Update Oct. 16, 2025: Beginning on Monday, Oct. 13 community members may have received a text from FlashVote encouraging them to sign up. The City would like to continue to encourage residents to sign up through the text or visit flashvote.com/arcataca.
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The City of Arcata is working with FlashVote to engage the community and gather valuable input from residents to inform decisions.
Through FlashVote, the City will send out short surveys on important topics relating to life and work in Arcata. These surveys should take no longer than one minute once per month and provide an opportunity for busy community members to share their thoughts with minimal time commitment.
Sign up takes less than one minute and responses are always kept anonymous. Personal or demographic information collected by FlashVote is never shared with the City or anyone else. When residents sign up, they can determine how surveys are received, whether by email, text or phone call. They will receive a notification whenever there is a new survey and have 48 hours to participate before voting closes. Once a survey is closed, everyone who participated will automatically receive a summary of the overall results and be able to see how their responses compare to the group.
“We’re excited to use the input collected from diverse perspectives through these surveys to inform decision making at the City in ways that serve our residents better” said Merritt Perry, City Manager. “Sign up now so you don’t miss the first survey, it’s coming soon!”
Residents are encouraged to sign up now at flashvote.com/arcataca or call (775) 235-2240 to participate by phone or text only.