The next General Election in Washington State is November 2, 2010. Registered voters should have received their Voters’ Pamphlet in the mail already, and ballots should be coming soon (mailed October 13). To ensure your vote is counted, be sure you return your mail in ballot by Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

Key links:

Voter Registration (late deadline for in-person registration:  Oct. 25)

2010 General Election Online Voters’ Guide

2010 General Election Primer

King County Election Information

-   Candidates on the Ballot

-  Measures on the Ballot

- King County Voting Tips (video)

Tuesday, November 3 is the last day you can mail your ballot in and have it counted in the King County election. Be sure your vote counts…mail it in today (one first-class postage stamp required) or drop it off at one of the many drop-off sites today! For a list of sites, visit our previous blog post or King County’s election page.

In the state’s first “by mail only” General Election, completed ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 3, 2009 to be considered in this fall’s election. Here is some additional info. provided by King County Elections. For more info., please call 206-296-VOTE (8683) or visit King County Elections online.

• Vote at your convenience.
• Return your ballot without postage at one of the ballot drop boxes* listed below by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3 or return it via postal mail. One first-class stamp is required.
• Mailed ballots must be postmarked by November 3 to be considered.
• Track your mail ballot packet online.

In response to possible flooding, the King County Elections office has moved. It is temporarily located in Tukwila near Boeing Field.

King County Elections
9010 E. Margin Way. S.
Tukwila, WA  98101

Office is open 8:30 am to 4:30 pm weekdays.

Handicapped accessible voting centers (hours vary, some Saturday hours):

King County Elections, 9010 E. Margin Way S., Tukwila
Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. NE, Bellevue
Seattle, Union Station, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle

24-hour Ballot Drop Boxes – King County, Washington

Auburn Library, 1102 Auburn Way S., Auburn
Library Connections @ Crossroads, 15600 NE 8th St., Bellevue
Black Diamond Library, 24707 Roberts Dr., Black Diamond
Covington Library, 27100 164th Ave. SE, Covington
Des Moines Library, 21620 11th Ave S., Des Moines
Earlington Business Center, 919 SW Grady Way, Renton
Fall City Library, 3345 SE 42nd Pl., Fall City
Federal Way Library, 848 S. 320th St., Federal Way
Kent Regional Library, 212 2nd Ave. N, Kent (library is closed, drop box is open)
Lake Forest Library, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest
White Center Library, 11220 16th Ave. SW, Seattle
Woodinville Library, 17105 Avondale Rd. NE, Woodinville

This November 3, the City of Kent will vote on several races in its general election. To learn more about the candidates in the contested races, please visit their individual websites (see below) or visit the candidate blogs on the Kent Reporter site:

Mayor – City of Kent

Suzette Cooke, encumbent, is running for a second term.
Jim Berrios, KSD school board president, opposes Mayor Cooke.

Kent City Council and Kent Municipal Court

Opposed Seats

Council Position #4
Dana Ralph
Dennis Higgins

Council Position #6
Elizabeth Albertson
Geoff Koepp

Unopposed Seats

Council Position #2
Jamie Danielson, running for a second term

Municipal Court Judge Position #1
Robert McSeveney

Municipal Court Judge Position #2
Glenn M. Phillips

Proposed Panther Lake Annexation

In addition to these races, the Panther Lake Annexation Area has made it to the November 3 ballot. For more info., visit the King County Election website.

In addition, rumor has it that three “meet the candidate” forums and/or political debates are scheduled. As soon as these have been confirmed, iLoveKent.net will add them to our calendar and update this post.

For more information about other King County elections, registering to vote or voting by mail, please visit King County Elections online.