The Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board election is on Thursday, June 19, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The polling place is at Lagerquist & Morris, 5135 Ballard Ave. N.W. Absentee voting is currently open through June 19 at noon at the Ballard Neighborhood Service Center, 5604 22nd Ave. N.W.

Two seats on the seven-member board are currently up for election. Both open positions are two-year terms ending June 30, 2010.

There are three candidates for Position No. 1, which is reserved for district property owners:

Joseph Herrin - owner of 5140 Ballard Ave NW ("Conor Byrne Building"), James Riggle - owner of 5301 Leary Ave. N.W. (Olympic Athletic Club), and Bryan Syrdal - owner of 5403 Ballard Ave. N.W. (Portland Building), and 5443 Ballard Ave N.W. (Princess Apartments).

There are three candidates for Position No. 2, which is reserved for district property owners or businesspersons: Richard Hiner - owner of Richard Hiner Architects, 53347 Ballard Ave. N.W.; Michael Korotkin - owner of Hatch & Kirk, Inc., 5111 Leary Ave. N.W.; Dr. Robert Whaley - owner of New York Fashion Academy, 5201 Ballard Ave. N.W.

The Ballard Avenue Landmark District was established in 1976 to protect the unique architectural heritage of the street which was downtown Ballard from 1900 into the 1930s.