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Fact SheetNovember 4, 2003 General ElectionWhat Kind of Election Will This Be?The November General and Special Elections will include a host of local races, including King County Assessor and seats on the King County Council, Seattle City Council (as well as other city and town councils in King County), Port of Seattle Commission, Seattle Popular Monorail Authority, the Court of Appeals, school districts, fire districts, and other special purpose districts. A complete list of candidates and measures on the General Election ballot is available online, at http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/2003nov/notice.htm.
All voted mail ballots, in order to be valid, must be postmarked no later than Election Day, November 4, 2003. Registered voters in the Vote-by-Mail election precincts and ongoing absentee voters who have not received a ballot by October 24, 2003, should call the Elections Office at 206-296-8683 (VOTE). What Is on the Ballot for this Special Election?Read the 2003 General Election Information and Offices and Ballot Measures at http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/2003nov/notice.htm Read the Voters Pamphlet at: http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/2003nov/pamphlet.htm See "Validation Requirements" for additional details on the ballot measures. What Is the Expected Voter Turnout?As of the cut-off date of October 4, 2003, King County has 1,035,392 active registered voters. King County Elections expects an overall countywide turnout of 47.42% which is average for an odd year General Election, with an approximate 70% turnout among voters who vote by absentee ballot. Currently, 46% of King County voters have chosen to permanently vote by mail. See "Election Turnout Forecast" information sheet for more details on voter turnout and absentee ballots. Obtaining Absentee Ballots during Regular County Business HoursAbsentee ballots may be obtained in person at the Elections Office until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2003 at: King County Administration Building Regular Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday Per State law, no new absentee ballots may be issued on Election Day. Replacement ballots may be issued to voters who have already received an absentee ballot but have lost or damaged their original. One-time absentee ballots may also be requested
by phone or fax: Regular Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday To ensure timely ballot delivery by mail, we do not recommend requesting an absentee ballot by phone or fax to be mailed out locally to the voter after Thursday, October 30, 2003, for the November 4, 2003 General Election. If on Election Day, November 4, 2003, voters in VBM (vote-by-mail) election precincts and ongoing absentee voters who have not received their mail ballot should call the Election Office at 206-296-8683 (VOTE) to determine their polling place. Election Night Schedule for Reporting Election ResultsThe report of absentee and mail ballots tallied on Election Day is expected to be released by 8:15 p.m. after the polls have closed. Poll ballot return reports for election night, as well as additional mail ballot reports in the days following the election, and the expected percentage of the total ballots counted up to each reporting time, can be found in the “Election Report Schedule.” Election staff will be available to handle telephone requests for election results from media and campaign committees on election night usually through 10 p.m. at 206-296-1565. Election Results on the WebElection results can be obtained on the Elections Web site at http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/ (click on Election Results). The first report will be election night at 8:15 and will consist of absentee mail ballots return results. Subsequent results will be posted after each principal ballot run on election evening and on the designated days after the election. Please be certain to set your PC to “refresh” periodically, or refresh your screen manually when looking for Web results on election night! Answer to Frequently Asked
Question: Why are the poll
results sometimes
just 98%
on election
night?
Occasionally,
a polling
place will
have problems with
its Accu-Vote device or will
lose power or telephone service
for
the building,
or some
other mechanical
or technical
problem. In
this case,
the ballot
results cannot be transmitted
to the Election Center on
election night, and the ballots
must be tabulated and/or
the memory
cards uploaded to the computer
on Wednesday
morning. The ballots
and memory
cards
are stored
in a locked,
secure vault
overnight. All media inquiries should be directed to: |
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