PRIMARY 2016: Who, what, when, where for August 2 primary election

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READERS CAN CLIP and save this profile of two of the three candidates vying for the 24th Legislative District Position 1 seat in the House of Representatives.

One candidate did not respond to requests for answer to a questionnaire or for biographical information.

The race will appear on the Aug. 2 primary ballot. Ballots will be mailed to registered voters Wednesday. Military and overseas ballots were mailed June 17.

Primary races are called only in those races for which three or more candidates file.

In Washington state’s top-two primary, the two candidates who win the most votes will advance to the November general election regardless of party affiliation. The Nov. 8 general election ballot has two candidate choices for each seat.

Marked primary election ballots will be due by 8 p.m. Aug. 2. They can be mailed but must be postmarked by Aug. 2 to be counted.

Ballots also can be placed in drop boxes.

In Clallam County, drop boxes are at the Auditor’s Office on the first floor of the Clallam County Courthouse at 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles; on the circular drive outside the county courthouse; in the courthouse parking lot across from the disabled parking; at the Sequim Village Shopping Center near the J.C. Penney store at 651 W. Washington St.; and at the Forks District Court lobby at 502 E. Division St.

In Jefferson County, they are at the Auditor’s Office on the first floor of the Jefferson County Courthouse at 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend; at the county courthouse’s back parking lot off Franklin Street; and at the parking lot of the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock.

Accessible Voting Units are available 18 days before Election Day for voters who want assistance in filling out paper ballots. To use the facility, called an AutoMark, voters must bring their ballots to the Auditor’s Office.

The deadline for registration for those not now registered to vote in Washington state is July 25. Registration must be in person at the Auditor’s Office.

Only local primary races — those with three or more candidates — will be profiled in the Peninsula Daily News before the primary election. No separate voter guide will be published for this election.

Profiles in primary election contests for Clallam and Jefferson County commission seats were published Friday, July 8.

For a sample ballot, online voter guide and My Vote, which has customized voter and ballot information specific to each voter, see Auditor’s Offices websites at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-clallamcountyelections and http://tinyurl.com/PDN-jeffersonelections.

For more information, contact auditor’s offices.

The Clallam County office, which is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, can be reached at 360-417-2217.

The election coordinator at the Jefferson County office, which is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, can be reached at 360-385-9117.

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