"During the meeting, Williams complained that the public does not “understand” issues like water quality and warned the District could “lose our expertise” if the pool of voters changes."
And there it is, Marky Mark and his funky bunch continue with their reign of conniving power.
The BOCCC has emboldened the CCD and instead of stepping up to defend the citizens of Clallam County capitulate to this insanity.
We have a month to get this done. Everyone at CCWD can get 10 people to sign up. Let’s show that our group CAN make a change. I believe that if we do this we can win. Let’s get going in a positive direction and each of us get those 10 votes. I am starting today to get
Clallamity Jen had an excellent article explaining how the county government works. Thank you Clallamity. Although POWER WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY...explains much, I’m still confused, (which appears to be the CCD’s goal. Confuse and limit voting). I have 4 questions below. If they could be answered, it would help me grasp this a little better.
(1) Is this just for Port Angeles or does it include Sequim and Forks?
“Ballots will be sent only to voters the CCD considers qualified, based on an internal voter list that Executive Director Kim Williams acknowledged is eight years old”
(2) What is a “internal voter list”? What does “eight years old” really mean voting wise?
“Voters not on the CCD’s internal list will not automatically receive ballots—only a postcard alerting them to the new rules. If a voter’s registration cannot be verified through the Secretary of State’s database, Williams stated they will be issued a “provisional ballot,” adding yet another discretionary layer to the process”
(3) Does this mean you have to request a ballot THEN receive either a postcard or a ballot? Or does it mean Voters on the CCD internal list will automatically receive a ballot without having to request one?
"During the meeting, Williams complained that the public does not “understand” issues like water quality and warned the District could “lose our expertise” if the pool of voters changes."
And there it is, Marky Mark and his funky bunch continue with their reign of conniving power.
The BOCCC has emboldened the CCD and instead of stepping up to defend the citizens of Clallam County capitulate to this insanity.
Jake, 2026!
CCD will have Septic Sandra Count the votes. 🙃
Is she the tank or the pump?
We have a month to get this done. Everyone at CCWD can get 10 people to sign up. Let’s show that our group CAN make a change. I believe that if we do this we can win. Let’s get going in a positive direction and each of us get those 10 votes. I am starting today to get
the ball rolling.
I’m with you 100%. I’m gonna start working on it too!
Clallamity Jen had an excellent article explaining how the county government works. Thank you Clallamity. Although POWER WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY...explains much, I’m still confused, (which appears to be the CCD’s goal. Confuse and limit voting). I have 4 questions below. If they could be answered, it would help me grasp this a little better.
https://clallamityjen.substack.com/p/how-county-government-works-and-why
(1) Is this just for Port Angeles or does it include Sequim and Forks?
“Ballots will be sent only to voters the CCD considers qualified, based on an internal voter list that Executive Director Kim Williams acknowledged is eight years old”
(2) What is a “internal voter list”? What does “eight years old” really mean voting wise?
“Voters not on the CCD’s internal list will not automatically receive ballots—only a postcard alerting them to the new rules. If a voter’s registration cannot be verified through the Secretary of State’s database, Williams stated they will be issued a “provisional ballot,” adding yet another discretionary layer to the process”
(3) Does this mean you have to request a ballot THEN receive either a postcard or a ballot? Or does it mean Voters on the CCD internal list will automatically receive a ballot without having to request one?
(4) What percentage of votes are required?