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 ballot. 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 11 am Wednesday, March 11, 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 Democratic candidates also will be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.

Voters required to make party declaration for this election only

Vancouver, Wash. – Ballots for the March 10 presidential primary are in the mail to all registered voters in Clark County. Instructions for the primary also are included with the ballots.

For this primary, voters must mark and sign a party declaration for their votes to count. The major political parties require voters to make the declaration. Voters must then vote for a candidate from their declared party.

Vancouver, Wash. ‒ At 2 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 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 March 10 Presidential Primary.

The test will be held at the Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St. Members of the news media, and the general public are invited to attend this test, which is required under Washington law.

Ballots will be mailed Friday, Feb. 21.   

For this election, all registered voters in Clark County will receive ballots.

Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey this week announced the Elections Office has two new ballot drop boxes.

The new drop boxes are open 24-hours a day, seven days a week and are located at:

• Shahala Middle School, 601 SE 192nd Ave.
• Washougal Community Library, 1661 C St., #2391

There are seven existing ballot drop boxes that also are open 24-hours. They are:

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.