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Perera, Merwine lead school board races

Posted in elections, tagged , , , , on November 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Alison Perera

The opening chapter in The Big Count has been written.

The Island County Auditor’s office released the first vote totals for the general election Tuesday night, but because Washington state votes by mail, we may not have final stats for some time.

Tuesday’s totals reflect 19,574 votes counted, with the next release of numbers set for 5:00 PM Wednesday.

The election will be certified Nov. 28.

Those first numbers show Alison Perera and Charles Merwine leading the races for the Coupeville School Board.

Perera, who was named as a replacement when Glenda Merwine retired mid-term due to health concerns, is making her debut on the ballot and facing off with CHS grad and Naval vet David Ford.

Charles Merwine and Leann Leavitt are vying for an open seat, as board president Christie Sears is not running for re-election.

 

Vote totals as of Nov. 7:

 

School Board Position #1:

Charles Merwine – 2219
Leann Leavitt – 755

 

School Board Position #4:

Alison Perera – 1,893
David Ford – 1,142

 

To see complete results for all races in Island County, pop over to:

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4051/Current_Results

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Four file for school board

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , , on May 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The race is on.

Four candidates filed this week to run for positions on the Coupeville School Board, while one current director did not file for re-election.

Christie Sears, who is currently board president, left Position 1 up for grabs, and Leann Leavitt and Chic Merwine have stepped into the void.

Meanwhile, Alison Perera, who was appointed in December to replace Glenda Merwine, who resigned citing health concerns, will run to retain Position 4.

Her rival in the election is David Ford.

Current board members Nancy Conard, Sherry Phay, and Morgan White are not up for re-election this time around.

The cutoff to file was Friday at 4:00 PM.

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Seven stand for school board

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , on December 6, 2022| 2 Comments »

Seven applicants will vie for an open position on the Coupeville School Board.

Interviews will be held across two meetings, with the first five going at a Dec. 8 workshop meeting, and two more conducted a week later at the board’s regular monthly meeting on Dec. 15.

The process will select someone to replace Glenda Merwine, who cited health concerns when she resigned with a year left on her current term.

Her position, a Director At-Large one which can be filled by anyone living within school district boundaries, is up for election in 2023.

The applicants scheduled to be interviewed Dec. 8 are:

Mark Conway Valencia
David Ford
Jennifer Marzocca
Chic Merwine
Gregory Thomas

The remaining two applicants have not been publicly named. That information will be included when the agenda for the Dec. 15 meeting is released.

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