Aug. 19
Another successful Election Day winding downElection Day began this morning at 7 a.m. as 393 polling places opened their doors and absentee ballots were processed through the vote-counting equipment at King County election headquarters in Renton.
Aug. 19
Share your Election Day experiencePeople can experience every aspect of Election Day via live Election Day reports and photos available on the King County Elections homepage.
Aug. 19
Student poll workers benefit democracyCall it young democracy in action. Young people from St. Joseph Catholic Church working as trained poll workers today will use their pay to travel to Louisiana to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Aug. 19
Election Day media tourSherril Huff, King County Elections director has scheduled media availability for today. To schedule an interview or to tour mail ballot processing, please call the Election Day Media Hotline at 206-205-5115. The King County Elections Media Office will be open on Aug. 19 from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Aug. 20.
Aug. 19
Media office opens King County Elections has established a media hotline to assist reporters and other media throughout Election Day. Staff will be available to assist with information and requests for interviews with key election officials, including Elections Director Sherril Huff.
Aug. 13
Wing Luke Asian MuseumIn collaboration with the Wing Luke Asian Museum and community organization volunteers, King County Elections will be on hand to register voters at the opening of a new art exhibit chronicling local civic engagement and voting rights.
Aug. 11
Where to voteSince 2004, 141 King County poll sites have been consolidated or closed either because the location was not accessible to people with disabilities or the site was under utilized. Since the presidential primary held in February 2008, 20 sites were moved or in some cases demolished or impacted by construction, affecting 17,221 poll voters.
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