General Election voter registration closes Nov. 4 - Election Day - in Port Angeles

For locals, the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general election or update registration in person is Tuesday at the Clallam County Elections and Voter Registration Office at 223 E. Fourth St., Room 042 in Port Angeles.

The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, and until 8 p.m. Nov. 4.

Read the Clallam County Voter’s Pamphlet here.

Drop boxes, which close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, are located in Sequim at:

• Carlsborg: 261461 U.S. Highway 101

• Sequim: 651 W. Washington St.

Other locations include:

• Clallam Bay: 16990 state Highway 112

• Forks: 500 E. Division St.

• Neah Bay: 1450 Bayview Ave.

• Port Angeles: 223 E. Fourth St.

• Sekiu: 15 Sekiu Airport Road

Countywide consideration

In Clallam County, voters are being asked to consider two countywide issues.

The first is Charter Amendment No. 1 regarding coroner duties. The amendment would be a change to the Clallam County Home Rule Charter to remove the requirement that the prosecuting attorney serve as the ex-officio coroner, which would remove the duties of coroner from the prosecuting attorney to the Board of County Commissioners, which would hire personnel.

The second issue is Proposition No. 1, a levy lid lift for county essential public services.

“If approved, this proposition would provide additional funding to continue services which would promote safety, health and the quality of life for citizens in such areas as criminal justice, public safety, public health, land use and park,” according to the Clallam County voter guide, found at tinyurl.com/PDN-Clallam-VoterGuide-2025.

If approved, the levy rate for 2026 would be 95 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. The rate is currently close to 76 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.

In August, County Administrator Todd Mielke said that 10 years ago, the amount was slightly more than $1.44 and the county, under this proposal, would still be well below its maximum of $1.80 per $1,000 of assessed property value.

“If the voters were to approve a levy lid lift, that buys us substantially more time to think about planning for the next few years and to learn about what other changes are coming down the pipeline,” Commissioner Mark Ozias said. “By going out for a one-year levy lid lift, I believe that gives us the chance to show the voters that we are listening to them, we’re thinking about what additional creative thinking we can do.”

The owner of a $500,000 home, which Mielke said is the mid point, would pay $8 more per month for an annual increase of $95, according to Mielke’s presentation.

“I think 95 cents is a reasonable request,” Ozias said. “I think that does what some of our commenters have noted that we can’t not do something. We need to try to do something that is responsive to the needs of the community. When I look at what 95 cents per $1,000 gets us, what I see is it gets us part but not all of the way there.”

The county is projected to have budget deficits of $1.931 million in 2026, according to a Peninsula Daily News report.

Clallam races

There also are several contested races on the ballot for Sequim voters:

• Port of Port Angeles, Commissioner District No. 1: Incumbent Colleen McAleer faces Nate Adkisson on the ballot. However, Adkisson has withdrawn from the race and states in the voter guide he will immediately resign if elected.

• Port of Port Angeles, Commissioner District No. 2: Incumbent Steven Burke faces Allen Sawyer.

• Hospital District 2, Commissioner Position No. 1: Incumbent Ann Marie Henninger faces Gerald B. Stephanz Jr.

• Hospital District 2, Commissioner Position No. 4: Carleen Benson faces Tara B. Coffin.

• Hospital District 2, Commissioner Position No. 7: Incumbent Penney Sanders faces Laurie Force.

• Fire District 3, Commissioner Position No. 3: Incumbent Bill Miano faces Mike Taggart.

Other county contested races include:

• City of Forks, Council Position No. 5: Corey Pearson faces Armistead Lucas Coleman II.

• City of Port Angeles, Council Position No. 1: Incumbent LaTrisha Suggs faces James Taylor.

• City of Port Angeles, Council Position No. 2: Incumbent Drew Schwab faces Tyler Slater on the ballot. However, Slater has withdrawn from the race.

• City of Port Angeles, Council Position No. 4: Incumbent Kate Dexter faces Marolee “Mimi” Smith Dvorak.

• Port Angeles School District 121, Director Position No. 1: Incumbent Sarah Methner faces Ned Hammer on the ballot. However, Hammer has withdrawn from the race.

• Port Angeles School District 121, Director Position No. 2: Incumbent Mary Hebert faces Nancy Hamilton.

• Voters in the Quillayute Park & Recreation District are also being asked to consider Proposition No. 1, a six-year regular property tax levy of 30 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to fund maintenance and operations.

Noncontested Sequim area races include:

• City of Sequim Position 1: Kelly Burger.

• City of Sequim Position 3: A. Pete Tjemsland.

• City of Sequim Position No. 4: Rachel Anderson.

• City of Sequim Position No. 5: Brandon Janisse.

• City of Sequim Position No. 7: Nicole Hartman.

• Sequim School District, Director No. 2: Patrice Johnston.

• Sequim School District, Director No. 4: Maren Halvorsen.

• Clallam County Park and Recreation District No. 1, Commissioner No. 2: Frank Pickering.

Statewide

Voters across the state are being asked to consider Senate Joint Resolution No. 8201.

“This amendment would allow the state fund dedicated to providing long-term care benefits for eligible seniors and people with disabilities to be invested as authorized by law,” according to the state voter guide, which is available at tinyurl.com/PDN-State-VoterGuide-2025.