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Monday, March 15, 2010

Special election tomorrow for King Conservation District Board of Supervisers

Tomorrow, the King Conservation District - a little known public agency that is tasked with promoting responsible stewardship in King County - is holding an election to fill an open seat on its Board of Supervisers.

This is an unusual election; it's not being conducted by King County, but by the conservation district itself. There are no mail in ballots. To cast a vote, you have to journey to one of seven polling places and fill out a ballot. The polling places are each located within a different library:
  • Auburn Library: 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn WA 98002
  • Bellevue Regional Library: 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue WA 98004
  • Carnation Library: 4804 Tolt Avenue, Carnation WA 98014
  • Des Moines Library: 21620 11th Avenue S., Des Moines WA 98198
  • Seattle Public Library: 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle WA 98104
  • Shoreline Library: 345 NE 175th, Shoreline WA 98155
  • Vashon Island Library: 17210 Vashon Highway S.W., Vashon, WA 98070
All of the polling places are open from 10:30 AM till 8 PM... except for the Seattle Public Library polling place, which will close a half hour earlier than the others. If you're planning to vote in Seattle, be sure to arrive by 7:30 PM.

You are eligible to vote if you are registered to vote in King County and you do not live in Federal Way, Enumclaw, Skykomish, Milton, or Pacific. You will be asked to present photo identification when you arrive at one of the seven polling places.

And who should you vote for? Well, NPI doesn't make endorsements in candidate elections, but our friends at HA Seattle and MajorityRules are uging their readers to support Kirk Prindle. He's a wildlife biologist who has worked to safeguard wetlands and streams. He lives in Seattle and has most recently worked for the City of Issaquah. Recently he was appointed to Seattle's new Urban Forestry Commission.

Other candidates include Teri Hererra, a realtor from Redmond, Mara Heiman, a board member of the right wing Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights, Mary Embleton of Seattle, and Max Prinsen of Renton (who is endorsed by the Washington Conservation Voters). You can see biographies for all of them at the King Conservation District's website.

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