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Fact SheetApril 22, 2003 Special ElectionsWhat Kind of Elections Will These Be?Highline School District No. 401 has requested a special election. The election will be conducted at the polls as well as by absentee ballots as requested by the voters. There are 44 polling places servicing 165 precincts. King County has also requested a special election for the proposed annexation of the area known as Vuong to the city of Renton. This area has two voters and the election will be conducted by mail ballot. There are four precincts that, because of their small size or remote location, are mail ballot only (Vote by Mail – “VBM”) precincts. In addition, there will be the usual ongoing absentee ballots of which approximately 26,450 are expected to be requested and mailed. All voted mail ballots, in order to be valid, must be postmarked no later than Election Day, April 22, 2003. Registered voters in the VBM election precincts and ongoing absentee voters who have not received a ballot by April 17 should call the Elections Office, Mail Ballot Center, at 206-296-8683. What Is on the Ballot for these Special Elections?Read the Notice of Elections at http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/2003apr/notice.htm See "Validation Requirements" for additional details on the ballot measures. What Is the Expected Voter Turnout?As of the 30-day registration cut-off date of March 22, the part of King County within the two election areas has 59,585 active registered voters. The deadline for in-person registration is April 7. Any voter who registers between the 30-day registration cut-off date and April 7, needs to register in the King County Elections Office at 500 4th Ave. Rm. 553, Seattle, WA. King County Elections expects an overall countywide turnout of 32%, which is average for a spring levy measure election, with an approximate 60% turnout among voters who vote by absentee ballot. Currently, 44% of King County voters have chosen to permanently vote by mail. See "Election Turnout Forecast" information sheet for more details on voter turnout and absentee ballots. Obtaining Absentee Ballots During Regular County Business HoursAbsentee ballots may be obtained in person at the King County Elections Office until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2003 at: King County Administration Building Regular Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday Per State law, no new absentee ballots may be issued on Election Day. Replacement ballots may be issued to voters who have already received an absentee ballot but have lost or damaged their original. One-time absentee ballots may also be requested by phone or fax: To ensure timely ballot delivery by mail, we do not recommend requesting an absentee ballot by phone or fax to be sent out locally to the voter after Thursday, April 17, 2003 for the April 22, 2003 Election. Voters in the VBM election precincts and ongoing absentee voters who have not received a mail ballot by April 22, 2003 should call the Election Office, Mail Ballot Center, at 206-296-8683 to determine a polling place location. Election Night Schedule for Reporting Election ResultsThe report of absentee and mail ballots tallied on Election Day is expected to be released by 8:15 p.m., after the polls have closed. Poll ballot return reports for election night, as well as additional mail ballot reports in the days following the election, and the expected percentage of the total ballots counted up to each reporting time can be found in the “Election Report Schedule.” Election staff will be available to handle telephone requests for election results from media and campaign committees on election night usually through 10 p.m. at 206-296-1565. For those with Internet access or who desire results by FAX, see the information below. Election Results on the WebElection results can be obtained on the Elections Web site at http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections (click on Election Results). The first report will be election night at 8:15 and will consist of absentee mail ballots return results. Subsequent results will be posted after each principal ballot run on election evening and on the designated days after the election. Please be certain to set your PC to “refresh” periodically, or refresh your screen manually when looking for Web results on election night! Answer to Frequently Asked Question: Why are the poll results sometimes
just 98% on election night? Occasionally, a polling place will
have problems with
its Accu-Vote device or will lose power or telephone service
for the building, or some other mechanical or technical problem. In
this case,
the ballot
results cannot be transmitted to the Election Center on election
night, and the ballots
must be tabulated and/or the memory cards uploaded to the computer
on Wednesday morning. The ballots and memory cards are stored
in a locked,
secure vault
overnight.
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