Mountlake Terrace City Councilman John Zambrano says he believes that other council members are punishing him for challenging fellow Councilman Jerry Smith in last year’s election.
Zambrano wanted to continue as the council’s representative to the Southwest Snohomish County 911 communications board, but Councilwoman Laura Sonmore used her council seniority to take the position that Zambrano had held for six years.
Zambrano said Monday he believes fellow council members had planned to take the position away from him.
Zambrano, who is in the middle of his four-year council term, had unsuccessfully challenged Smith in last year’s council election. Then, when the new council convened Jan. 4, he cast the only vote against reappointing Smith as mayor.
Edmonds Council sticks with known candidates
When the Edmonds City Council took the vote that led to appointing Diane Buckshnis to fill a council vacancy, all council members stuck with known candidates.
Before the vote, each council member nominated a candidate. The three nominees were all people who had lost in last year’s elections.
Last chance to register to vote
Monday, Feb. 1, is the last chance to register to vote in the Feb. 9 special election.
Only new Washington voters can register this close to an election, and they must do it in person at the county auditor’s office in Everett. The deadline for previously registered voters to change their registration addresses and for mail and online registration was Jan. 11.
Some counties require voters who register eight to 28 days before an election to vote on the spot, but Snohomish County Auditor Carolyn Weikel said her office will mail ballots to anyone who registers by the deadline.
Voters must mail their ballots by Election Day or drop them at any of six drop sites around the county. Drop sites in Lynnwood and Mill Creek are open Feb. 8 and 9.
New voting site in Mill Creek
Voters in the February election will have a different place to drop their ballots in Mill Creek.
County officials have moved the drop site from the Mill Creek Library to the Mill Creek QFC store, 926 164th St. SE.
The Mill Creek Library was one of the busiest drop sites in last year’s elections, but it brought too much traffic for the library parking lot to handle; so officials moved it to the QFC store, which has more parking.
Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@verizon.net.
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