Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Clark County Elections will host its annual political party observer training 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in the conference room at the Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St.

This training is for people interested in participating as a political party observer during an election cycle. The training is a prerequisite to serving as an observer.

Election observer training provides an overview of how ballots are processed, including their inspection and the operation of ballot-counting equipment.

Vancouver, Wash. ‒ On Wednesday, May 24, Clark County Elections will mail approximately 3,300 new voter registration identification cards to voters in areas scheduled to be annexed by Vancouver.

State law requires Elections to send voters new cards each time their district or precinct number changes, as either can with annexation.

The Clark County Elections Office is seeking people to write statements against three measures on the Aug. 1 primary ballot. The statements will be included in the local voters's pamphlet sent out before the election.

Statements supporting the three measures were submitted to Elections for inclusion in the pamphlet, but no one has been identified to write statements opposing the local ballot measures. In such cases, Elections attempts to find people who want to write opposing statements.

The three ballot measures are:

Vancouver, WA – The Clark County Auditor’s Office is sponsoring a workshop entitled, "Winning Ways to Run for Office – A Candidate/Campaign Worker Workshop.’’

The free workshop will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the Clark County Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St.

At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, Election officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots that were randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.

Results of these ballots will be counted in the total returns on election day, Tuesday, April 25, but for this comparison, the Clark county Fire Protection District No. 10 measure also will be counted by hand, to prove the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.

Vancouver, Wash. - Ballots are in the mail to all registered voters in Clark County Fire Protection District 10 for the April 25 special election. Voters who live elsewhere will not receive ballots.

If a voter in Fire District 10 does not receive a mail ballot by Friday, April 14, please contact the Elections Office at 360.397.2345 to request a replacement ballot. Voters also can get replacement ballots in person at the Elections office, 1408 Franklin St.  between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Vancouver, WA ‒ The last day to submit a mail-in voter registration form to be eligible to vote in the April 25 special election is Monday, March 27.

Online registration forms also must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 27. Visit the Elections Office website at clarkvotes.org and click on MyVote to register online.

Registered voters changing their addresses online before the special election must do so by the March 27 deadline.

Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Elections Department will mail approximately 20,000 voter registration identification cards to county resident Saturday, March 18. As required by law, each county voter who has moved into a different voting precinct is being sent a new card.

Vancouver, WA ‒ At 10 a.m. Thursday, March 16, the Clark County Elections Office will conduct a logic and accuracy test of the programming that will tabulate ballots and the accessible voting units for the April 25 special election.

The test will be held at the Clark County Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St. The public  and representatives of jurisdictions that have measures on the ballot are invited to attend this test, which is required under Washington law.

Ballots will be mailed Friday, April 7.

Vancouver, Wash. – Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, Elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots that were randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.

Results of the approximately 600 ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day, but for this comparison, the Vancouver School District measure also will be counted by hand to prove the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.