PORT ANGELES — Buried in the mudslide of this year’s political campaign are five proposals to change the county’s charter.

The proposals made it to the November ballot following several months of study by a 15-member panel elected a year ago.

To be approved, the proposals need to receive a simple majority. They include:

* Making the director of the Department of Community Development an elected position.

* Requiring primary elections for nonpartisan county races only when more than two candidates file for the office.

* Establishing priorities for county commissioner redistricting.

* Clarifying the selection, duties and responsibilities of the county administrator.

* Establishing new rules for the county initiative process.

Dave Cummins, R-Sequim, who chaired the non-partisan charter review commission, discussed the proposals during a forum in Sequim last week.

He provided a list of reasons for approval and rejection of each proposal — based on listening to tape recordings of meetings and public hearings to provide a cross-section of opinion.

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