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SecWyman promotes county election drop boxes for 11th-hour voters

SecWyman promotes county election drop boxes for 11th-hour voters

(Photo courtesy of Stephanie Horn) With just hours to go until Washington’s 2013 Primary wraps up, Secretary of State Kim Wyman hit the airwaves doing TV and radio interviews to talk up the election and remind voters to return their ballots before the deadline ends at 8 p.m. Here she is shown being interviewed by KOMO Radio’s Jane Shannon and Tom Hutyler.  Wyman’s best tip: The safest bet is to use a ballot drop box provided by your county elections…

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Primary ends Tuesday; have you voted?

Primary ends Tuesday; have you voted?

Washington’s 2013 Primary ends Tuesday at 8 p.m., so do it before it’s too late. If you’re waiting until the last minute to return your ballot, Secretary of State Kim Wyman recommends that you NOT put your ballot in the mail. Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day (Aug. 6) in order to be counted, but there is no guarantee that the post office will postmark it in time to count. Wyman, the state’s chief elections officer, says it’s better…

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2013 Primary underway

2013 Primary underway

If you’re a registered voter, make sure to check your mail over the next few days. Washington’s 2013 Primary is underway and county elections officials are mailing ballots this week to most of the state’s registered voters. Military and overseas ballots already have gone out. Because this is an odd-numbered year, the Primary, which ends Aug. 6, will be dominated by local races, mostly nonpartisan. The Primary includes three special state Senate races in the 7th (Northeast Washington), 8th (part…

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2013 Primary: Registration deadline July 8

2013 Primary: Registration deadline July 8

Attention voters and would-be voters! This year’s Primary is just a few weeks away. In fact, the Primary will end on August 6. If you haven’t registered to vote and want to take part in this year’s Primary, you need to act soon. Monday, July 8, is the deadline for online and mail-in registrations, and voter registration updates. For citizens who have not already registered to vote in Washington, Monday, July 29, is the last day to register in-person at…

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