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There are just a few days left to cast your ballot in the Nov. 2 general election. With 35 city council and school, fire, cemetery, port and wastewater districts with open seats, along with 10 ballot measures, this year’s ballot was especially long for an off-year election.
Despite being a nonpartisan race, Battle Ground’s candidates for city council have seen the same kind of political divide and polarization found across the country.
Cheers: To the Battle Ground City Council. By a 4-2 vote, the council rejected a proposal that would have barred the city from issuing COVID-related mask or proof-of-vaccine mandates. Gov. Jay Inslee’s mandates have been upheld by the courts, and ignoring them would have opened Battle Ground up to costly legal action.
Following a heated exchange, the Battle Ground City Council on Monday voted down a proposed “medical freedom” ordinance in a 4-2 vote.
The city of Battle Ground has become the latest battleground in the fight against COVID-related mandates. City officials on Monday considered a new ordinance defying Gov. Jay Inslee’s virus mandates.