Special Meeting: The County Council will hold a Equestrian Facilities Public Forum on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 6 p.m.

Vancouver, WA ‒ While processing thousands of ballots submitted for the Nov. 8 general election, the Clark County Elections Office discovered an error on an extremely small number of ballots that were printed from the county’s website, marked and returned.

The error was confined to one race and one precinct. The outcome of the race will not be affected by the nine ballots with the error.

Auditor Greg Kimsey regrets the error. Both candidates have been notified of the mistake.

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of a man whose body was discovered 20 years ago.

The Medical Examiner’s Office recently identified James Orin Johnson Sr. as the unidentified person found in Ridgefield on Jan. 13, 2002. Johnson was 32 years old at the time of his death.

The Clark County Canvassing Board will convene at 1 pm Thursday, Dec. 14, 2024 to canvass returns of machine recounts of the Legislative District No. 18 – Senator and County Council District No. 4 – Councilor races from the Nov. 5, 2024 General and Special Election. The board will convene to perform any canvassing duties needed and certify the amended abstract.

 All meetings will be held in the Elections Department conference room at 1408 Franklin St., Vancouver. This building is wheelchair-accessible.

The last day for submitting a mail-in voter registration form for the Aug. 2, 2016 Primary and Special Election is Monday, July 4, 2016.  All post offices will be closed on Monday, July 4 for the holiday, so be sure to have them postmarked before July 4.

Online registration applications can be submitted up to midnight on Monday, July 4, 2016.  Visit the Elections Office website at clarkvotes.org and click on MyVote to register online.

Clark County Public Health has lifted its advisory at Lacamas Lake. While there is still a bloom at the Heritage Park boat launch, water quality has improved over the last two weeks and toxin levels are no longer elevated. 

Clark County Jail Services on Monday, Oct. 28, erroneously released an inmate who was supposed to be transported back to the state of Oregon to serve his remaining time in that state. The inmate was released after time served on his Clark County case for Theft II which was adjudicated before Superior Court Judge David Gregerson.

The inmate, Maurice Xavier Haynes is still at large, and a warrant for his arrest has been issued. Local law enforcement agencies including Oregon State Department of Corrections have been notified. 

Vancouver, WA – Clark County Public Health offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 24, as employees prepare to move to different areas of the building next month. The offices are at 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.

Regular operating hours will resume at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25.

Public Health regrets any inconvenience this may cause.

Many Public Health services can be reached online at:

UPDATE MARCH 26, 2019:  Plans are underway for the 2019 planting season with Master Gardener Rebekah Martin. We plan to grow fruits and vegetables to utilize with Detention meals as well as provide food for youth and their families visiting our facility.  Planting day is May 16th -- SAVE THE DATE!

UPDATE June 29, 2018:  Our plants are growing like crazy!  Below (left), we harvested our first crop of thyme and prepared it for use in cooking.