Auditor’s Office seeking ‘vote no’ writers for fire district proposals in voters’ pamphlet

The Clark County Auditor’s Office is looking for writers to fill out the opposing views sections in the Aug. 2 primary election voters’ pamphlet, namely for a set of proposals from local fire districts.

For the August election, the auditor’s elections department has received a ballot proposition from Clark County Fire District 2 proposing a merger with Clark County Fire & Rescue, a proposition from Clark County Fire District 3 for a levy lift, and a proposal to continue a tax levy for emergency medical services from Clark County Fire district 6.

Committees have organized to write statements in favor of the proposals, according to the auditor’s office, but no one has come forward to argue against them.

The auditor’s office publishes and mails out a voters’ pamphlet with candidate information and citizen-produced statements in favor and against local ballot measures. The auditor’s office will deliver the pamphlets without “for” or “against” statements, but said it first tries to enlist willing writers.

Any county resident who wants to write an opposing statement to one of the measures can contact Cathie Garber of the Clark County Elections Department at 360-397-2345 for more information. The deadline for statements is 4 p.m. May 16.

“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,” Auditor Greg Kimsey said in a news release. “We urge anyone interested to help us get their opposing statements to these local measures into the local voters’ pamphlet.”