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The ballots have been mailed, the voter pamphlets are out, and the drop boxes are open.
Registered King County voters should have received their August primary ballots.
Monday will be first day King County Elections begins posting ballot return statistics. You have until Tuesday, August 2nd 8 PM to either have your ballot post marked or drop it in a King County Elections dropbox including the bin waiting for you in front of Capitol Hill’s Seattle Central on Broadway.
CHS reported previously on how most of the major roles up for reelection here are uncontested.
State leaders hailing from the 43rd District Sen. Jamie Pedersen, Rep. Nicole Macri, and senior member Rep. Frank Chopp are each running unopposed.
And year’s biggest political race in Seattle — the battle for King County Prosecutor — doesn’t even warrant a primary. There are only two challengers and both will go through to November’s general election. Retiring prosecutor Dan Satterberg’s chief of staff Leesa Manion would be the first woman and person of color to serve in the role while Federal Way mayor Jim Ferrell would bring a throwback, “tough on crime” approach to the office.
The biggest vote you might cast this primary? Vote in the races for unlikely to be challenged federal leaders Sen. Patty Murray, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal is probably the strongest way to send a message on this ballot by either lending your support against fields of fringe candidates from the left and the right — or not.
There is also Washington Secretary of State incumbent Steve Hobbs to consider.
November’s ballot will also include a vote on creating a social housing development authority in the city and dueling proposals for changing the format used to elect Seattle’s mayor and city council candidates in primaries.
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I’m all for a “throwback tough on crime” candidate. It would be nice to go a week without a neighbor being the victim of some crime
Our City Attorney is a “tough on crime” Republican. How’s that working out for us?
This liberal is going as far right as I’m able until the city stops it’s death spiral into a smoking pile…anyone who thinks now is better than before Sawant and our activist city council got their hands on us, I know some good therapists for you to see. Sawant and Gonzales advocated for cutting the police budget by half and did succeed in the stupendously stupid measure to cut funding, albeit by less; how is that working out? Shootings everywhere, beloved businesses going under or LEAVING, dangerous 911 response times, dirty used syringes and used condoms in our elementary school playgrounds (yes, talk to parents). This is what happens when we bring the public safety “safeguards” off of our communities, without a cohesive, realistic, organized plan to replace them. We need to get some adults in the room. Luckily I think the medium in long term trend in Settle will be more conservative. We’re sick of it.