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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Where to drop off your ballots On Tuesday, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., ballots can be dropped off and votes can be cast on touch-screen machines at several locations in Snohomish County. Directions to each site are at www.snoco.org. Snohomish County Auditor's Office 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, first floor; ballots can be dropped off and voting machines are available at this site. For information, call 425-388-3444 Community collection centers Arlington Food Pavilion, 146 Haller St. E. Starbucks, 3617 172nd Ave. NE Bothell QFC, 22833 Bothell-Everett Highway Edmonds QFC, 22828 100th Ave. W. Everett QFC, 2615 Broadway Ave. QFC, 4919 Evergreen Way Gold Bar Family Grocer, 1111 Croft Ave. Granite Falls Red Apple, 115 N. Granite Ave. Lake Stevens Joe's, 519 State Route 9 Lynnwood QFC, 17525 Highway 99 QFC, 7500 196th St. SW. Marysville Starbucks, 3701 88th St. NE Staples, 105 Fourth St. Mill Creek QFC, 926 164th St. SE Monroe Galaxy Theaters, 1 Galaxy Way Mountlake Terrace QFC, 22803 44th Ave. W. Mukilteo QFC, 11700 Mukilteo Speedway Snohomish Starbucks, 1101 Ave. D Stanwood QFC, 27008 92nd Ave. NW. Sultan Red Apple, 807 W. Stevens Ave. Electronic voting machines Arlington Sno-Isle Library, 135 N. Washington Ave. Edmonds Sno-Isle Library, 650 Main St. Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Lynnwood Sno-Isle Library, 19200 44th Ave. W. Marysville Sno-Isle Library, 6120 Grove St. Mill Creek Sno-Isle Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway Monroe Sno-Isle Library, 1070 Village Way Mountlake Terrace Sno-Isle Library, 23300 58th Ave. W. Mukilteo Sno-Isle Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. Snohomish Sno-Isle Library, 311 Maple Ave. Stanwood Sno-Isle Library, 9701 271st St. NW.   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Last day to turn in primary ballots By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer Today's primary election will narrow the field in several legislative races, determine the outcome of some judicial duels and be the source of speculation in the battle for governor. About 46 percent of the state's 3.4 million eligible voters are predicted to participate in the first-ever primary in which the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election, regardless of their political affiliation. Snohomish County is also anticipating 46 percent of its 351,000 registered voters will turn out. As of Monday, 70,334 ballots, or 20 percent, had been returned. While participation is slightly lighter than expected to this point, a steady flow of voters are depositing ballots at drop-off sites around the county, Snohomish County elections manager Garth Fell said Monday. "Everything is going according to plan," he said. "We would just encourage people to get out and participate. If they haven't voted yet, they still have time." Snohomish County is one of 37 counties where voting is by mail. Ballots that are mailed must be postmarked no later than today in order to be counted. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, voters can drop off ballots at a collection site. Or they can cast votes on electronic touch-screen machines set up in branches of the Sno-Isle Library system and the Everett Public Library. The county elections office also will accept ballots and have voting machines available. In the race for governor, Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi should emerge as the top two. Both candidates will be eyeing the vote totals for signs of their respective areas of strength and weakness. Statewide contests for superintendent of public instruction, secretary of state, treasurer, lieutenant governor, auditor and insurance commissioner all will see the number of competitors reduced as a result of the primary. In the four-way competition for the 2nd Congressional District, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., is expected to advance. It could be close for the runner-up between Republican Rick Bart and Democrats Doug Schaffer and Glen Johnson. Voters could alter the make-up of the state Supreme Court, where a candidate who garners more than 50 percent will win. Justice Mary Fairhurst is challenged by Michael Bond and Justice Charles Johnson faces two opponents, Frank Vulliet and James Beecher. In Snohomish County, voters will decide whether Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Eric Lucas keeps his job or if David Hulbert gets his back. In 2004, Hulbert served on the bench until losing the election to Lucas. Snohomish County election results will be posted at www.snoco.org.

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