PORT ANGELES — A public forum on the pros and cons of four ballot measures in the Nov. 2 election will be held Thursday.
The forum is the first of three co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Clallam County, the Clallam chapter of the American Association of University Women and
Thursday’s forum will begin at 7 p.m. in the City Council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St.
It will focus on:
* Initiative 872: If approved, this proposal creates a “top two,” or Louisiana-style primary, election system. This initiative, pushed by the Washington State Grange, would allow voting across party lines.
* Initiative 884: If approved, this measure would raise the state’s sales tax by 1 percent to raise money for education.
* Initiative 297: If approved, this measure would stop the federal government from depositing any more nuclear waste at the Hanford Reservation outside the Tri-Cities until certain cleanup standards have been met.
* Referendum 55: If approved, this measure would repeal House Bill 2295, signed into law earlier this year, which creates a charter schools program in the state.