VOTERS’ PAMPHLET NOVEMBER 6, 2018 GENERAL ELECTION Important Information Clackamas County Elections Division ● The deadline to register to vote is 1710 Red Soils Court Suite 100 October 16, 2018 to be eligible for a ballot for this election. Oregon City, OR 97045 www.clackamas.us/elections ● All official drop sites in Clackamas 503.655.8510 County are available to the public 24 hours a day from October 17, 2018 until 8 pm on Election Day. (p. C-84) Sherry Hall ● Ballots may be received by 8:00 pm County Clerk on Election Day, November 6, 2018 CLACKAMAS COUNTY Office of the County Clerk SHERRY HALL CLERK 1710 RED SOILS CT, SUITE 100 OREGON CITY, OR 97045 503.655.8510 FAX 503.650.5687 Dear Clackamas County Voter: This Voters’ Pamphlet contains information designed to assist you in voting: candidates’ statements, ballot titles, explanatory statements, and arguments pertaining to local measures that appear on the November 6, 2018 General Election ballot in Clackamas County. You will not vote on everything that appears in this pamphlet, only those candidate races and measures that appear on the Official Ballot in your Vote-By-Mail packet. In order to vote on a certain measure or race, you must be an active registered voter of the jurisdiction placing the measure on the ballot. Your voted ballot must be received at the Elections Office, 1710 Red Soils Court, Suite 100, in Oregon City or an official ballot drop site by 8:00 p.m. on election night in order to be counted. Remember, the postmark on a mailed ballot does NOT count. Official ballot drop sites are listed on Page C-84 of this pamphlet. All drop sites in Clackamas County are now available to the public 24 hours a day from October 17, 2018 until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Please check the list as some locations have changed. Ballots will be delivered to households between Thursday, October 18th and Monday, October 22nd. Please contact us if you have not received a ballot by October 24th. If a ballot was delivered to your residence for someone who should no longer be receiving ballots at your address, please write “RETURN” on the envelope and place it back in your mailbox. If a ballot was sent to someone who has passed away, please write “DECEASED” on the envelope and place it back in your mailbox. We will be conducting the Public Certification Test of our vote tally system on October 30, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Please contact our office if you would like to observe this process. If you need assistance voting or have any questions about this particular election or the election process, please call the Elections Division at 503.655.8510. Sincerely, Sherry Hall Clackamas County Clerk C-2 Official Clackamas County 2018 General Election Voters’ Pamphlet Table of Contents Candidates * Page Measures Page Clackamas County Assessor & Tax Collector...............C-5 City of Gladstone - Measure 3-535 .........................C-38 Clackamas County Clerk .............................................C-6 City of Gladstone - Measure 3-536 .........................C-40 Clackamas County Treasurer.......................................C-7 City of Lake Oswego - Measure 3-537 ....................C-42 City of Canby, Councilor................................................C-7 City of Lake Oswego - Measure 3-538 ....................C-43 City of Estacada, Mayor................................................C-8 City of Oregon City - Measure 3-539 .......................C-44 City of Estacada, Councilor ...............................C-8 to C-9 City of Portland - Measure 26-200 ...........................C-45 City of Gladstone, Mayor ...........................................C-10 City of Portland - Measure 26-201 ...........................C-47 City of Gladstone, Councilor, Position 1 .....................C-11 City of Sandy - Measure 3-540 ...............................C-52 City of Gladstone, Councilor, Position 3......................C-12 City of West Linn - Measure 3-543 ...........................C-53 City of Gladstone, Councilor, Position 5.........C-13 to C-14 City of West Linn - Measure 3-544 ..........................C-54 City of Happy Valley, Mayor .......................................C-15 Metro - Measure 26-199 ..........................................C-55 City of Happy Valley, Councilor, Position 1 ................C-16 Tigard-Tualatin School - Measure 34-285 ...............C-66 City of Happy Valley, Councilor, Position 3 ................C-17 Riverdale Fire - Measure 26-198 .............................C-69 City of Lake Oswego, Councilor ....................C-18 to C-21 North Clackamas School - Measure 3-541 ..............C-70 City of Milwaukie, Mayor ............................................C-22 Oregon City School - Measure 3-545 .......................C-77 City of Milwaukie, Councilor, Position 2 .....................C-23 Canby Fire - Measure 3-542 ....................................C-82 City of Milwaukie, Councilor, Position 4 ......................C-24 City of Oregon City, Mayor .........................................C-24 City of Oregon City, Commissioner, Position 1 ...........C-25 City of Oregon City, Commissioner, Position 4 ...........C-26 Miscellaneous City of Portland, Commissioner, Position 3 ................C-27 Letter from the County Clerk .....................................C-2 City of Sandy, Mayor ..................................................C-28 Voting Instructions .....................................................C-4 City of Sandy, Councilor, Position 2 ...........................C-29 Voter Registration Information .................................C-14 City of Sandy, Councilor, Position 5 ...........................C-30 Official Ballot Drop Sites ..........................................C-84 City of Tualatin, Mayor ................................................C-31 City of Tualatin, Council Member, Position 3 ..............C-32 City of Tualatin, Council Member, Position 5 ..............C-32 For your convenience, the Clackamas County City of West Linn, Councilor .......................................C-33 Voters' Pamphlet has a shaded side bar and has City of Wilsonville, Councilor .........................C-34 to C-35 been inserted in the State's pamphlet. Metro, Councilor, District 2 .........................................C-36 Clackamas Soil & Water District, Zone 4 ................... C-37 A digital version of this pamphet will be available Clackamas Soil & Water District, At Large 2 ..............C-37 on our website, clackamas.us/elections *Not all candidates choose to purchase space in the Voters' Pamphlet. For a complete list of candidates who have filed for office, visit http://clackamas.us/elections Candidates and Measure filings appear in the order which they will appear on the ballot as instructed by the Secretary of State. Arguments in favor/opposition to a measure appear in the order in which each type of argument was received at the County Elections Division. For complete filing of measures visit our website at: https://clackamas.us/elections/20181106.html#measures or visit us at 1710 Red Soils Court, Suite 100 Oregon City, OR 97045 The printing of candidate statements, measure filings, and arguments does not constitute an endorsement by Clackamas County, nor does the county warrant the accuracy or truth of any statements. Official Clackamas County 2018 General Election Voters’ Pamphlet C-3 Fig. 1 Vote your Official Ballot Locate the candidate or measure response (Yes or No) of your choice for each contest. To vote, you must completely darken the rectangle to the left of your choice with black or blue ink. [Figure 1] To vote for a candidate whose name does not appear on the Official Ballot, completely darken the rectangle to the left of the blank Write-in line provided for the Fig. 2 office and fill in the blank line with the full name of the person you wish to vote .for [Figure 2] Remember: If you vote for more than the number of candidates allowed for an office, or you vote both Yes and No on a measure, it is called an overvote, and your vote for that candidate or measure will not count. [Figure 3] You are not required to vote on everything. Your ballot will still be counted as cast and your votes for other contests will be counted. Fig. 3 Review your Official Ballot Ensure you have correctly marked your choice for each contest. Your official ballot contains contests printed on both front and back. Remember to review both sides! If you lose your ballot, make an error on it, or spoil it in any way, contact the Clackamas County Elections Division at 503.655.8510 to request a replacement ballot. Return your Official Ballot Place your voted Official Ballot in the envelope and sign the voters' statement. If you forget the secrecy sleeve - it’s not a problem. Remember: Read and sign the Voter’s Statement on the Return Ballot Envelope. Your ballot cannot be counted if the Return Identification Envelope is not signed. By Mail: Attach sufficient first-class postage to the signed and sealed Return Ballot Envelope. Mail it as soon as possible; it must arrive at Clackamas County Elections Divison no later than 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Remember, the postmark does not count! In Person: Deliver the signed and sealed Return Ballot Envelope to any official ballot drop site (see list on page C-84) no later than 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Postage is not required if ballot is delivered to a drop site. Do you have questions, or need assistance voting? Please call the Elections Division at 503.655.8510. C-4 Official Clackamas County