Measure on the ballot in the 2025 Washington General Election in Whatcom County.
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Get StartedThe powers and duties of the County Executive, the County Assessor, the County Auditor, the County Treasurer, and the County Sheriff are prescribed in Article 3 of the Whatcom County Charter. In that Article, language describing the offices and their roles could be considered ambiguous or confusing. If adopted, this Amendment would update the language in Article 3 to clarify the powers and duties of each elected office and to reaffirm the independence of these elected county officials from the County Executive. This Amendment does not change the powers or duties of any elected office.
The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission has proposed an amendment to the Whatcom County Charter to clarify the powers and duties of county elected officials. This measure would amend Article 3 of the Whatcom County Charter to clarify the independence of the County Elected Offices from the office of the County Executive and to make more consistent the terminology used to describe those offices. This amendment clarifies the powers and duties of each elected office without changing those powers or duties.
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