2009 Press releases

Elections Office announces special Saturday hours - King County Elections
With Election Day fast approaching on Tuesday, King County Elections will be open on Saturday to assist voters.

Have you tried tracking your primary ballot online?
Ballots were mailed last week to over 1 million registered King County voters for the August 18 all-mail primary and more than 70,000 have already been returned. Voters can check to see if and when their ballot arrived back at King County Elections' office by using our on-line mail ballot tracker feature that reports each ballot's journey at three different checkpoints.

Ready, set, vote! Primary ballots mailed today to all registered voters
Nearly 1.1 million ballots were delivered to the USPS today and will be arriving soon to mailboxes throughout King County. Ballots were mailed to voters serving in the military and those living overseas and out of state on July 17 to allow extra transit time for delivery.

Saturday marks the registration deadline to vote
The August primary is coming up soon and King County Elections Director Sherril Huff wants to make sure that everyone eligible to vote has the opportunity to do so by being properly registered.

Unofficial candidate list updated
The unofficial list of candidate filings for the 2009 primary and General Election is posted online at http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200908/candidatefilings.aspx. Of the 331 county, city and local taxing district positions on the 2009 ballot, more than 500 candidates filed for office this week. Candidates have until Thursday, June 11, to withdraw from office.

King County to cancel inactive voters to keep voter rolls current
This afternoon King County Elections will conduct routine maintenance and remove more than 73,000 inactive voters from the county’s registration database.

Candidate filing begins next week
Monday officially kicks off this year's fall election cycle, with candidate filing beginning for more than 330 county and local offices.

Workshop offered this weekend for prospective candidates
With candidate filing a few short weeks away, King County Elections is hosting a complimentary two-hour workshop to discuss important information related to filing for office in King County.

Elections Director Sherril Huff honored as Public Administration Practitioner of the Year
King County Elections Director Sherril Huff was honored on Tuesday by the Evergreen Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) as the Public Administration Practitioner of the Year.

March election a success, results finalized
King County Elections today certified the March 10, 2009 special election, which included four ballot measures from three jurisdictions.