Oct. 28, 2004

Voting 101: Roving RV tours county to educate first-time voters

Image of vote mobile King County's satellite elections office, the Vote Mobile, is touring the county this week offering King County's record 129,000 new voters a lesson in voting. The colorful red, white, and blue roving Vote Mobile will also serve as a mail ballot drop-off location for absentee voters. To date, King County Elections has mailed a record 633,000 absentee ballots.

The League of Women Voters provided the 25-foot Recreational Vehicle to help educate the influx of new voters in King County.

King County Elections is using the Vote Mobile as an official Elections satellite station to provide convenient, official and secure locations for voters to return their absentee ballots.

In just six days beginning Wednesday, Oct.13, 2004, the Vote Mobile toured the county and registered more than 2,700 new voters. Starting today, the Vote Mobile will educate first-time voters about the election process in Washington State.

"We've broken all records in this election," said Dean Logan, director of Records, Elections and Licensing Services. "We've registered more new voters, we've mailed more absentee ballots, and expect a record turnout on November 2nd. The Vote Mobile allows us to serve all areas of King County."

The League of Women Voters donated the RV, or Vote Mobile, a trademark vehicle reminiscent of one they used 40 years ago to register voters here in King County.

The Vote Mobile is staffed with bi-partisan election board workers and the ballots are secured in a sealed ballot box and returned to the Elections office daily.

Vote mobile stops include:

Friday, October 22

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Covington Fred Meyer, 16735 SE 272nd St., Covington

Saturday, October 23

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rainer Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. South

Sunday, October 24

No stops

Monday, October 25

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Highline Community College, 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Kent Multi-Services Center, Cascade Office Plaza, 1209 Central Ave.S, Kent

Tuesday, October 26

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kirkland Library, 303 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Urban Rest Stop Center, 1924 9th Ave., Seattle (between Stewart and Virginia)

Wednesday, October 27

10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Stevens Elementary School, 1242 18th Ave E., Capitol Hill, Seattle

1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. El Centro De La Raza, 2524 16th Ave. S, Seattle

Thursday, October 28

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Maple Valley Community Center, 22010 SE 248th St.

11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Maple Valley Food Bank, 21415 Maple Valley Hwy

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Kent Safeway, 210 Washington Ave. South, Kent

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe: Gymnasium, 39015 - 172nd Ave. SE, Auburn

Friday, October 29

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Redmond Town Center, 16495 NE 74th St., Redmond

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Bothell Park and Ride,10303 Woodinville Drive, near SR 522 and 103rd Ave, Bothell

Saturday, October 30

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Somali Community Services, 3320 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle

12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Crossroads Community Center, 16000 NE 10th St., Bellevue

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Super Mall, 1101 Super Mall Way, in the Train Court entrance, Auburn

Sunday, October 31

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Gillman Village in Issaquah, 317 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah

Monday, November 1

9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.Northgate Park and Pool Transit Center, First Ave NE & NE 102nd St.

11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Seattle Central Community College, brick plaza, 1701 Broadway, Seattle

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. University of Washington, Red Square

Updated: Oct. 28, 2004

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