Filing period begins

Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
 
Candidate filings for both the Weston County Museum District and the Weston County Hospital District will begin on Feb. 5 and run through Feb. 25, according to legal notices provided by both entities. Both districts have multiple seats to be filled for after the May 5 election. 
“The Weston County Hospital District has five open seats. Four are four-year terms and one is a two-year term,” said Weston County Health Services Executive Assistant Denice Pisciotti. She explained that candidates must be qualified voters and reside within the district to be considered for the seats. 
The same is true for the museum district, according to the legal notice, and a total of three seats on the board are up for election, all four-year terms. 
Applications for both elections can be picked up at their respective offices. For the Museum District, that is 401 Delaware Ave., in Newcastle, while the hospital’s election applications can be picked up at 1124 Washington Blvd., at the hospital, or online at www.wchs-wy.org. Both legal notices state that interested parties can pick up applications between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. beginning Feb. 5.
“The May Special District Subsequent Director Candidate filing is open from Feb. 5 to Feb. 25, 2020,” Pisciotti said. “Applications must be picked up and filed in the administration office at Weston County Health Services.” 
The same guidelines apply to the Weston County Museum District. 
While polling venues have not yet been announced, Pisciotti said that voter registration begins on March 2. 
“The candidates, along with where the special district election will be held and a sample ballot, will be published April 23,” Pisciotti said. “The election date is Tuesday, May 5, and the polling sites to be announced at a later date.”