2 WEEKS TO ELECTION DAY: Vote notes

Two weeks until Election Day arrives, and the vote-counting begins. With King County Elections having sent out ballots last Wednesday, you should have yours by now, and KCE wants to hear from you if you don’t – 206-296-VOTE.

If you do, and you’re ready to vote, a few reminders:

*The new dropbox on SW Raymond outside High Point Library (photo above) is open for business, 24/7. A reader asked us how often it’s emptied; we checked today with KCE, and spokesperson Kendall Hodson replied, “Ballot drop boxes are picked up at least daily. For some higher-volume locations, we’ll actually pick up even more frequently than that.”

*One thing Hodson wanted to add: “Let people know that if they are mailing their ballot they only need a single stamp (there’s been a lot of confusion around this).”

If you’re using postal mail, make sure your ballot is postmarked by Election Day (November 8th). If you are using a dropbox – here’s the full list of locations – you need to get yours there by 8 pm November 8th. Don’t start marking it at 7:55 that night … you have more than three dozen races/issues to decide!

P.S. Voted already? Use the online Ballot Tracker to ensure yours is received.

P.P.S. Not registered? You still have until next Monday (October 31st) to register – but you have to do it in person.

BY THE WAY: That’s an image of suffragist/abolitionist Elizabeth Cady Stanton taped by someone to the front of the box.

Mark Schletty October 25, 2016 (5:35 pm)

ATTENTION RENTERS: you do pay property taxes. They are part of your rent. If you vote to raise property taxes your rents will increase. Vote as you choose, but know that it will effect you.

JoB October 25, 2016 (6:22 pm)

i don’t know why Mark thinks renters don’t know that property taxes are included in their rent..
but we do. Most of us even know that a rise in property taxes means increased rent
it hits us all.. large and small..

the question is.. are you in favor of what you will be paying for?

Mark October 25, 2016 (6:27 pm)

I cannot wait till it’s over. The phone is ringing constantly, very annoying.

And yes taxes affect affordability.

But we all need to vote.

Rick October 25, 2016 (7:33 pm)

Been in the best place for over 13 years now. Increases have been 50 bucks which I get. Last one was 185.00. ,

AMD October 25, 2016 (10:53 pm)

Increases in pot holes cost me money too. So do increases in crime and decreases in education. The decision is about which form of payment you prefer. There is no option to not pay at all when you wish to participate in civilized society.

Shawn October 26, 2016 (8:40 pm)

If I put my ballot in a drop box around 5:00 PM on Tuesday, how much longer should I wait for the tracking website to confirm that it was received? It still indicates that it’s in my hands, but it’s not. (Both mine and my husband’s were put in the same box.)