Volunteers Needed for Ballot Measure Committees

Short-term committees created for new ballot question

Reno, Nev. April 13, 2018. This coming November, voters can expect to see a new ballot question regarding a proposed increase in property taxes, to fund a flood protection project by the Truckee River Flood Management Authority. Washoe County is now recruiting volunteers to serve on Ballot Question Argument Committees – one committee to write an argument in favor of the proposed increase, and one committee to write an argument against the proposed increase.

Time Commitment

Committee members will be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners on May 8, 2018 and final written committee arguments are due to the Registrar of Voters by July 10, 2018.

Find out More

To read the Ballot Question in detail, please visit the webpage and click on the link titled “Special Committee – Ballot Question Argument Committees”.

Apply

If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please visit the webpage to apply online. Deadline to apply is April 18, 2018.

For more information please contact Washoe County Registrar of Voters, Deanna Spikula, at Dspikula@washoecounty.us or 775-328-3674.

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