Submitted by San Juan County

San Juan County has been notified by the Office of the Secretary of State that a recount of votes in the race for Commissioner of Public Lands needs to be completed. The final election results of the 2024 Primary revealed that the difference in votes between the second and third candidates in the race for Commissioner of Public Lands was less than 0.0258%. This thin margin is prompting a recount across the state.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to RCW 42.30, that the San Juan County Canvassing Board or its duly appointed delegates will convene at 2:00 pm, August 22, 2024, for the purpose of setting the date and time of a manual recount of the votes cast during the 2024 August 6, Primary Election for the office of Commissioner of Public Lands. This meeting will convene in the San Juan County Elections Office at 55 Second St, Suite A, Friday Harbor, WA.

All interested members of the public are invited to observe, either in person or virtually. The Elections Office will livestream the Canvassing Board Meeting on our YouTube channel: San Juan County Elections (https://tinyurl.com/y4pzq86p).

Additional information concerning the recount may be obtained by calling the Elections Office at 360-378-3357.

For more information about San Juan County Elections, visit www.sanjuancountywa.gov/elections or email at elections@sanjuancountywa.gov.