Andy Tullis / The BulletinMatthew Manley, left, gets help from his 4-year-old twin brother Peter on choosing his favorite Smokey Bear cake while standing next to one of the cakes in the cake contest, during the Smokey Bears 70th birthday celebration, at the Des Chutes Historical Museum in Bend Wednesday afternoon.

May election

The May 20 election will serve as a primary for a variety of statewide offices. Local races and measures will also be on the ballot.

DESCHUTES COUNTY

• District Attorney Patrick Flaherty is seeking re-election, and Bend attorney John Hummel has also filed to run for the position as well.

• Commission seats held by Tony DeBone and Tammy Baney are up for election. DeBone, a Republican, has filed to run again and faces a primary challenge from Richard Esterman. Jodie Barram, currently a Bend city councilor, has filed as the Democratic candidate.

• Circuit Judge Barbara Haslinger has announced she’ll retire. Her seat on the bench will be up for election. Randy Miller and Thomas Spear are vying for the position.

• Circuit Judge Stephen Forte is up for re-election.

• The county assessor position is on the ballot.

• A five-year local option fire levy would tax property owners 20 cents per $1,000 in assessed property value. The fire department currently receives a cut of $1.18 per $1,000 in assessed property value from the city’s permanent tax rate of $2.80 per $1,000.

CROOK COUNTY

• The commission seat held by Seth Crawford is up for election. Crawford has filed to run again and faces a primary challenge from Prineville City Councilor Jack Seley.

• The county assessor position is on the ballot.

• A measure to make nonpartisan the positions of Crook County Judge and county commissioners will also be on the ballot.

JEFFERSON COUNTY

• Commission seats held by Mike Ahern and John Hatfield are up for election. Ahern is seeking re-election and will face a challenge from Floyd Paye; Tom Brown, Mae Huston and Mike Throop have filed for the other seat.

CROOK/JEFFERSON

• Circuit Judge Daniel Ahern and Circuit Judge Gary Lee Williams are running unopposed for re-election.

REGISTER TO VOTE

• The deadline to register to vote is 21 days before Election Day.

• Register online at the Oregon secretary of state’s website, by mail using a form found there, or in person at your county elections office.

• Absentee ballots are available 45 days before the election. Voters already registered in Deschutes County can request an early ballot in person, by mail or by fax. Use this link to the county website to download the form as a PDF: bitly.com/1fW8tbY. Voters must include a name, a residence address and a mailing address.

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• Coverage leading up to the election is online at bendbulletin.com/elections