The Nov. 4 General Election was officially certified on Nov. 25 with voters notably turning down Clallam County’s levy lid lift proposal.

Proposition No. 1, a levy lid lift for county essential public services, failed with 59.4% opposed (16,353) to 40.6% (11,164) to bring the county’s levy rate for 2026 from 76 cents to 95 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. According to county staff, funds would help support county services, such as criminal justice, public safety, public health, land use and park as the county faces a budget shortfall in 2026.

If it had passed, the owner of a $500,000 home in 2026 would have paid $8 more per month, or $95 more a year in property taxes.

Looking at voter turnout overall for the General Election, it was less than half this year at 47.4% with 28,

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