County Budget team members: Defeat of sales tax measure leaves few options
Metropolitan King County Council Budget Chair Julia Patterson and Councilmember Larry Gossett, members of the Council’s Budget Leadership Team, today released this statement in response to the defeat of a proposal to raise the sales and use tax in King County by two-tenths of one percent to fund criminal justice programs:
Primary ballots mailed this week to all registered voters
Ballots and voters’ pamphlets for the Primary election have been mailed to 1.1 million registered voters in King County. Voters can confirm that their ballot was mailed and see its progress online using the ballot tracker system on the King County Elections website.
July 27, 2010
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Municipal League releases 2010 candidate ratings
Incumbents for Bellevue-area legislative seats generally did better than their opponents in recent ratings by the Municipal League.
July 20, 2010
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Registration deadline near for Primary election
People wanting to vote in the Aug. 17 Primary election have until Monday, July 19 to mail in their registration forms. Registration forms and requirements can be found by visiting www.kingcounty.gov/elections/registration, or by calling 206-296-VOTE (8683).
July 15, 2010
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Election races get under way
Fifteen candidates have filed for the U.S. Senate seat that's up for election this year in the state. Nine candidates have lined up for the U.S. Representative seat in the 8th Congressional District.
June 21, 2010
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Election | Executive candidate Dow Constantine woos suburbs, opens Bellevue headquarters
King County executive candidate Dow Constantine has vowed to cut executive staff if elected, but there's one senior position he intends to add: a liaison for non-Seattle jurisdictions.
June 21, 2010
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Voters reminded to review their entire ballot
The November election is now underway with voters throughout King County opening their ballots and considering their choices. The number of measures and races being voted on varies depending on the district where a voter resides, so not all ballots are of the same length.
The order that items are placed on the ballot is determined by law. In this election, two state measures are placed at the beginning of the ballot and located directly under the voting instructions.
Sherril Huff, Director of Elections notes, “Many King County voters received very crowded ballots this time. I’d like to remind everyone to thoroughly read your ballot from the beginning to end. Be sure to turn it over and check the back to be sure that nothing is missed.”
October 23, 2009
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Constantine and Hutchison debate on KCTS 9
King County Executive candidates Dow Constantine and Susan Hutchison debated on KCTS 9 last night. The first part of the debate is embedded above. You can check out parts two and three below, or you can read a wrap of the debate over at SeattleTimes.com .
Bellevue council candidates talk issues at Tuesday debate
It was old guard versus new blood Tuesday night as the Bellevue City Council candidates tackled local issues at a forum moderated by The Bellevue Reporter and Seattle Times.
October 8, 2009
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Bellevue, Medina candidates tackle the issues
The election cycle is in full swing, with candidate forums occurring regularly throughout the area in recent weeks. Bellevue City Council candidates have already squared off in four events, while nominees for Medina City Council met on Wednesday to tackle the issues.
October 5, 2009
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