August 18 is King County’s primary and special election date. If you are a registered voter, you should have already received your ballot by mail along with your explanatory booklet. Your ballot will include only those elections pertinent to you, based on where you are registered to vote. For example, if you live in Seattle, you’ll have the opportunity to choose which of your favorite candidates should move onto the November mayoral election. If you live in Kent, you’ll have the opportunity to choose which of the King County Executive and Kent City Council candidates should advance.

As for 8 p.m. on 8/11/09, fewer than 10% of King County voters and fewer than 10% of Kent voters had returned their ballots. Since this is our first mail-only election, those figures are pretty grim. If you haven’t already, make sure to get your vote counted. Fill out your ballot and mail it in or drop it off (for free) at your local library. Nearby locations are the downtown Kent library, Covington library and Black Diamond.

For more information, visit King County Elections online.