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Observer opportunities and guidelines
選舉觀察員指引

Observers play a unique role in the elections process and provide an objective review of the vote counting process.

Your election officials work hand in hand with the King County Republican and Democratic parties to place official party observers at key locations from the time absentee ballots are received to the time the election is certified. The public is encouraged to observe this process at our election headquarters in Renton.

King County Elections (KCE)
919 SW Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
map and directions

Election Distribution Center (EDC)
1215 E. Fir Street
Seattle, WA 98122
map and directions

Learn more about observing elections in King County:

Read the Secretary of State's Guidelines for Observing Elections, in PDF format, in English (308K) or Chinese (3.6 MB). Both are external links.


August 19, primary and special election observer opportunities

Election Activity

Location

Begin dates

Canvass board meetings

KCE

To be determined

Military and oversea ballots mailed

KCE

July 18

Absentee insertion

KCE/vendor

July 14 and daily through August 15

Logic and accuracy test of accessible voting units begins

EDC

July 29 through Aug. 8 or until completed*

Early voting available on accessible voting units

KCE

July 30 - August 18

Incoming ballot sort

KCE

August 4 - September 3*

Signature verification

KCE

August 4 - September 3* 

Ballot opening

KCE

August 6 - September 3*

Ballot duplication

KCE

August 7 - September 3*

Phone bank

KCE

Beginning July 21

Ballot on request

KCE

July 30 - August 18

Poll worker training

KCE

June 25 - August 18

Petition checking

KCE

No current petition

Logic & accuracy test of mail ballot tabulation equipment

KCE

August 15 at 10:30 a.m.*

Voter registration & absentee request data entry

KCE

Ongoing

Canvass process (includes the 4% accessible voting unit audit)

KCE

Begins August 20 until completion*

Provisional ballot processing

KCE

August 21 until completion*

Poll supply assembly

EDC

Currently until August 15

Absentee ballot tabulation

KCE

August 19 - September 3*

Depot supply pick up

Seattle and county depot locations

August 16 and 17

Depot activities

Depot locations (call for locations)

August 19 after 8 p.m.*

Memory card uploading/precinct reporting

KCE

August 19 from 8 p.m. until complete*

Trouble shooter activities

Various poll sites

August 11-22

Minority language compliance

Various poll sites and all election activities

Ongoing

* Paid political party observers scheduled


Updated: Friday, March 5, 2010
修訂日期: 3/5/2010


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