C’mon, all you locals. Washington makes this whole voting thing really easy to do. So how come so many of you haven’t sent in your ballot yet?
With a week to go until Election Day, less than a fourth of the state’s voters have returned their ballots.
Ballots were sent out Oct. 17, and must be postmarked by Tuesday.
Thirty-seven of the state’s 39 counties are voting entirely by mail. King and Pierce Counties still have poll sites, though a majority of voters in those counties already vote by mail.
Grab your ballot, fill in the little bubbles, and send it in. This isn’t a time to set it aside to “take care of it later,” only to find it buried in a stack of bills on Nov. 5th.
Some helpful suggestions when filling it out (however, I’d be fine…almost…with an opposing vote, as long as it meant that you voted):
- President: Barack Obama (A no-brainer.)
- WA Governor: Christine Gregoire (Another no-brainer. Dino Rossi is scary, and shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near government.)
- Superintendent of Public Instruction: Randy Dorn (On the advice of Prairie — an educator — and everyone she knows involved in education, Terry Bergeron needs to go.)
- I-1000: Tough call. (I wanted to vote yes on this one, and I personally would want to have this option available should I ever need it. However, I’m not convinced that the wording is written well, and worry about insurance companies pushing physician-assisted suicide over treatment. I ended up voting no, but I wouldn’t hold voting either way against anyone.)
- I-985: No (Tim Eyman’s a dork, and I’ve never been convinced any of his ideas had merit.)
- I-1029: No (Sounds good on the face, but introduces unnecessary red tape, and would throw the existing system of long-term care into disarray.)
- Proposition 1: Yes (Transportation is good.)