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Light Rail Supporters - Vancouver Washington 2013

In 2013, the Clark County Commission put a series of advisory votes on the November ballot.

One was light rail which lost most precincts. The vote was 68% - 32% (see chart below)

We have not yet located the spending on this measure.

Text of the Light Rail Measure

Should the Clark County Board of Commissioners approve proposed Resolution 2013-07-17 which opposes any Light Rail project in Clark County unless it is first supported by a majority of the voters in a county-wide advisory vote of the people?

Advisory Vote No. 1 Light Rail Advisory Vote Results


Votes

Percentages

YES

60424

68.4%

NO

27929

31.6%

Data from page 2 of http://www.co.clark.wa.us/elections/results/2013/2013Nov5ElectionResults.pdf     (local)