The full list of candidates running for office in 2017 is now available online. The list of candidates who will appear on the primary election ballot is also available online. Candidates are listed online in the order they will appear on the ballot. A record number of people filed to run for office this year, with […]
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Candidate filing begins next week for 2017 Primary and General Elections
Candidates planning to run for office in the August 1 Primary Election or the November 7 General Election must file Monday, May 15, through Friday, May 19. Online candidate filing is the most convenient option. During filing week, candidates have three ways to file for office: Online starting at 9 a.m. Monday, May 15, until […]
Election Day 2016: The Results
Update 11:23 p.m.: Mayor Murray released the following statement as Donald Trump is declared the President Elect of the United States: Regardless of tonight’s national results, tomorrow Seattle will remain a city guided by the values of equality, inclusion and openness. Tomorrow we will continue to support women, we will welcome as neighbors our Muslim […]
Online voter registration deadline approaching for general election
Locals who want to participate in the November 8 general election should prepare now. King County Elections will mail general election ballots to all registered voters from October 19, so it’s important that citizens register to vote and ensure that their name, address and signature is up to date. If you are not yet registered to vote in Washington you have […]
Voters must return ballots by 8 pm tonight
Today (Tuesday, August 2) is the final day for local voters to return their ballots for the August 2016 Primary Election. Your ballot can be returned by mail with a first-class stamp, however, it must be postmarked by today. Alternatively, Ballard Library Drop Box (5614 22nd Ave NW) will be open and accepting ballots until 8 p.m. […]
Mike O’Brien to speak at SHCA general election
City Councilmember Mike O’Brien is set to speak at the annual general election of the Sunset Hill Community Association (SHCA- 3003 NW 66th Street) on Monday, January 25. Councilmember O’Brien will speak about the plans for the local area before attendees are entertained by a short program from the Ballard Civic Orchestra. All are welcome to attend […]
A look at early election results
The “polls” closed at 8 o’clock last night. The big story of the election is that voters have decided to get the state out of the liquor business. Here is a look at the early results (updated at 6:30 a.m.) from the Washington State Secretary of State: Initiative Measure 1183 Concerning liquor: beer, wine, and […]
Today is election day!
Today is the primary and special election. Remember to have your ballots stamped and postmarked, or dropped in a ballot drop box by today. . The closest local ballot drop box location is the Ballard Library (5614 22nd Avenue NW.) Ballots taken to drop boxes must be deposited by 8 p.m. If that’s not convenient […]
Reminder: Today is election day
Just a reminder that today is election day. Ballots can be turned in at the dropbox just in front of the library until 8 p.m. today. (The dropbox is no longer at the Neighborhood Service Center like in the past.) Ballots can also be mailed in but must have today’s postmark. The online voters’ pamphlet […]
Confusion over new location of ballot box
There is confusion about where to drop your ballot off in Ballard. Up until 2009, the drop box was at the Neighborhood Service Center. Now, it sits in front of the Ballard Library (5614 22nd Ave NW), which is just up the block from the previous location. We went by the NSC this morning and […]
36th District incumbents lead Primary Election
Voters in the 36th District appear to have given overwhelming approval to the incumbents in the 2010 Primary Election. With the most recent numbers released Tuesday evening by the Washington Secretary of State, all three state legislators from our district are way ahead in the polls. State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles currently has 82.77 percent of […]
Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday
It’s a little harder to remember when Election Day is now, since King County voters no longer go to an actual polling place, instead voting by mail. So here’s a little reminder: Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, Feb. 9 in order to count. And King County has removed all but two of its drop […]
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