|
|||
|
Primary election ballots on the way
7/28/2010 11:01:31 AM
Splash Intern
Spokane County voters soon will see ballots in their mailboxes for next month's primary election.
Ballots will be mailed by this Friday and must be postmarked or dropped in official ballot boxes by Aug. 17, according to the Spokane County Elections Office.
Liberty Lake ballots will include Legislative District 4 candidates Larry Crouse (R) for State Representative Pos. 1 and Matt Shea (R) for State Representative Pos. 2. The two run unopposed.
Rep. Crouse is in his eighth term as state representative, and Rep. Shea now is serving his first term.
There is still a primary election for races with fewer than two candidates, such as the Legislative District 4 race, because a candidate must receive at least 1 percent of the vote to advance in the state's top-two primary system.
The top-two system, adopted in Washington in 2008, allows voters to vote for whomever they want, regardless of the candidate's party preference.
Advertisement
The two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election. There is no guarantee that both Democratic and Republican parties will be represented in the general election under the system.
Ballot drop boxes can be found at public libraries and the STA Bus Plaza. They are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week from now until polling closes.
The complete list of drop box locations can be found on the Spokane County Elections website, wei.secstate.wa.gov/spokane.
The Aug. 17 primary election results will available by 8 p.m. that day online and on network news stations.
Here's a list of candidates on the ballot:
Assessor: Ralph Baker, Republican; Lori Wick, Independent; Andrew Jackson, Democratic; Sadie Charlene Cooney, Democratic; Vicki Horton, Republican; Gina McKenzie, Independent
Auditor: Leonard Christian, Republican; Vicky M. Dalton, Democratic
Clerk: Thomas R. Fallquist, Republican
Prosecuting Attorney: Chris Bugbee, Republican; Dave Stevens, Republican; Frank Malone, Democratic; Jim Reierson, Law and Order Party; Steve Tucker, Republican
Sheriff: Ozzie Knezovich, Republican
Treasurer: D. E. (Skip) Chilberg, Democratic
Legislative District 4:
House Position 1: Larry Crouse, Republican
House Position 2: Matt Shea, Republican
U.S Senate: Norma Gruber, Republican; Mohammad H. Said, Centrist; Goodspaceguy, Democratic; Mike the Mover, Democratic; Paul Akers, Republican; Mike Latimer, Republican; James (Skip) Mercer, no party; Clint Didier, Republican; Schalk Leonard, no party; Patty Murray, Democratic; Bob Burr, Democratic; William Edward Chovil, Republican; Dino Rossi, Republican; Charles Allen, Democratic; Will Baker, Reform
U.S. House, 5th District: Randall Yearout, Constitution; Daryl Romeyn, Democratic; David R Fox, Democratic; Clyde Cordero, Democratic; Barbara Lampert, Democratic; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republican
For the judicial listings and the rest of the candidates filed, visit http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/spokane/Pages/Home.aspx and click on "Candidates who have filed."