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Are you ready to vote?

Are you ready to vote?

After weeks of watching campaign ads on TV, reading news articles about measures and local candidates, and seeing yard signs here or there, Washington’s registered voters soon will have their chance to voice their opinion by casting their ballot in this year’s General Election. But before you vote, we encourage you to read your Voters’ Pamphlet. Various versions of the statewide Voters’ Pamphlet were put in the mail starting Monday, which means you should receive yours any day now, if…

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A Good Year for Library Elections

A Good Year for Library Elections

With the final votes tallied, and some close calls, libraries have come out on top in the recent Washington elections with a perfect 6 for 6 score. In Cowlitz County, the levy for the Castle Rock Public Library succeeded with 62.34% of the vote, which is great because it needed a supermajority (at least 60%) to pass. The final tally was 298 votes for and 180 against. A levy failure in 2008 forced the library to rely solely on donations…

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Get ballots in by Election Day

Get ballots in by Election Day

With the November 3 General Election just days away, Secretary of State Sam Reed is reminding voters to mail in or drop off their ballots by Election Day. As Secretary Reed has noted, each election features races and issues that affect all of us, so he encourages all registered voters to exercise their right and have their voices heard. Mail-in ballots have to be postmarked on or before Election Day. Secretary Reed suggests if you are mailing your ballot to…

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August 18 primary is underway

August 18 primary is underway

Over 60,000 ballots were mailed out yesterday to military and overseas voters for the county-level August 18 primary election to make sure those voters receive their ballots on time. Counties could choose to fax a blank ballot, e-mail a blank ballot, sending a ballot by mail and send a ballot by priority mail or other delivery service. Military and overseas voters still have to print out the ballot and mail the hard copy back to the county in which they are registered….

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