OREGON PRIMARY BALLOTS SET TO GO OUT FRIDAY

Ballots for the May 15 primary election will begin arriving in mailboxes of Clatsop County voters Friday and Saturday, April 27-28. The May election includes Democratic and Republican primary races for President, Congress, Oregon Legislature and other statewide races, as well as non-partisan contests for Circuit Court Judge, Clatsop County Sheriff and two Clatsop County Board of Commissioners seats. Three local measures are also on the ballot. Five candidates are in the race for Clatsop County Sheriff. If no single candidate receives more than 50 percent of the total vote, the top two vote-getters will appear on the November general election ballot. John Dunzer of Seaside and Sarah Nebeker of Gearhart are running for the District 2 seat on the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners to replace current District 2 Commissioner Patricia Roberts, who is not seeking another term. Dirk Rohne, District 4 Commissioner, is unopposed for re-election to that seat. Two Clatsop County measures are on the ballot. Measure 4-155 would prohibit the display of elephants and other circus animals in the unincorporated county. Measure 4-156 is a $14 million general obligation bond to fund the proposed expansion of the Clatsop County Jail in Astoria. A third measure, 4-157, asks voters in the Knappa-Svensen-Burnside Rural Fire Protection District to approve up to $695,000 in general obligation bonds to fund vehicle and equipment acquisitions. For more information contact the Clerk and Elections Office at (503) 325-8511 or go to the Clatsop County website, www.co.clatsop.or.us and click on “May 15, 2012 Primary Election.”