FYI

Voter registration deadline coming up

Time is running out for people who want to vote in the Feb. 19 Washington state presidential primary but still need to update their voter registration.

Voters who have moved within the state must update their registration by midnight Saturday.

For voters who moved within Snohomish County, changes can be made between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. today by calling 425-388-3444. Changes also can be made in person at the county auditor’s office, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.

Voters who have a state driver’s license or state ID card can change their registration at www.secstate.wa.gov.

Voters also can print registration forms from that Web site. Mailed registration changes must be postmarked no later than Saturday.

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The secretary of state and Snohomish County Web sites have more details about the primary. For Snohomish County details, go to www.snoco.org and search “presidential.”

The state set up a MySpace site for the presidential primary election at www.myspace.com/secstatewa.

First-time voters not registered in Washington state have until Feb. 4 to register in person for a presidential primary ballot. Snohomish County plans to mail ballots Jan. 31.

Senior center plans membership fair

The Snohomish Senior Center has scheduled a membership fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to provide information about 45 programs and services offered at the center.

Most of the center’s activity groups will have information tables at the membership fair. There also will be refreshments and entertainment. The center is temporarily located at St. Michael Catholic Church, 1514 Pine Ave.

People of any age can participate in programs at the center, but you must be at least 50 to vote on the center’s issues.

For more information, call 360-568-0934.

Holiday closures

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday. Here is a list of closures:

Government: Federal, state and most local offices will be closed.

Schools: Closed.

Post offices: Closed, although express mail service continues.

Commerce: Most businesses will be open, but most banks will be closed.

Transportation: Community Transit and Sound Transit will be on regular schedules, but some commuter routes will be canceled. Everett Transit will be on a regular schedule. For ferry information, call 888-808-7977.

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