Monday deadline for voter registration

Monday, January 11 is the deadline for registering to vote online or by mail for the February 9 special election. It also is the deadline for registered Washington voters to change their registration addresses.

New Washington voters may register through Monday, February 1, but they must do it in person at the King County elections office in Tukwila.

Registration information is available by calling 206-296-VOTE or by visiting the King County elections web site . Mail-in registration forms are available at libraries, fire stations and schools.

The elections department plans to mail ballots Wednesday, January 20, with voters' pamphlets going out at about the same time.
 
Local ballots will have the three propositions proposed by the Shoreline School District and a King County Library System levy. These are the three School District propositions:

1. The replacement maintenance-and-operations levy; 
2. The bonds for modernization and replacement of Shorewood and Shorecrest high schools,
3. A capital levy for technology improvements and support.

The maintenance-and-operations levy and the technology levy require only a simple majority; the bond issue needs a 60 percent “yes” vote out of a minimum of 9,516 voters. The Library levy requires a simple majority to pass.