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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

If you're flooded in....

Even if you're flooded in, you can still ensure your vote gets counted. Here's the latest information from King County Elections:
King County Election officials continue to monitor polling places in Fall City, Duvall, North Bend, Snoqualmie, and Carnation hard hit by heavy rains and flooding. At this time no additional polling place closures are expected tonight, though election administrators are working with the King County Emergency Coordination Center to monitor flooding throughout the night and early morning.

"My top priority right now is to provide safe and accessible polling places for voters to cast their ballots," said Jim Buck, interim director of Records, Elections, and Licensing Services.

King County Elections and the ECC will continue to monitor the following polling locations throughout the night and early in the morning:

* Fall City Elementary, Fall City
* Fall City Fire Station Dist. 27, Fall City
* River View School Dist. Office, Carnation
* Vincent Community Club, Carnation
* Stillwater Elementary, Carnation
* Sallal Grange Hall, North Bend
* Mt. Si Senior Center, North Bend
* Duvall Church, Duvall

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

* South:
Preston Community Club
8625 310th Ave SE
Preston, WA 98050

* 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
Voters in flood-impacted areas with questions encouraged to contact the King County Elections Voter Hotline at 206-296-VOTE (8683) between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on November 7, 2006

Updates will be provided as closures are determined and in conjunction with the King County Emergency Coordination Center.

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