NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF DECLARATION FOR NOMINATION/OATH OF CANDIDACY FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS DECLARATION OF NOMINATION AND OATH OF CANDIDACY FORMS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE, HOSPITAL, AND WATER/SEWER DISTRICTS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED BY THE SANDERS COUNTY ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR. Dixon Rural Fire District Heron Rural Fire District Two (2) 3-year positions Two (2) 3-year positions Hot Springs Rural Fire District Noxon Rural Fire District One (1) 3-year position Two (2) 3-year positions Plains/Paradise Rural Fire District Two (2) 3-year positions Thompson Falls Rural Fire District One (1) 3-year position Trout Creek Rural Fire District There are no Park District Elections Two (2) 3-year positions in 2022. Eastern Sanders County Hospital District Noxon Heron Public Hospital District Two (2) 3-year positions One (1) 3-year position Noxon Water and Sewer District Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise Two (2) 4-year positions Three (3) 4-year positions Sanders County Water District at Paradise Woodside Park Water and/or Sewer District Two (2) 4-year positions Two (2) 4-year positions Declaration of Nomination and Oath of Candidacy forms are available from the District's Board, by calling 406-827-6949, on line at http://co.sanders.mt.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Declaration-for-Nomination- Oath-of-Candidacy.pdf, or by writing: Sanders County Election Office PO Box 519 Thompson Falls, MT 59873 Declaration for Nomination and Oath of Candidacy forms may be filed either by mail at the address above or in person at: Sanders County Courthouse Clerk and Recorder/Election Office, Room 206 1111 Main Street Thompson Falls, MT 59873 DEADLINE TO FILE IS FEBRUARY 7, 2022 by 5:00 PM. NO FILING FEE IS REQUIRED TO FILE. A candidate must be elected from among the electors qualified to vote at Special District Elections within the Fire, Hospital, Water and Sewer District for which the candidate has filed. Per 7-13-2234, 7-33-2106, 7-34-2117, and 13-1-304 MCA, if the number of candidates is equal to or less than the number of positions to be elected for that district, the Election Administrator may cancel the election. If an election is cancelled, the governing body shall declare elected by acclamation each candidate who filed a Declaration for Nomination for that position. If a nomination is not filed for one or more position, the governing body shall appoint to fill those positions. An appointee taking office pursuant to this subsection serves that term of office as if the appointee had been elected. If an election is held, the election will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in a Mail Ballot Election. Dated January 24, 2022 Nichol Scribner, Election Administrator Sanders County, Montana Published in the Valley Press on February 3, 2022. MNAXLP NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF DECLARATION FOR NOMINATION/OATH OF CANDIDACY FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS DECLARATION OF NOMINATION AND OATH OF CANDIDACY FORMS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE, HOSPITAL, AND WATER/SEWER DISTRICTS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED BY THE SANDERS COUNTY ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR. Dixon Rural Fire District Heron Rural Fire District Two (2) 3-year positions Two (2) 3-year positions Hot Springs Rural Fire District Noxon Rural Fire District One (1) 3-year position Two (2) 3-year positions Plains/Paradise Rural Fire District Two (2) 3-year positions Thompson Falls Rural Fire District One (1) 3-year position Trout Creek Rural Fire District There are no Park District Elections Two (2) 3-year positions in 2022. Eastern Sanders County Hospital District Noxon Heron Public Hospital District Two (2) 3-year positions One (1) 3-year position Noxon Water and Sewer District Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise Two (2) 4-year positions Three (3) 4-year positions Sanders County Water District at Paradise Woodside Park Water and/or Sewer District Two (2) 4-year positions Two (2) 4-year positions Declaration of Nomination and Oath of Candidacy forms are available from the District's Board, by calling 406-827-6949, on line at http://co.sanders.mt.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Declaration-for-Nomination- Oath-of-Candidacy.pdf, or by writing: Sanders County Election Office PO Box 519 Thompson Falls, MT 59873 Declaration for Nomination and Oath of Candidacy forms may be filed either by mail at the address above or in person at: Sanders County Courthouse Clerk and Recorder/Election Office, Room 206 1111 Main Street Thompson Falls, MT 59873 DEADLINE TO FILE IS FEBRUARY 7, 2022 by 5:00 PM. NO FILING FEE IS REQUIRED TO FILE. A candidate must be elected from among the electors qualified to vote at Special District Elections within the Fire, Hospital, Water and Sewer District for which the candidate has filed. Per 7-13-2234, 7-33-2106, 7-34-2117, and 13-1-304 MCA, if the number of candidates is equal to or less than the number of positions to be elected for that district, the Election Administrator may cancel the election. If an election is cancelled, the governing body shall declare elected by acclamation each candidate who filed a Declaration for Nomination for that position. If a nomination is not filed for one or more position, the governing body shall appoint to fill those positions. An appointee taking office pursuant to this subsection serves that term of office as if the appointee had been elected. If an election is held, the election will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in a Mail Ballot Election. Dated January 24, 2022 Nichol Scribner, Election Administrator Sanders County, Montana Published in the Valley Press on February 3, 2022. MNAXLP