Ballots out next week in Feb. 8 special election

The Clark County Elections office will begin mailing ballots for the Feb. 8 Special Election on Jan. 21. Ballots will be mailed to all registered voters living in Vancouver city limits or within Evergreen, Green Mountain, Hockinson, La Center, Mount Pleasant or Ridgefield school district boundaries.

Eligible voters who have not received a ballot by Jan. 27 can contact the Elections office at 564-397-2345 to request a replacement ballot. While replacement ballots can be requested in person, staff is encouraging voters to request a one by email or by phone.

After Jan. 25, replacement ballots may also be requested or accessed electronically at votewa.gov to print out and return by mail or drop box.

Send email requests to elections@clark.wa.gov. The mailing address is Clark County Elections Office, PO Box 8815, Vancouver, WA 98666-8815.

The last day to submit new voter registrations or update existing registrations online or by mail is 5 p.m., Jan. 31. Voters can still register and update existing voter registrations after Jan. 31, but must do so in person by 8 p.m., Feb. 8.

The process of preparing the ballot tabulation system, which produces election results, will begin at 7:15 p.m. on Election Day. Results will be posted on clarkvotes.org at approximately 8:15 p.m.

An online voters’ guide and a sample ballot listing the ballot measures for the special election are available at clarkvotes.org.