A veto referendum is a referendum by the people, in this case Referendum 88, to overturn (reject) an Initiative that was approved by the legislature in April 2019. Referendum 88 was designed to require a vote on I-1000, meaning an approve vote on R-88; approves I-1000 and a reject vote on R-88 rejects I-1000. The full text of the initiative is here. The process of passing Initiative 1000 The initiative, with the help of signature ...
Anya Milton Anya Milton candidate for Position 3 on the Ferndale city Council has written a letter to "my Ferndale friends and supporters" to "inform of my formal resignation to the 2020 bid for Ferndale City Council Position 3". Her name will still be on the ballot in the November election (the election is for 2020 Positions on the Council). Names cannot be removed at this late date. In Ferndale, all ...
What some call "Moratorium" government continues with the County Planning Commission having another hearing on possible changes to the Comprehensive plans on Cherry Point on Thursday September 12th at the Whatcom County Courthouse. This continues a 3 year process by the County Council that included the hiring of a legal firm to try to overturn the commerce clause in the US Constitution; to the County Council preventing the capability of a business to ...
The August 6 Primary Election had the best turnout for a non partisan odd year election in the 21st Century. Just over 58,000 ballots were turned in this election making the turnout 39.50% of the over 147,000 voters in Whatcom County. The last time the turnout was even close to this high in an "off year" mostly local race was in 2003 when just over 37% turned out. The number of races, on ...
This Primary election as of Friday August 2nd is at 18.6% turnout. This is 27,343 votes out of 147,218 registered voters. REMEMBER you can register to vote; or change your address up until 8:00PM on election night at the County Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue #103 Bellingham. ALSO if you have not yet turned in or mailed in your ballot by Monday; it is recommended that you use a Ballot Box location to make certain ...
The Lynden Tribune published an article in their July 31st edition that included a complaint by the local Democratic Party thru the Public Disclosure commission; the manager of complaints about campaign financing in the state. The article titled "Dems allege Kershner reporting violations" appears on pages in both the Lynden Tribune and The Ferndale Record Journal print editions, under the Byline of Calvin Bratt. This was 6 days before the Primary election. You can ...
Translation of Ukrainian Message: By honoring the Ukrainian community, in an unanimous vote that passed the resolution initiated by the Republicans, the Senate would like to recognize the benefits/blessings the Slavic culture has to offer to America. Immigrants that came from Communist countries in pursuit of freedom and liberty, brought people with hard working ethics, and conservative, honest morals. With bright intelligent minds, many Slavic people were able to succeed and provide ...
Heres the Final Press Version of our Fourth Corner. Ask for it at the places you get other local news tabloids.
THANKS to all of our wonderful supporters and friends over the last few years. We are now able, for the first time, to produce a "hard copy" of The Fourth Corner for Lynden and Ferndale zip codes. Its our ten year celebration and it is because of supporters like you! Small checks and Book that Inspired the Name "Fourth Corner" donations to the Fourth Corner have been used to co-sponsor events that ...
On July 5th 2019; The Fourth Corner joined a group of I1648 volunteers at the Secretary of State's Election office in Olympia; as leaders of the group; counted the petitions before a possible turn in for validation to the Secretary of State. About 25 vehicles drove to Olympia carrying thousands of signatures they had picked up along the way in the hope of adding enough petition signatures to what they already had to get ...
