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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Voting Day

posted by on August 21 at 7:20 AM

Because the election is a month earlier than usual (to allow for mail-in ballot processing), the secretary of state predicts only a third of King County voters (34 percent) will participate in today’s primary. If you’re going to weigh in on the city council hopefuls, King County’s parks levy, or the port commissioners, get on it.

Here’s The Stranger Election Control Board’s print-n-go cheat sheet and our endorsements in depth.

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1

Except vote for Jean Godden for Seattle City Council Position 1, along with all of these groups and people:
http://www.jeangodden.com/endorsements.php

The Stranger was on crack when they decided not to endorse her.

Posted by vote for jean | August 21, 2007 8:04 AM
2

What's more, Jean will crush all opposition in her path, so why even bother endorsing against her? People like her for a reason, you know.

Posted by ivan | August 21, 2007 8:11 AM
3

swaja!

godden will win, but she's not the best choice for my #1 issue, stopping a rebuild. she should be chairing the view ridge community council meetings with jeanette williams.

Posted by maxsolomon | August 21, 2007 10:20 AM
4

Voting? Ha.

Posted by Chuck | August 21, 2007 10:29 AM
5

Good point, @3.

Posted by Will in Seattle | August 21, 2007 11:35 AM
6

What do you mean "only a third"??

In the closest equivalent to this year's primary, the September 2003 turnout was 29.54%. Two years ago, when we had primaries for County Executive, Sheriff, and all nine County Council seats, the primary drew 29.68% of registered voters.

So if we actually do turn out 34% of the electorate this year, that will, in fact, be a huge increase in participation.

Posted by N in Seattle | August 21, 2007 12:56 PM
7

Oddly, my ballot never came. Can I go down to the elections office and get a new one?

Posted by Gitai | August 21, 2007 1:26 PM
8

No, Gitai, you can't do that.

You'll have to submit a provisional ballot, which you can do by going to any polling location. Probably best to go to your own local polling place, since you'll be able to get a ballot for the correct precinct -- and therefore, the correct candidates you're eligible to vote for -- but it can actually be done at any site.

Posted by N in Seattle | August 21, 2007 1:58 PM
9

Any parties tonight, Neal?

Posted by Will in Seattle | August 21, 2007 2:54 PM
10

Bill Sherman will stop by DrinkingLiberally at some point. Aside from that, I know nothing. I'm not on anyone's insider-list.

If Al Runte's partying, it'll probably be at an all-ages venue.

Posted by N in Seattle | August 21, 2007 4:16 PM
11

if you go to the parties, and you see the candidates, please please please tell them to stop with the inane recorded phone calls, and the schmaltzy literature that fells forests by the acre. I refuse to vote for anyone who disturbs me in the middle of my french toast with a prerecorded message from god knows who, maybe Nickels, and I was going to vote for Venus until she sent out the godawful cardboard promo with her and Steinbrueck fake laughing over coffee.

Posted by voteearlyvoteoften | August 21, 2007 5:33 PM
12

When I voted at Belltower (1st and Bell)at 5:45 PM I was the 52 person to have voted in 6 precincts. In past elections (even school levies) 52 would have been the number for each precinct. Such a low turnout is bound to produce weird results.

Posted by Zander | August 21, 2007 6:39 PM
13

Turned out I only got two party invites tonight, but too late to do any good.

Congrats, Bill Sherman!

Posted by Will in Seattle | August 21, 2007 11:48 PM
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