure became official with the filing by Michael Murdock of Terrace Heights for the last open position in District 3.
As of noon today, 24 people had filed for the 15 positions.
During the November general election, voters will decide whether freeholders should be elected to write a charter for the county and which of the candidates should serve.
Voters in each of the three commissioner districts will elect five freeholders to represent them.
The freeholders will write a proposed charter that will be submitted to voters at a future election.
— David Lester
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