Clallam County Proposed Amendment No. 1 — Charter Amendment Requiring County Commissioner District Town Hall Meetings

What it does

The Clallam County Charter Review Commission adopted Resolution No. 3 concerning amendment of the charter requiring commissioner district town hall meetings. This proposition would amend Article II of the Clallam County Charter to require each individual county commissioner to conduct a minimum of one town hall meeting per year in their commissioner district and require the county commissioners, together, to conduct a minimum of one town hall meeting per year in each of the three commissioner districts. These meetings will be required to occur outside normal business hours. Should this proposition be:

A YES vote means

Each Clallam County commissioner would have to hold at least one town hall a year in their district, and the commissioners together at least one a year in each of the three districts, outside normal business hours.

A NO vote means

Clallam County's charter would not require these town hall meetings.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The 2025 Clallam County Charter Review Commission passed Resolution No. 3 on October 13, 2025, proposing a new charter Section 2.50 requiring commissioner district town hall meetings.

The resolution's findings say the charter does not now require commissioners to meet the public in their districts outside regular board meetings, which are usually in Port Angeles. They also say holding the meetings outside working hours would make it easier for working people to attend.

The resolution's signature page records commissioners Bill Benedict and Chris Noble as voting no and Paul Pickett as abstaining.

Put on the ballot by 2025 Clallam County Charter Review Commission, October 13, 2025 (Resolution No. 3; Benedict and Noble no, Pickett abstained).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Clallam County Proposed Amendment No. 1 mean?

Each Clallam County commissioner would have to hold at least one town hall a year in their district, and the commissioners together at least one a year in each of the three districts, outside normal business hours.

What does a NO vote on Clallam County Proposed Amendment No. 1 mean?

Clallam County's charter would not require these town hall meetings.

How many votes does Clallam County Proposed Amendment No. 1 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Clallam County Proposed Amendment No. 1?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.