While many in Washington are looking forward to the state’s first Presidential Primary in eight years, about a quarter of the state’s registered voters have a chance to vote in an earlier election — the April Special Election. Ballots have been sent to 981,687 voters (24 percent of the state’s registered voters) in 22 of Washington’s 39 counties. Voters need to return their ballots at drop boxes or have them postmarked by April 26 in order to count. The special…
Nearly half of Washington’s registered voters are receiving their ballots this week for the April Special Election voting period that ends April 28. The Elections Division reports that mail ballots are being sent out by this Friday to more than 1.7 million voters (44 percent of state’s registered voters) in 19 counties for this election. Military and overseas ballots were sent out in late March. Measures facing voters include fire, hospital, park and transit district levies, school bond measures and…
Nearly 1.6 million Washington voters in 21 counties will receive a ballot this week for the April special election, which ends April 22. Some 35 ballot measures will be considered by voters in these counties. The most publicized measure is King County’s Proposition 1, which would authorize a sales tax increase of one-tenth of a cent and an annual $60 vehicle fee (in addition to the state car tab fee) to help pay for transportation improvements. Marysville voters will decide…
The April 23 special election is fast approaching and mostly features school levy and bond measures. If you’re in one of the 21 counties having an election later this month but you aren’t registered to vote anywhere in Washington, you have until April 15 to register in person if you want to vote in it. Just go to your county elections department to register. The special election affects 35 voting districts. Nearly 371,000 voters (about 9.5 percent of Washington’s active…
What, another election? Yep. Many Washington voters took part in a special election last month, but there is another election, ending April 23, that affects about a tenth of the voters. If the April election affects you but you haven’t registered to vote and want to vote next month, you can mail in your registration or register online, but the deadline to register either way is Monday, March 25. For those of you who are not registered to vote anywhere…