Voters in the Napavine School District who haven’t yet received a ballot for the upcoming Feb. 11 special election should receive replacement ballots by Wednesday, Feb. 5, according to the Lewis County Auditor’s Office.
Some voters in the Napavine School District may not have received a ballot “due to a delivery issue with the United States Postal Service,” the auditor’s office said in a new release.
The Lewis County Auditor’s Office will invalidate the affected ballots and re-mail ballots to the voters.
Voters can also go online to VoteWA.gov to print a replacement ballot or go to the Lewis County Auditor’s Office to pick up a replacement.
“We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are committed to doing everything possible to ensure all registered voters in Napavine are able to participate in their election,” the Lewis County Auditor’s Office said in the news release.
The Napavine School District is running a replacement educational programs and operations levy on the ballot that, if passed, would replace the Napavine School District’s existing levy, which expires at the end of 2025, with a new three-year levy that allows the district to collect $1,427,536 in property taxes in 2026, $1,498,913 in 2027, and $1,573,858 in 2028. The estimated levy rate would be $1.55 per $1,000 of assessed value for all three years.
The levy would be used to fund Napavine School District education programs and operations that are not fully funded by the state, such as staffing to reduce class sizes, transportation, technology upgrades, maintenance, special education programs, after school programs and extracurriculars.
The measure requires a simple majority to pass.
Anyone with questions about their ballot is encouraged to call the Lewis County Auditor’s Office at 360-740-1278, or toll free within Lewis County at 1-800-562-6130, ext. 1278.
