Nov. 3 voters' pamphlet - missing opposing statements

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Nov. 3 voters' pamphlet - missing opposing statements Each year the Clark County Auditor’s Office has the local voters’ pamphlet published inside the state voters’ pamphlet for the General election. The pamphlet is mailed to all households in Clark County. Included in the pamphlet are statements and photographs for the candidates for elective offices as well as supporting and opposing statements for the state and local ballot measures appearing in the General election. Often, our office only receives a supporting argument for a local ballot measure and an opposing statement is not submitted. The legislative body responsible for placing a local measure on the ballot has the opportunity to identify and appoint a committee to write a supporting statement and an opposing statement. If they cannot identify anyone who is known to oppose passage of the ballot measure, then no opposing statement gets written and submitted. If our office does not receive a supporting or opposing statement for a local ballot measure that is to appear in the primary or general election, our staff attempts to identify citizens who would be interested in authoring such a statement. We have received five charter amendments from the City of Vancouver and a levy lid lift measure from Fire Protection District No. 6. Committees have been appointed to write statements supporting the charter amendments and the measure. They have not been able to identify anyone willing to write a voters’ pamphlet statement against the amendments and the measure. If any citizen is interested in writing an opposing statement, he or she is urged to contact Cathie Garber at the Clark County Elections Department by calling (360) 397-2345. Please do this as soon as possible and before 4 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7. County Auditor Greg Kimsey stated, “The public is best served by having a local voters’ pamphlet which presents a fair and balanced debate on the merits of local measures submitted for a vote of the citizens. We urge anyone who is interested to help us get their supporting or opposing statements to these local measures into the local voters’ pamphlet."