Every election, the Clark County Auditor’s Office provides an online and printed voters’ guide with information about candidates and ballot measures for voters to make an informed decision when voting. The April voters’ guide includes local ballot measures with supporting and opposing statements written by citizens.

A legislative body placing a measure on the ballot can appoint a committee to write a supporting statement and another committee to write an opposing statement. But often, the Elections Office does not receive an opposition statement for a local ballot measure. If the group cannot identify anyone to oppose the ballot measure, then the Elections Office staff attempts to identify citizens interested in authoring such a statement.

For the April 2024 special election, the Elections Office, as the filing officer, has identified one proposition that does not have citizens appointed to write an opposing statement. The City of Camas has a proposition that is missing a committee to write an opposing statement. The City of Camas proposition is to renew an emergency medical services property tax levy.

To review the complete text of the resolution, ballot language and other resolutions for the April special election ballot, visit clarkvotes.org and follow the link to April 23, 2024, Special Election Information located near the top of the page.

Any registered voter interested in writing an opposing statement is asked to contact Cathie Garber of the Clark County Elections Department at 564.397.2345. Please call soon as the deadline is 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28. 

“The public is best served by providing information which presents a fair and balanced debate on the merits of local measures submitted for a vote,” said Auditor Greg Kimsey. “We urge anyone interested to help us get their opposing statements to these local measures into the voters’ guide."

CONTACT:
Greg Kimsey, Auditor, 564.397.2078
Cathie Garber, Elections director, 564.397.2345