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Previously:

• Several Local Districts Remain Open to Candidates For November Election

• It's Official: Starkey Will Face Cowan in Run-Off Election for District 2 Supervisor

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Candidates for several special districts will likely gain their positions without having to put their name to a ballot for the November general election, but not those running for the Crescent City Council.

Six people, including incumbent Jason Greenough, are vying for three City Council seats, County Clerk-Recorder Alissia Northrup told the Wild Rivers Outpost on Thursday.

Crescent City and Del Norte County voters will also cast ballots for Del Norte Unified School District’s Trustee Area 3 seat and two 1 percent local sales tax measures for public safety — Measure S within city limits and Measure R outside city limits — Northrup said.

There will also be a runoff election between Lori Cowan and Valerie Starkey for District 2 Supervisor. And residents in Gasquet, Hiouchi and parts of Smith River and Klamath will vote on candidates for College of the Redwoods’ Trustee Area 7. According to Northrup, the incumbent, Sally Biggin, and her challenger, Stephen Burbank, are both from Humboldt County.

Candidates for all other districts including the Del Norte Healthcare District, the Crescent City Harbor District and the Del Norte County Library District are running unopposed, Northrup said.

“The way the district code is written, if there are three seats and only three people file, it doesn’t have to go to a ballot,” Northrup said.

Candidates in the City Council, Harbor, Healthcare District and Library Districts had until 5 p.m. Wednesday to file their signatures in lieu or pay their filing fees. The filing period is extended if an incumbent in a specific race chooses not to seek re-election.

Crescent City Councilor Alex Fallman and Mayor Pro Tem Heidi Kime did not file election papers by Friday’s deadline, according to Northrup.

In addition to Greenough, the Crescent City Council candidate lineup includes Herman Rinkel, Ray Altman, Alex Campbell, Eric Gill Port and Beau Smith. According to Northrup, Holly Greene, the vice chairperson of the Crescent City Planning Commission, had taken out election papers for City Council, but did not file by the Wednesday deadline.

For Del Norte Unified School District’s Trustee Area 3 seat, incumbent Frank Magarino faces challengers Billy Hartwick and Sheryl Steinruck. Trustee Area 3 includes Smith River, Hiouchi and Gasquet. Though the candidates must live within their trustee area, all Del Norte County voters will be able to cast a ballot for that race.

Charlaine Mazzei is running unopposed for DNUSD’s Trustee Area 4 seat, which primarily includes the Fort Dick area. Mazzei was appointed to the School Board in March, replacing Roger Daley who resigned in January.

Meanwhile, for the Del Norte Healthcare District, Dr. Kevin Caldwell and Tonya Pearcey are running unopposed for two open seats. Dr. Greg Duncan did not seek re-election, according to Northrup.

For the Crescent City Harbor District Board of Commissioners, Brian Stone, Wes White and Harry Adams are running unopposed for three seats. Incumbent Jim Ramsey did not file election papers by Friday’s deadline.

For the Del Norte County Library District, Robin Fornoff, Ruth Rhodes and Marie Jondal will likely replace incumbents John Roberts, Colleen Luttrell and Sierra Smith.

Del Norte County voters can expect their official ballots in the mail in early October, Northrup said. Sample ballots will be mailed to voters in late September.

Northrup also addressed the concern of mail-in ballots and fraud, saying voters can call the Elections Office at (707) 464-7216 if they have concerns.

“Every ballot is checked by human eyes, checking that signature against the signature we have on file,” Northrup told the Outpost. “If the signature doesn’t match or the address doesn’t match, we’re required to try to reach out to that person and get that taken care of.”

Northrup also encouraged those who want to know more about the vote-by-mail process to call her office. She added that if voters make a mistake, they can bring their ballot to a polling place or to her office at the Flynn Center and exchange it for a new ballot.

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