Every election, the Clark County Auditor’s Office provides an online and printed voters’ guide with information about candidates and/or ballot measures for voters to make an informed decision when voting. Depending on the type of election, the voters’ guide includes statements by and photographs of candidates for elective offices as well as 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 receives only a supporting statement for a local ballot measure. If the legislative body cannot identify anyone to oppose the ballot measure, no opposing statement is written or submitted. If the Elections Office does not receive a supporting or opposing statement for a local ballot measure, the staff attempts to identify citizens interested in authoring such a statement.

For the April 26, 2022 Special Election, the Elections Office has received a proposition for a general obligation bond in the amount of $62,565,000 from the Ridgefield School District that does not have citizens appointed to write a statement against.

To review the complete text of the resolutions, ballot language and other resolutions for the April special election ballot, visit clarkvotes.org and click on the link for the April 26, 2022, special election located near the top of the page.

Any registered voter interested in writing an opposing statement is asked to contact Cathie Garber at the Clark County Elections Department at 564.397.2345. Please call soon as the deadline is 3 p.m. Friday, March 4.

“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 online voters’ guide."

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