Amador County – Amador County’s Registrar of Voters announced the opening of a nomination period this week related to the recall effort of a member of the River Pines Public Utility District board of directors.

Registrar Sheldon D. Johnson announced Thursday the opening of the nomination period for the January 4th, 2011 special recall election against Lylis R. McCutcheon, a director of the River Pines utility board. The nomination period opened Monday, September 20th, and will close on Thursday, October 21st.

Johnson said “nomination documents may be obtained form the Amador County Elections Department” at 810 Court Street in Jackson during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The filing period ends 5 p.m. October 21st.

Johnson said: “Candidates must be registered voters of the district” in River Pines, and the “election of a successor will be contingent upon the recall” of Director McCutcheon.

The district serves water and wastewater customers in both Amador and El Dorado Counties, on Highway 16E in River Pines and on the El Dorado County side of the Cosumnes River.

For further information, call the Amador County Elections Department at 223-6465.

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