After a Voided Election, CCD Faces a Test of Trust

Clallam County Watchdog · Feb 12, 2026 · 42m

For the first time, the Clallam Conservation District (CCD) will conduct its supervisor election entirely by mail, with no in-person voting. This follows a Superior Court ruling that voided the District’s 2024 election and comes shortly after County Commissioners approved a decade-long parcel fee projected to transfer roughly $2 million from local property owners to the agency—without a public vote. Now, concerns are surfacing about early campaigning, insider communications, ballot handling procedures, confusing voter outreach, and the role of League of Women Voters volunteers. When a public…