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October 28, 2011
Glitch delays ballots for 11,000 Eastside voters, including Sammamish residents
October 28, 2011
NEW — 5:15 p.m. Oct. 28, 2011
King County Elections officials said ballots for 11,000 Eastside voters — including more than 800 people in Sammamish — did not go out last week as planned due to a glitch.
The elections office plans to mail ballots Saturday; voters should receive them early next week. The deadline to return ballots via mail, drop box or accessible voting center is Nov. 8.
Overall, the issue impacted 11,000 Eastside voters, including 54 in Issaquah, 141 in Newcastle and 875 in Sammamish. Some North Bend and Snoqualmie voters also face delays in receiving ballots.
King County Elections started mailing 1.1 million ballots to voters Oct. 19.
Ballot measure would force state to set aside funds in boom years
October 28, 2011
New: Oct. 28, 3:05 p.m.
With the sluggish economy continuing to drain state tax revenue and legislators making drastic cuts to state funding for education, public safety and health care, the prospect of Olympia suddenly finding itself awash in revenue seems far-fetched.
But in the event that happens, legislators want voters’ input on what to do with the extra money. Senate Joint Resolution 8206, on voters’ ballots for the Nov. 8 election, proposes that any “extraordinary revenue growth” be put into the state’s rainy day fund for use during budget crises similar to those seen in recent years. Read more
