Wednesday, January 6, 2010

BALLOTS GO OUT FRIDAY FOR OREGON STATE TAX MEASURE ELECTION

Ballots for the Jan. 26 statewide special election on two tax measures will be mailed out Friday to Clatsop County voters.
The two ballot measures are the only items on the ballot.
Measure 66 raises taxes on household incomes above $250,000 and individual filers above $125,000 and reduces income taxes on unemployment benefits in 2009. Measure 67 raises the $10 minimum state corporate tax, as well as the business minimum tax and corporate profits tax.
For detailed explanations of the measures, go to the “Jan. 26, 2010 Special Election” link on the Clatsop County website, www.co.clatsop.or.us.
If you do not receive a ballot by Wednesday, Jan. 13, contact the Clatsop County Elections Division at (503) 325-8511.
Completed ballots must be turned in by 8 p.m. Election Day, Jan. 26. The following ballot drop sites are available:
· Clatsop County Clerk’s Office, 820 Exchange St., Astoria
· 24-hour drop box, in front of County Clerk’s Office on Exchange Street.
· Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower, Cannon Beach
· Seaside City Hall, 989 Broadway, Seaside
· Warrenton City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave., Warrenton
· Knappa High School, 41535 Old Highway 30, Knappa
· Mist-Birkenfeld Fire Hall (official Columbia County drop site) 12525 Oregon Highway 202, Mist
· Clatskanie Library(official Columbia County drop site) 11 Lillich St., Clatskanie
A public certification test of the county’s ballot-counting equipment will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria.

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