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Library levy lid lift narrowly passing

Published 9:30 am Tuesday, April 28, 2026

By Peninsula Daily News

Clallam County election officials Diana Mullins and Alex Fane empty a walk-up ballot drop box in front of the courthouse on Monday in Port Angeles. Voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to decide on a proposed levy lid lift for the North Olympic Library System, which is asking for an increase from $0.28 per $1,000 of assessed property value to $0.45 per $1,000 to provide continued funding for public library operations.

Clallam County election officials Diana Mullins and Alex Fane empty a walk-up ballot drop box in front of the courthouse on Monday in Port Angeles. Voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to decide on a proposed levy lid lift for the North Olympic Library System, which is asking for an increase from $0.28 per $1,000 of assessed property value to $0.45 per $1,000 to provide continued funding for public library operations.

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County voters were narrowly passing a levy lid lift for the North Olympic Library System in initial returns Tuesday night.

The measure received 51.21 percent approval (8,716 votes) to 48.79 percent rejection (8,304 votes) when results were released just after 8 p.m. The next update is expected about 5 p.m. Wednesday.

There was a 29 percent voter turnout, with 17,033 ballots cast out of 59,720 registered voters, according to the Office of the Secretary of State.

The library system asked voters for an increase from $0.28 per $1,000 of assessed property value to $0.45 per $1,000 to provide continued funding for public library operations.

A simple majority is needed to pass.

The last voter-approved levy for the library system was passed in 2010 and set the levy rate at $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value, but that rate has declined to $0.28 per $1,000 since that time, library officials said.

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