EPHRATA - A special three-day filing period is open Wednesday through Friday for non-partisan offices for which no one filed during the regular filing period.

There are 44 positions open for filing. Offices include council positions in Ephrata and George, as well as numerous commissioner positions on fire, hospital, port, cemetery, water and airport districts across the region.

Its relatively common to see a high number of openings at this point in the election cycle, according to Grant County Elections Administrator Sue Ramaker.

The open council positions are sure to see filings this week, although some of the smaller boards and commissions have remained inactive for as many as 22 years due to lack of interest, Ramaker said.

Positions remaining unfilled will come up for election again in two years.

The following positions are open for filing:

Council positions

* Electric City Council position 5 (short and four year term)

* Ephrata City Council position 4 (four year term)

* George City Council Position 1 (short and four year term)

* Grand Coulee City Council position 4 (short and four year term).

Fire district

commissioners

* Grant County Fire District 6, Hartline, position 2 (six year term) and position 3 (four year unexpired term).

Hospital district

commissioners

* Hospital district 1, Moses Lake, position 1 (four year unexpired term)

* Hospital district 4, Soap Lake, position 4 (six year term)

* Hospital district 5, Mattawa, position 1 (four year unexpired term), position 2 (two year unexpired term,) position 3 (six year term)

* Hospital district 7, Royal City, position 4 (six year term), position 5 (six year term)

Port district

commissioners

* Port District 4, Coulee City, position 3 (six year term)

* Port District 5, Hartline, position 2 (two year unexpired)

Cemetery district

commissioners

* Cemetery District 2, Wilson Creek, position 2 (four year unexpired) and position 3 (two year unexpired)

* Cemetery District 3, Hartline, position 1 (two year unexpired term), position 2 (four year unexpired term) and position 3 (short and six year term)

* Cemetery District 4, Warden, position 3 (four year unexpired term)

Airport district

commissioners

* Airport District 1, Mattawa, position 1 (short and two year term), position 2 (short and two year term) and position 3 (short and two year term)

Park and recreation

commissioners

* Airport Park and Recreation District 1 position 1 (two year unexpired term), position 2 (short and four year term), position 3 (short and four year term), position 4 (short and four year term) and position 5 (short and four year term)

* Pelican Point Park and Recreation District 2 position 1 (short and four year term), position 2 (two year unexpired term), position 3 (two year unexpired term), position 4 (two year unexpired term) and position 5 (two year unexpired term)

Water district

commissioners

* Beverley Water District position 3 (six year term)

* Cascade Valley Water District position 1 (four year unexpired term), position 2 (two year unexpired term) and position 3 (short and six year term)

* Royal Camp Water District position 1 (two year unexpired term), position 2 (short and four year term) and position 3 (four year unexpired term)

Sewer district Commissioners

* Crescent Bar Sewer District position 1 (short and six year term), position 2 (two year unexpired term) and position 3 (six year term).

For more information, visit www.co.grant.wa.us.