Notice of Special Election

| January 6, 2012 12:00 PM

A Special Election will be held in the below mentioned districts

for the purpose of submitting to the voters for their approval or

rejection the following:

Grant County, State of Washington

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

A Special Election will be held in the below mentioned districts for the purpose of submitting to the voters for their approval or rejection the following:

SCHOOLS

Wahluke School District No. 73

Proposition No. 1

Replacement of Expiring Educational Programs, Maintenance And Operation Levy

The Board of Directors of Wahluke School District No. 73 adopted Resolution No. 12-2011, concerning a proposition to finance educational programs, maintenance and operation expenses. This proposition would authorize the District to meet the educational needs of its students by levying the following excess taxes, in place of an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, for support of the District’s General Fund educational programs, maintenance and operation expenses:

Collection Year Approximate Levy Rate Levy Amount

Per $1000 Assessed Value

2013 $2.91 $1,346,000

2014 $2.91 $1,383,000

All as provided in District Resolution No. 12-2011. Should this proposition be approved?

Warden School District No. 146-161

Proposition No. 1

Replacement Maintenance and Operation Levy

The Board of Directors of Warden School District No. 146-161 adopted Resolution No. 01-11-12, concerning a proposition to finance maintenance and operation expenses. This proposition would authorize the District to meet the educational needs of its students by levying the following excess taxes, in place of an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, for support of the District’s General Fund educational maintenance and operation expenses:

Approximate Levy

Rate/$1,000

Collection Year Assessed Value Levy Amount

2013 $3.53 $1,055,000

2014 $3.67 $1,107,750

All as provided in Resolution No. 01-11-12. Should this proposition be approved?

Proposition No. 2

Capitol Levy to Expand And Renovate School Facilities

“The Board of Directors of Warden School District No. 146-161-J adopted Resolution No. 02-11-12, concerning a proposition to finance expansion and renovation of school facilities. This proposition would authorize the District to expand and renovate the vocational building, and levy the following excess taxes, on all taxable property within the District:

Collection Year Approximate Levy Rate Per $1000 Amount

Assessed Value

2013 $1.67 $500,000

2014 $1.66 $500,000

All as provided in Resolution No. 02-11-12. Should this proposition be approved?

Coulee-Hartline School District No. 151

Proposition No. 1

Reapportionment of Director Districts To Four Directors Districts and One Position At-Large

“Shall Coulee-Hartline School District No. 151, Grant and Douglas Counties, be authorized to redistrict its school director districts from five districts to four districts and one at-large position based on population from the most recent federal decennial census and to better facilitate citizen participation as board members?”

All as provided in Resolution No. 1-11-12 Should this proposition be approved?

Proposition No. 2

Replacement Maintenance and Operation Levy

The Board of Directors of Coulee-Hartline School District No. 151 adopted Resolution No. 2-11-12, concerning a proposition to finance maintenance and operation expenses. This proposition would authorize the district to levy the following excess taxes, in place of an expiring levy, upon all taxable property within the district, for support of the district’s General Fund educational maintenance and operation expenses:

Levy/ Approximate Levy Rate

Collection Years per $1,000 Assessed Value Levy Amount

2012-13 $2.55 $493,131

2013-14 $2.55 $493,131

All as provided in Resolution No. 2-11-12 Should this proposition be approved?

Soap Lake School District #156

Propostion #1

Replacement of Maintenance And Operations Levy

The Board of Directors of Soap Lake School District No. 156 adopted resolution No. 11-05, concerning a proposition to finance maintenance and operation expenses. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the following excess taxes in place of an expiring levy, upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District’s educational maintenance and operation expenses:

Collection Year Approximate Levy Rate Levy Amount

Per $1000 Assessed Value

2013 $3.85 $714,303

2014 $3.85 $742.875

2015 $3.85 $772,590

2016 $3.85 $803,494

All as provided in Resolution No. 11-05 should this proposition be approved?

Royal School District No. 160

Proposition No. 1

Educational Maintenance And Operation Levy

The Board of Directors of the Royal School District No. 160 adopted a proposition for operation and maintenance levies for the purpose of replacing an expiring levy. This proposition authorizes support for the operation and maintenance of facilities and education programs; and authorizes the following excess levies for such purposes on all taxable property within the district:

Approximate Levy Rate

Collection Year Per $1,000 Assessed Value Levy Amount

2013 $2.30 $1,102,000.00

2014 $2.30 $1,135,000.00

All as provided in District Resolution No. 512. Should this proposition be approved?

Moses Lake School District No. 161

Proposition 1

Replacement Maintenance And Operations Levy

The Board of Directors of Moses Lake School District No. 161 adopted Resolution No. 2011-9, concerning a proposition to finance maintenance and operations expenses. This proposition would authorize the District to meet the educational needs of its students by levying the following excess taxes, in place of an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, for essential maintenance and operations expenses not funded by the State, including educational programs, student services and operations:

Approximate Levy

Rate/$1,000

Collection Year Assessed Value Levy Amount

2013 $3.45 $15,166,457

2014 $3.51 $15,916,310

2015 $3.59 $16,747,864

All as provided in Resolution No. 2011-9. Should this proposition be approved?

Proposition 2

Bonds For Construction, Modernization And Improvement of Schools

The Board of Directors of Moses Lake School District No. 161 adopted Resolution No. 2011-10 concerning a proposition to finance construction, modernization and improvement of schools. This proposition would authorize the District to construct a new high school and two new elementary schools, modernize Moses Lake High School, make technology improvements and upgrades at all schools, make health, safety/security, educational and athletic improvements to school facilities, and acquire land; issue no more than $115,000,000 of general obligation bonds maturing within 20 years; and levy annual excess property taxes to repay the bonds, all as provided in Resolution No. 2011-10. Should this proposition be:

Approved

Rejected

Wilson Creek School District #167-202

Proposition No. 1

Replacement Maintenance And Operation Levy

The Board of Directors of Wilson Creek School District No. 167-202-J adopted Resolution #11-05, concerning a proposition to finance maintenance and operation expenses. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the following taxes, in place of an expiring levy, upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District's General fund educational maintenance and

operation expenses:

Levy/Collection Year Approximate Levy Rate Levy Amount

Per $1000 Assessed Value

2013 $4.125 $237,000.00

2014 $4.125 $237.000.00

All as provided in Resolution No. 11-05. Should this proposition be approved?

The registration deadline for online registrations, mail-in registrations and transfers is January 16, 2012. Any qualified elector who is not registered to vote in the State of Washington may register to vote in person at the Auditor’s Office up to and including February 6, 2012

You can register or obtain registration forms at the Auditor’s Office, on line at www.vote.wa.gov, and Department of Licensing.

The Grant County Auditor’s Office, 35 C St NW, Room 203, at the County Courthouse, will be open so voters may obtain replacement ballots, drop off voted ballots, obtain provisional ballots, and use the Accessible Voting Device, at the following times:

Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM – January 25th –February 14, 2012

On Election Day only, February 14, 2012, 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Drive-up Ballot Drop Box Locations:

Grant County Courthouse, Public Parking, Lot #A

Grant County PUD, 555 Grand Coulee Ave, Grand Coulee

Moses Lake City Hall, 321 S Balsam St, Moses Lake

Quincy City Hall, 104 B St SW, Quincy

Voters needing additional information or assistance with voter registration forms or voting, may call (509) 754-2011, Ext 377 or 423. Voters unable to use the mail-in ballot, may use the Accessible Voting Unit available at the County Auditor’s Office.

Ballots require sufficient first class postage and must be postmarked by the day of election. Check with your local Post Office for deadlines to have your ballot postmarked properly.

For additional information on the election or regarding voter registration:

co.grant.wa.us, select Elections

vote.wa.gov, select MyVote, or Online voter registration

Local newspaper and radio

The following public meetings will be held in conjunction with the processing and tabulation of election returns for the Special Election to be held on February 14, 2012, in Grant County, Washington. The times, dates and locations and purpose of each meeting are: January 25th, 2012 through February 28th 2012 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Extended Hours, if necessary); Processing of Mail Ballots, checking signatures, open and processing ballots-Grant County Election

Dept., Room 201, Courthouse, Ephrata, WA.

February 7, 2012, Logic and Accuracy Test, Grant County Election Dept., Room 203

February 13th, 2012 to canvass & duplicate the necessary ballots for tabulation

January 28th, 2012, 11:00 AM to canvass the votes cast and certify the election.

This notice is in accordance with RCW 29.52

Dated at Grant County, Washington this Tuesday, January 3, 2012

David W Firebaugh, Grant County Auditor and Supervisor of Elections

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Pub.: January 6, 2012