Politics & Government
Duvall Resident Wins Online Election to King Conservation District
The district's online election, which ended March 15, was one of the first of its kind in the country, officials said.
Duvall resident Eric Nelson has been elected to the King Conservation District following an online election that was one of the first of its kind in the country, officials announced last week.
The online election ended March 15, and Nelson received 1,292 votes to serve on the board of supervisors. Redmond resident Teri Herrera received 129 votes, the district reported in a statement.
The other candidates, Douglas "Bruce" Elliott of Kent and Preston Prudente of Sammamish, received 820 and 54, respectively.
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Nelson will begin his three-year term in June.
Bill Knutsen, chair of the district's board of supervisors, called this election "an important building block" for future ones for the body.
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"In the long term, we believe online voting remains the best option to broaden voter participation in the King Conservation District election process," he said in a statement.
The goal of the district is to advise and help landowners about becoming good land stewards. The state created the agency in 1949 as a natural resource assistance agency.
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