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Charter commission reviews ballot-title process, deadlines for pro/con committees
Summary
County counsel and staff explained how ballot titles and explanatory statements are prepared, the state deadlines the county must meet, and the schedule and application process for pro- and con-committees that will write statements for the voters' pamphlet.
County counsel and staff told the Whatcom County Charter Commission that the prosecutor's office prepares the official ballot titles and explanatory statements and that the county must meet state and auditor deadlines to get measures on the November ballot.
The prosecutor's office representative walked commissioners through the three parts that appear on the ballot: a short title (no more than 10 words), a concise statement of effect (no more than 75 words), and the question wording. The representative also described the voters' pamphlet materials that accompany a ballot measure: an explanatory statement, pro and con…
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