Auditor offers voters guide

Published 12:38 pm Wednesday, October 14, 2015

For the first time, the Clallam County Auditor’s Office has teamed with the Washington Secretary of State’s Office to produce a printed local voters’ pamphlet for Clallam County voters.

The 2015 Clallam County Local Voters’ Pamphlet is included within the Washington State Voters’ Pamphlet and mailed to every residence in the county. The pamphlets for the 2015 General Election are expected to be mailed from the state this week.

Along with information about all state measures and advisory votes appearing on the general election ballot, the pamphlet also contains photos, statements and biographical details submitted by candidates running for local offices.

Other local issues include eight proposed County Charter amendments, a Sequim School District bond and a Clallam County Fire District No. 1 levy.

“Our goal in producing the printed Local Voters’ Pamphlet is to inform and engage voters on the local level because both are crucial to the electoral process,” Clallam County Auditor Shoona Riggs said. “In doing so, we are also setting a county precedent to continue creating printed voters’ pamphlets for future general elections.”

Copies of the 2015 Local Voters’ Pamphlet will also be available at various locations across the county, including all city halls and public libraries, and in the Auditor’s Office at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St. in Port Angeles.

An online Voters’ Guide is also accessible via the Auditor’s website at www.clallam.net/elections.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Ballots will be mailed to all registered voters in Clallam County today, Oct. 14.