By Evan Smith
Voters in south Snohomish County and around Washington state can read personal voters’ guides for the Aug. 2 primary election online.
Voters can get the online voter guides now, rather than wait for the voters’ pamphlets to be mailed Wednesday, July 13. The Snohomish County elections office sends the pamphlets by bulk mail to all residential addresses a day before ballots go to registered voters by a faster form of mail Thursday, July 14.
While the mailed pamphlets contain information on every contest in Snohomish County, on-line guides are individualized for each voter. So instead of looking at information for three congressional districts, seven legislative districts, a county council district and the public utility district, along with tax levies in three cities and seven fire districts, a voter near downtown Edmonds would find material only about the 7th Congressional District, the 21st legislative district and other items on his or her ballot.
That Edmonds voter can find this by logging in at https://weiapplets.sos.wa.gov/MyVote5/#/login
Then the voter enters his or her name and date of birth. Next, the voter needs to click on “Voters’ Guide.” Then, by clicking on “Measures,” the Edmonds voter will find material about the county tax measure, by clicking on “Federal Candidates,” the voter will find material about the U.S. Senate candidates and the 7th Congressional District candidates, by clicking on “Statewide Candidates,” the voter will find information about candidates for governor and eight other statewide offices, by clicking on “Legislative Candidates,” the voter will find information on candidates for the two positions in the 21st Legislative District and by clicking on “Judicial candidates,” the voter will find material on one contested State Supreme Court contest and one Snohomish County Superior Court election.
Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com.
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