Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Council is seeking nominations and applications to fill a vacant position on the three-member board that oversees Drainage Improvement District No. 5.
This position is for an unexpired term that ends in February 2022. The position will then be put on the special district general election ballot for a four-year, unexpired term.
Vancouver, Wash. – Beginning at 8:30 am Wednesday, Feb. 12, elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.
The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day. But for this comparison, ballots with the Vancouver Public Schools proposition also will be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Ballots are in the mail to all registered voters in the City of Battle Ground, Fire District 3, Ridgefield School District, Vancouver Public Schools, Washougal School District, and Woodland School District.
If a voter does not receive a ballot by Thursday, Jan. 30, please contact the Elections Office at (564) 397-2345 to request a replacement ballot. Replacement ballots also may be requested by mail, email, or in person at the Elections Office at 1408 Franklin St. Office hours are 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Clark County Elections discovered, through correspondence by a voter, that a small amount of voters received incorrect ballot styles or received a ballot when they should not have received one for the Feb. 11, 2020, special election.
Elections’ staff analyzed the information and determined that a group of voters had been inadvertently moved to an incorrect precinct when the software application that determines voters’ precincts was updated in December.
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ At 10 am on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the Clark County Elections Office will conduct a logic and accuracy test of the programming to be used to tabulate ballots and the accessible voting units for the Feb. 11 special election.
The test will be held at the Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St. Members of the news media, jurisdictions with measures on the ballot and the general public are invited to attend this test, which is required under Washington law.
Ballots will be mailed Friday, Jan. 24.
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ At 2 pm on Thursday, Dec. 19, the Clark County Elections Office will conduct an acceptance test of its tabulation equipment.
The Hart Verity tabulation equipment has been upgraded to the newest federally and state certified version. As part of the implementation, a mock election will be tabulated using official ballots, marked with a pre-determined outcome. This acceptance test will be conducted to test the programming of ballots, scanning, resolution and tabulation of the equipment.
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Every election, the Clark County Auditor’s Office provides an online voters’ guide with information about candidates and ballot measures for voters to make an informed decision when voting. 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.
Vancouver, Wash. – Beginning at 8 am on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, Clark County Elections Department began taking candidate filings for the positions of commissioner for Drainage District No. 2, Drainage Improvement District No. 5 and Diking Improvement District No. 14. These commissioner positions are six year terms. The filing period will end at 5 pm on Friday, Dec. 13.
Along with the three openings, Clark County Elections was just notified of a vacancy in Diking Improvement District No. 14. This vacant commissioner position is for an unexpired two year term.
Vancouver, Wash. – Beginning at 8 am on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, the Clark County Elections Department will begin taking candidate filings for the positions of commissioner for Drainage District No. 2, Drainage Improvement District No. 5 and Diking Improvement District No. 14. The filing period will end at 5 pm on Friday, Dec. 13.
Vancouver, Wash. – Beginning at 8:30 am Wednesday, Nov. 6, elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.
The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day. But for this comparison, ballots with the city of Vancouver, Council Position 6 race also will be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.
