The City Clerk’s Office is seeking community member volunteers to serve on committees preparing statements “For” and “Against” Proposition 1 – the Connect Tacoma: Safe Streets and Sidewalks ballot measure – which will be on the August 4, 2026, Primary Election ballot.
Interested individuals must each submit a letter that includes the following information:
- The individual’s full name;
- The individual’s home address (Note: Per RCW 29A.32.280, individuals must reside within Tacoma city limits);
- Whether the individual is advocating “For” or “Against” the measure; and
- Why the individual would like to serve.
To be considered, letters of interest must be sent to the City Clerk’s Office by noon on April 20, 2026. Letters can be sent to cityclerk@tacoma.gov or to the Tacoma City Clerk’s Office, 747 Market Street, Room 220, Tacoma, WA 98402.
The City Council’s Government Performance and Finance Committee will consider letters of interest at its meeting on April 21, 2026, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street, Conference Room 248, and via Zoom at zoom.us/j/84416690206 (meeting ID 844 1669 0206, passcode 614650).
Statements prepared by the “For” and “Against” committees will appear in the Voters’ Pamphlet and are due to the Pierce County Auditor on or before May 5, 2026, with rebuttal statements due on or before May 7, 2026.
Details are available at tacoma.gov/notices.
Community members with questions about this process, or requests to receive information in an alternate format, can email cityclerk@tacoma.gov.