Election 2017 -- Laurel Waller update

In a campaign mailing last week, Laurel Waller, who filed last spring for Position 5 on the Cathlamet Town Council, said people had told her they were interested in writing her in for Cathlamet mayor. She said she would accept the job, if elected.

County Auditor Diane Tischer said Tuesday that she had checked with the Secretary of State's office about this situation. "She may not file as a declared write-in candidate, but voters may write in her name for any position," Tischer said. "If she wins in both positions, then she'd choose and resign from one."