Jefferson prepares to mail out more than 21,000 ballots
Deputy Auditor/Elections Karen Cartmel, foreground, and County Auditor Donna Eldridge look over some of the 21,401 ballots their office will send out in the Wednesday mail so Jefferson County voters can cast their mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 general election. -- Photo by Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News
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Mail-in ballots -- 21,401 of them as of Monday -- will be mailed out of the county Auditor's Office on Wednesday, said Betty Johnson, election specialist.
Ballots must be postmarked or returned to Jefferson County courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., by 8 p.m. general Election Day, Nov. 3
The ballots should reach county voters' mailboxes by Saturday. If voters do not receive their ballots by then, they should contact the Auditor's office at 360-385-9119.
Military ballots were mailed Sept. 30, Johnson said.
Jefferson County voters will cast ballots in two Port of Port Townsend commissioners races.
For the District 2 position on the Port of Port Townsend commission, incumbent Dave Thompson is challenged by Bob Schuessler.
Incumbent Herb Beck, port District 3 commissioner, is challenged by Leif Erickson.
For Sequim School District No. 323, which extends into parts of East Jefferson County, the District No. 2 race pits Jon Kirshbaum against Virginia O'Neil.
For the Jefferson Healthcare Hospital District Position No. 4 seat, it's Kathy J. Hill challenged by Mari Dressler.
For Queets-Clearwater School District No. 20, director District 1, Lyle Pfeifle faces Sandra Wells-Kalama.
A Queets-Clearwater School District maintenance and operation levy of $1.32 per $1,000 of assessed valuation is proposed for each of three years to generate $75,000.
Also on the ballot are the statewide tax-limiting Initiative 1033 and Referendum 71.
Referendum 71 would expand the rights, responsibilities and obligations accorded state-registered same-sex and senior domestic partners to be equivalent to those of married spouses.
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