Island County
Presidential Primary Election - February 19, 2008 Local Voters’ Pamphlet Online! ***************************Voting in the State of Washington:
| Voter Qualifications | To register to vote, you must be a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of Washington state and at least 18 years old by election day. If you have been convicted of a felony, you must have your rights restored before you register to vote. | ||||
| Registration Deadlines | You may register to vote at any time, but you must be registered at least 30 days in advance of an election if you wish to vote on election day. If you are a new voter in Washington state, you may also register between 30 and 15 days before an election, but you must do so in person at the Island County Auditor’s Office or at the Camano Island Annex. | ||||
| How to Register | Request a voter registration form from our office, or check the Washington Secretary of State’s website at www.secstate.wa.gov . You can also use this form to update your address or if your name has changed. There is space to provide your previous registration information. “Motor Voter” registration is offered when you renew or apply for your driver’s license. | ||||
| Change of Residence | If you move to a new county, you must complete a new voter registration. If you move within the same county, you must request a transfer of your registration. This can be done by calling, writing or emailing the Island County Auditor’s Office, or by using the mail-in voter registration form. Note - You must reregister or transfer your registration at least 30 days before the election to be eligible to vote in your new precinct. | ||||
| Ballots | Island County is a
Vote by Mail County. All active
registered voters will automatically be mailed a ballot approximately 3 weeks prior to
each election. If you do not receive your ballot, if you have changed your address
or if your ballot is damaged and needs to be replaced, please contact the Auditor's Office
by phone (360-679-7366), by mail, by e-mail,
or in person at the Island County Auditor’s Office. Note that ballots must be signed and postmarked or delivered to the county election officer on or before Election Day. |
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| Elections Dates, Hours, and Regional Ballot Drop Off Centers | Hours for all primaries and
elections are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Ballots may be mailed or dropped off on Election Day
at Regional Ballot Drop Off Centers.
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| Information and Assistance | For information regarding voting and elections, contact the Island County Auditor’s Office at (360) 679-7366, or the Secretary of State’s toll-free Voter Information Hotline at 1-800-448-4881 (TDD for the hearing or speech impaired: 1-800-422-8683); South Whidbey voters may call the Auditor’s Office toll free at 321-5111; Camano Island voters may call the Auditor’s Office toll-free at 629-4522. |
No signature or late postmarks are the two most common reasons that a ballot cannot be counted.
Have you received your ballot? If you have not received your ballot by 10 days before the election, and you are a registered voter in Island County, please contact the County Auditor’s Election Division at 1-360-679-7366 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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ATTENTION: ISLAND COUNTY VOTERS!
Island County is a Vote by Mail County.
FOLLOW
THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY TO
Use
a blue or black PEN
to
completely fill in the box next to your choice.
If
you make a mistake, correct it by crossing out the incorrect choice with an X and fill in
the correct box.
Unless specifically allowed by law, more than one vote for an office or ballot measure will be an overvote and no votes for that office or ballot measure will be counted.
DO
NOT SIGN OR INITIAL ON THE "OFFICIAL BALLOT" OR IT WILL NOT BE COUNTED. Only the mailing envelope is to be signed.
When
you have finished voting, seal the “Official Ballot” into the pink SECRECY
ENVELOPE.
Read,
sign and date the “Voter's Affidavit” on the MAILING ENVELOPE.
· Only
the voter whose name is printed on the envelope may sign the affidavit.
· If
you are unable to sign your name, make an identifying mark (such as an “X”) and
have two people sign as witnesses next to your mark. (Power
of Attorney cannot be used for voting.)
Place the sealed pink envelope into the mailing envelope and seal.
Mail your ballot no later than Election Day using sufficient first-class postage (check with your post office for their closing time) or take your ballot to one of the official drop off sites listed below. The Auditor’s Office is open M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on holidays.
| Island
County Auditor’s Office 400 North Main Street Coupeville, WA |
Camano
Island Office 121 N. East Camano Dr. Camano Island, WA |
ON ELECTION DAY ONLY, you may drop off your ballot anytime between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Regional Ballot Drop Off Centers listed below:
| Island County Auditor's Office - 400 North Main Street - Coupeville |
| Camano Annex - 121 N. East Camano Drive - Camano Island |
| Oak Harbor School District Administration Building - 350 S. Oak Harbor St. - Oak Harbor |
| Trinity Lutheran Church - State Hwy & Woodard Rd. - Freeland |
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Candidate/Issue Disclaimer
Candidate statements are printed as submitted. Spelling, grammatical, or other corrections may have been made at the discretion of the Auditor. Candidate and For and Against statements are the opinions of the authors and have not been checked for factual or grammatical accuracy by any official governmental agency.
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YOUR BALLOT WILL CONTAIN ONLY THOSE ITEMS THAT APPLY TO YOUR PRECINCT
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President of the United States |
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Democratic Party |
Joe Biden | ||||||||
| Hillary Clinton | |||||||||
| Christopher J. Dodd | |||||||||
| John Edwards | |||||||||
| Mike Gravel | |||||||||
| Dennis J. Kucinich | |||||||||
| Barack Obama | |||||||||
| Bill Richardson | |||||||||
Republican Party |
Rudy Giuliani | ||||||||
| Mike Huckabee | |||||||||
| Duncan Hunter | |||||||||
| Alan Keyes | |||||||||
| John McCain | |||||||||
| Ron Paul | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney | |||||||||
| Fred Thompson | |||||||||
North Whidbey Fire and Rescue |
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| The board of Fire Commissioners of North Whidbey Fire and Rescue, a fire protection district, adopted Resolution No. 318 concerning an increase of its regular property tax levy. This proposition will authorize North Whidbey Fire and Rescue to increase its regular property tax levy in 2008 for taxes to be collected in 2009 to $1.00 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, which will allow an increase in the district's regular property tax levy to exceed the 1% maximum annual levy increase that otherwise is allowed without voter approval, and increase the levy each year thereafter as allowed by chapter 84.55 RCW. Should this proposition be approved? | |||||||||
| Yes | No | ||||||||
| Stanwood-Camano School District No. 401 | |||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY The Board of Directors of Stanwood-Camano School District No. 401 passed Resolution #2007/08-003 concerning a proposition to support school programs and daily operations. This proposition authorizes the District to levy the following excess taxes, to replace an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, to maintain current educational program funding and support the District's General Fund program and daily operations expenses, including textbooks, classroom materials, and staff:
Should this proposition be approved? |
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| Yes | No | ||||||||
South Whidbey School District No. 206 |
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| DISSOLUTION
AND REAPPORTIONMENT OF DIRECTORS' DISTRICTS The Board of Directors of South Whidbey School District No. 206 adopted Resolution No. 538 concerning a proposition to dissolve and reapportion existing directors' districts. This proposition would authorize the district to dissolve its five existing directors' districts and reapportion the school district into three directors' districts, for one director to be elected from each of the three director districts from among the residents of the respective director district and two directors to be elected at large from among the residents of the entire school district, in order to better facilitate citizen participation as board of director members. Should this proposition be approved? |
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| Yes | No | ||||||||
| REPLACEMENT
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION LEVIES The Board of Directors of South Whidbey School District No. 206 adopted Resolution No. 539 concerning a proposition to finance maintenance and operation expenses. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the following excess property taxes, to follow an expiring levy, upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District's General Fund educational maintenance and operation expenses:
all as provided in Resolution No. 539. Should this proposition be approved? |
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| Yes | No | ||||||||
| CAPITAL AND
TECHNOLOGY LEVIES The Board of Directors of South Whidbey School District No. 206 adopted Resolution No. 540 concerning a proposition to finance capital and technology expenses. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the following excess property taxes, to follow an expiring levy, upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District's Capital Projects Fund capital and technology expenses:
all as provided in Resolution No. 540. Should this proposition be approved? |
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| Yes | No | ||||||||
| TRANSPORTATION
VEHICLE LEVIES The Board of Directors of South Whidbey School District No. 206 adopted Resolution No. 541 concerning a proposition to finance transportation vehicle expenses. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the following excess property taxes upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District's Transportation Vehicle Fund expenses:
all as provided in Resolution No. 541. Should this proposition be approved? |
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| Yes | No | ||||||||
| South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District | |||||||||
| TWO-YEAR
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION LEVIES For maintenance and operation of its recreation facilities and programs, shall the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District be authorized to impose regular property tax levies of $.15 or less per $1,000 of assessed valuation for each of two consecutive years commencing in 2008, for collection in the years 2009 and 2010, all as provided in District Resolution No. 2007-08? |
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| Yes | No | ||||||||
| GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS - $1,600,000 The Board of Commissioners of South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District passed Resolution No. 2007-09 concerning this proposition for bonds. This proposition authorizes the District to make improvements to Community Park, Trustland Trails and the Sports Complex, including Castle Park renovations; parking, paving, sports fields, trail and skate park improvements; and construction of picnic shelters, a new playground and make other capital improvements; issue $1,600,000 of general obligation bonds maturing within 20 years and levy excess property taxes annually in accordance with RCW 84.52.056 to repay the bonds, all as provided in Resolution No. 2007-09. Should this proposition be approved? |
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| Yes | No | ||||||||
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From all of us at the Island County Auditor's Office
REMEMBER – BALLOTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY ELECTION DAY IN ORDER TO BE COUNTED !! SIGN YOUR MAIL-IN ENVELOPE!!Your signature to the affidavit on the mailing envelope is required in order to count your ballot! All signatures are verified against signatures on original voter registration cards prior to processing the ballots.
Power of Attorney is NOT vaild for voting.
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Auditor's office will be open Election Day until 8:00 p.m to accept ballots
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