WHAT TO DO IF YOUR POLLING PLACE CLOSES

[Bluebear]

First and foremost to our Evergreen State DUers, may you and yours stay safe during this "Pineapple Express" flooding. Here is the latest bulletin posted 06:49 PM PST on Monday, November 6, 2006...

Several Western Washington polling places will likely be affected by local flooding. Here's more information on polling places likely to be affected and what you can do to still make your vote count.
King County

Potential flooding of the Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers could impact voters heading to the polls on election day in the Carnation, Fall City and Snoqualmie areas.

Snoqualmie Elementary School, 39801 SE Park St., has been closed and voters will be routed to Snoqualmie Fire Station at 37600 SE Snoqualmie Parkway in Snoqualmie.

Other affected polling places near the Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers:

* River View School Dist. Office, Carnation
* Fall City Elementary, Fall City
* Fall City Fire Station Dist. 27, Fall City

Polling places not in danger

* of flooding but may have road access issues:
* Stillwater Elementary, Carnation
* Vincent Community Club, Carnation

Voters who are affected by the flooding have many options for casting a ballot. These options include:
* Request an e-mail ballot. Voters can request a ballot online at this link Requests received by 7 p.m. today (11/06/06) will be e-mailed a ballot and affidavit to return. All ballots must be postmarked by Election Day. E-mailed ballots will be set aside to ensure the voters' registration status.
* Request a one-time absentee ballot in person. King County Elections will be open until 7 p.m. tonight (11/06/06) to accommodate voters living in the affected flooding areas. Enter the King County Administration Building through the Third Avenue entrance of the King County Courthouse after 6 p.m. Today is the last day for poll voters to request an absentee ballot.
* Cast a provisional ballot at any polling place between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day. Nearby polling locations are listed below. Voters can also call the Voter Hotline at 206-296-VOTE (8683) until 7 p.m. today or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Options for provisional voters.

If a polling place is not accessible due to flooding, voters can cast a provisional ballot at any polling place. Voters are encouraged to use the online tool, Your Voter Guide, to create a sample ballot with the candidates and measures on their ballot. Voters should download, print and bring the sample ballot to their polling place and write-in the race and candidate choices.

Nearby, alternative voting locations for flooding in the Snoqualmie Valley:

North:

* Duvall Church, 15520 Main St., Duvall, WA 98019
* Stillwater Elementary (May not be accessible from Carnation- Duvall Road), 11530 320th NE, Carnation, WA 98014

South:

* Preston Community Club, 8625 310th Ave SE, Preston, WA 98050
* Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave South, North Bend, WA 98045
* Sallal Grange Hall, 12912 432nd Ave SE, North Bend, WA 98045

West:

* Redmond Fire Station #14, 5021 264th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98053
* Timberlake Christian Fellowship, 4505 236th Ave NE, Sammamish, WA 98074
* Beaver Lake Middle School, 25025 SE 32nd St., Issaquah, WA 98029
* Challenger Elementary, 25200 SE Klahanie Blvd., Issaquah, WA 98029

For questions regarding the affect of this change, voters are encouraged to contact the King County Elections Voter Hotline at 206-296-VOTE (8683) until 7 p.m. today or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on November 7, 2006.

Pierce County

Voters not able to vote at their assigned polling place still have several options to cast their ballot, including:

* Request an e-mail ballot. Voters can request a ballot by e-mail at [e-mail] . All ballots must be postmarked by Election Day.
* Request a one-time absentee ballot in person at the Pierce County Auditor's Office, 2401 So. 35th St., Room 200, Tacoma, WA. Pierce County Elections will be open at 7 a.m. on election day to accommodate voters affected by flooding.
* Cast a provisional ballot at any polling place between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day. Contact the Pierce County Auditor's Office for the nearest polling location. Call 253-798-7430, 253-798-3189 or 1-800-446-4979.

For up-to-the-minute polling place closures and location changes, log onto www.piercecountywa.org/auditor. Or call 253-798- 7430, 253-798-3189 or 1-800-446-4979 between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day. 1-800-833-6388 TDD/TTY

[icymist]

1. Thank you for this information.

K & R!

[uppityperson]

2. King Co press release here, 4am Tues, here

http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/news/2006/1106flood2.aspx

Elections

King County Elections’ officials are monitoring the Snoqualmie and Tolt Rivers where rising water levels on may create challenges for voters tomorrow on Election Day. Voters who live and vote in areas around these two rivers are urged to keep their personal safety in mind when debating whether or not to travel to their polling place.
Officials will provide more information on Election Day at 6:30 a.m. on whether flooding will close the polling places below.

Affected Polling Locations:

Polling places near the Snoqualmie and Tolt Rivers:
River View School Dist. Office, Carnation
Fall City Elementary, Fall City
Fall City Fire Station Dist. 27, Fall City
Snoqualmie Elementary, Snoqualmie

Polling places not in danger of flooding but may have road access issues:
Stillwater Elementary, Carnation
Vincent Community Club, Carnation

While voters may not be able to vote at their assigned polling place, they still have several options to cast their ballot tomorrow.

* Request an e-mail ballot. Voters can request a ballot at https://www.metrokc.gov/elections/absentee/onetime_email_form.htm . Voters whose requests are received by 7 p.m. will be e-mailed a ballot and affidavit to return. All ballots must be postmarked by Election Day. E-mailed ballots will be set aside to ensure the voters’ registration status.
* Request a one-time absentee ballot in person. King County Elections will be open until 7 p.m. tonight to accommodate voters living in the affected flooding areas. Enter the King County Administration Building through the Third Avenue entrance of the King County Courthouse. Today is the last day for poll voters to request an absentee ballot.
* Cast a provisional ballot at any polling place between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day. A list of nearby polling locations is listed below. Voters can also call the Voter Hotline at 206-296-VOTE (8683) until 7 p.m. today or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day. Voters should download, print and bring the sample ballot to their polling place and write-in the races and candidate choices.
(more@ link)

[tavalon]

3. It looks like this is what I'm going to have to do

Thanks for the information. I live six miles above Duvall and we don't have television so I wasn't aware that my son's school was closed. I thought we had missed his bus so I tried to drive him to school. That's when I got to see first hand how bad it is down in Duvall and that there is only one road out at this point. I've never had a voting day complicated by this.

[sentelle]

4. Kitsap County

Yes, you guys have your ballots, however, if you have not done them yet, do them (and vote D, please).
drop off locations (per Kitsap County Auditors office) are as follows

Bainbridge Island: Bainbridge Performing Arts
200 Madison Ave N,
Bainbridge Island

Bremerton: Kitsap Regional Library
Meeting Room
1301 Sylvan Way
Bremerton

Central Kitsap: Silverdale Community Ctr
Coho Room
9729 Silverdale Way NW
Silverdale

North Kitsap: Poulsbo Fire Station
911 NE Liberty Road
Poulsbo

South Kitsap: Kitsap County Auditor
Elections Office
County Admin. Building
619 Division St, Pt. Orchard

from: http://www.kitsapgov.com/aud/elections/ballot_drops.htm