By this time you should have already received your 2009 Primary Election Official Local Voters’ Pamphlet: Thurston County Local Voters’ Pamphlet in the mail.

There will be a number of items for you to vote affecting voters in Thurston County.

*  Elections for Thurston County commissioner, Port of Olympia commissioner, City of Olympia City Council, and City of Tumwater Mayor.

*  Measures include propositions on various fire districts throughout the county.

Arrival of Ballots

Ballots should begin arriving on Saturday, August 1.  If  you haven’t received a ballot by Wednesday, August 5, please be sure to call the Thurston County Courthouse at:

*  Phone:  360.786.5408
TTY:     360.754.2993

You can also call this number if you have lost or destroyed the ballot you received.

Of course, you can stop by the Auditor’s Office located at Building One of the Thurston County Courthouse at 2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW to get a replacement ballot

Accessibility Voting Location

Voters with a disability can go to the Thurston County Auditor’s Office located at the Thurston County Courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW, Builiding One from:

*  July 29 – August 17:         Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 p m
*  Election Day (August 18):         Tuesday, 7 am – 8 pm

to make use of the AUTOMARK.

The AUTOMARK is a voting assistance machine who cannot read or mark their ballot to vote independently and secretly.  Voters with visual impairments, cognitive or learning disabilities, who have literacy issues, or mobility impairments can use the machine to have their ballots read to them, magnify the print on the ballots, display the ballots in high contrast, and mark their ballots.

Drop Boxes
http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/auditor/Elections/Dropsites/dropboxesMAIN.htm

Olympia Area Drop Boxes are located at:

*  Olympia Fire Station 1 (Downtown), 100 Eastside St. NE

*  Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1515 Harrison Ave. NW

*  Church of the Good Shepherd, 1601 North St. SE

*  Thurston County Courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW, Building One
(only location where you can get replacement balltos)

*  Westside Top Foods, 1313 Cooper Point Road (at the far end of the parking lot)

Click on the link above for drop boxes throughout the county.

Drop boxes will close precisely at 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Registered to Vote in WA State?

Have you recently moved to WA State?  If you have never registered to vote in WA State, you can fill out a voter registration form and register in person to the Thurston County Courthouse, Auditor’s Office to vote in the August 18 primary.  Deadline for new registrations is:  Monday, August 10.

More information on whether you can vote on this election or not:

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/auditor/Elections/voter_reg/late_reg.htm

Information for college students:

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/auditor/Elections/outreach/fact_sheet_college.pdf

Check and see if you are registered to vote:

http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/OSOS/VoterVault/Pages/MyVote.aspx

Voter Registration Forms are available at the GovDocs/Maps Office in the 3rd Floor of the Library.  Pick one up soon.

Lots more information can be found at:

Washington Voter Information
http://www.vote.wa.gov

Thurston County Voter Information
http://www.thurstonvotes.org/

Voter Registration Information
http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/voting-info.html