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	Oct. 30, 2003 King County announces interactive election enhancements Find polling location on-line or via phone Has this ever happened to you? It's Election Day. You can't find your voter registration card and you can't remember your polling place. If you've tried to reach the elections office on Election Day to find out where to vote, you may have had a long wait or reached a busy signal. Two new service features now give voters more options for finding their poll sites - an on-line look-up feature on the county's website and an interactive voice response system available at 206.296-VOTE. "We are pleased to offer these new services in time for Tuesday's General Election," said Dean Logan, Director of the Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division. "In today's world of innovative systems and technology savvy voters, there should be multiple ways to access our office for information such as the location of one's polling place," said Logan. "Now voters have two ways to get this information without waiting on hold for a customer service representative to assist them." With the availability of the new systems, the county's hope is that those without Internet access or who choose not to use the automated telephone program will have a higher probability of getting through on the telephone where they can reach a real person who can give them the personal attention and information they need. To locate polling information on-line, voters can go to the King County Elections website at http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/ and click on the "Find Your Polling Location" icon (or follow the Voting Information links). By entering their name and date of birth or street address, the voter's polling location will be identified. Access to maps and driving directions is also provided. To find polling location information over the telephone, voters can now call 206.296-VOTE (8683) and press 5. The automated information prompts the caller to enter their date of birth and house number, and a voice response system reads them their polling place name and address. "The most common reason people call on Election Day is to find out where they vote," said Julie Moore, Acting Superintendent of Elections." Now they have alternative ways to get this information - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." Updated: Oct. 30, 2003 Executive's home Executive's news Executive's site map | E-mail the Executive King County | Executive | News | Services | Comments | Search Links to external sites do not constitute endorsements by King County. By visiting this and other King County web pages, you expressly agree to be bound by terms and conditions of the site. The details.