General Election Local Voters’ Pamphlet
November 7, 2006
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Important Information for Thurston County Voters
Dear Thurston County Voter:
I am proud to bring you the 2006 General Election Local Voters’ Pamphlet. This year our
office has made improvements in access to voting and information in elections. From the
addition of ballot drop boxes that are open 24-hours a day to machines that enable people
with special needs to vote secretly and independently, Thurston County voters have more
options to cast a ballot in 2006.
The response to our ballot drop boxes in the Primary Election was outstanding. One in five voters used ballot drop boxes to return their ballots. The boxes will be open 24-hours a day during the General Election voting period beginning Wednesday, October 18 to November 7, election night, at 8:00 p.m. For a list of locations, please see page 14 of this pamphlet. Voters also responded well to our new AutoMARK voting devices, which assist voters in marking their ballots. The voter brings the ballot that was received in the mail to one of the locations listed on page 2 or to a staffed drop box site listed on page 14. Once there, the voter may use the device to magnify the print on their ballot with a touch screen or listen to the contents of the ballot through headphones. The AutoMARK enables the voter to make choices, confirm those choices, and verify the voted ballot.
While any voter may use the device to vote, there are powerful implications for voters with special needs. Once the ballot is marked, it can be re-inserted into the machine so the voter can verify how the ballot was marked. This process allows many voters to vote secretly and independently for the first time in their lives. Please see page 2 for more information about this exciting technology.
We want you to be an informed voter, so we updated the look of the pamphlet to provide
you more information in an easier to read format. I encourage you to take time to read
through the candidate and issue statements in this pamphlet to familiarize yourself with
them. Ballots will begin arriving on October 21, 2006.
Sincerely,
Kim Wyman
Thurston County Auditor
Table of Contents
Disability Access Voting Locations..... 2
Vote By Mail Information
and Email Ballot Request Form......... 3
Congressional, Legislative,
Commissioner, and
Public Utility District Maps................ 4
Sample Ballot................................... 5
Candidate Statements.............. 6 – 11
Issue Information
Fire Protection District
No. 5 - Black Lake..................... 12
Tanglewilde Park
and Recreation District.............. 13
Your Comments Count
and Ballot Drop Box Locations........ 14
Voter Qualifications
and Voter Registration Form........... 15
(This form may be used for any changes to
a registration or for new registrations)
Participating Jurisdictions:
Thurston County
Public Utility District
Tanglewilde Park
and Recreation District No. 1
Fire Protection District
No. 5 - Black Lake.
Candidate/Issue
Statement Disclaimer
Candidate statements are printed as submitted. Spelling, grammatical, or other corrections may have been made at the discretion of the auditor. Candidate and “For and Against” statements are the opinions of the authors and have not been checked for factual or grammatical accuracy by any official governmental agency.
Optical Scan Voting!
It’s easy, it’s familiar, and it takes only 3 simple steps:
1) Decide how you want to vote.
2) Use a pen with dark ink.
3) Completely fill in the bubbles
that correspond to your choices.
If you need assistance reading or marking your ballot, please see
page 2 of this pamphlet.
Thank You To The Following People . . .
for assisting in the production of this voters’ pamphlet: JoAnn Buzzard, Ruth Cocuzzi, Gwen Cornelius, Anne Engle, Dolores C. Herbig, Steve Homan, Ann Hunter, Hal Lymus, Keith Mullen, Carol Pfaff, Ken Raske, Michelle Schneider, Bill Snider, Lynnette Thornton, Patricia Tinsley, Yvonne Trail, Ginger Travis, Dave Valiant, and Tony Wickie.
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Disability Access
Voting Locations
You must bring your ballot to vote!
What is AutoMARKTM?
The AutoMARK is a voting assistance machine that enables voters who cannot otherwise read or mark their ballot to vote independently and secretly. Voters with visual impairments, cognitive or learning disabilities, illiteracy, or mobility impairments can use the machine to have their ballot read to them, magnify the print on the ballot, display the ballot in high contrast, and mark their ballot.
Remember – Bring your Ballot!
AutoMARK Locations for the
2006 General Election
Lacey - Panorama City
Panorama Hall
Coffee Lounge
1751 Circle Ln. SE (off Sleater Kinney)
October 23, 24, and 25
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Downtown Olympia
Transit Center
On State Ave.
October 26 – 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
October 27 and 28
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
West Olympia
Capital Place Retirement
700 Black Lake Blvd. SW
October 30 and 31 – 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
November 1 – 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Lacey - The Firs
The Firs Library
426 Lilly Rd. NE
November 2, 3, and 4
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thurston County Courthouse
2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW, Building One
AND The Elections Shop
2905 29th Ave. SW, Suite F - Tumwater
October 18 - November 6
Monday - Friday – 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
November 7 – 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
If you are a group organizer and would like to have an AutoMARKTM
machine available for a meeting or gathering of interested voters,
please contact the Thurston County Auditor’s Office at (360) 786-5408.
TDD (360) 754-2933.
In addition to the locations listed above, machines will be available on
Election Day at all staffed ballot drop box locations, listed on page 14.
Sites are also listed on our website at www.co.thurston.wa.us/auditor.
This pamphlet is available in alternate formats including audio and large print.
BRING
YOUR
BALLOT!
IMPORTANT: NO ballots will be issued on site.
Thurston County Courthouse excepted.
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Thurston County VOTES By Mail!
You no longer have to request an absentee ballot. Thurston County is completely vote-by-mail, meaning every eligible voter in Thurston County will receive a ballot by mail.
If you have not received your ballot by October 26, please call the Auditor’s Office at (360) 786-5408, and a new ballot will be
sent to you.
The Auditor’s Office will:
• Maintain the integrity of the election through a series of checks
and balances, ensuring that eligible voters only vote once and that
each vote is kept secret.
• Send every eligible voter a ballot for every election.
• Check the signature on every ballot envelope against the signature on
file in our voter registration records and notify voters whose signatures
do not match.
• Balance the number of ballots received and processed each day
with the number of voters credited with voting.
You need to:
• Notify our office if your name, mailing address, or physical
address has changed. (360) 786-5408.
• Follow the directions printed on your ballot materials.
• Avoid adding any identifying marks on your ballot. Make
written comments on a separate piece of paper and insert into the mailing envelope only.
• Read, sign, and date the voter’s affidavit on the mailing envelope.
• Ensure your ballot is postmarked by Election Day, or you may drop it off at any ballot drop site listed on page 14.
• Please do not deposit your ballot in a blue curbside U.S. Postal Service mail box on Election Day, regardless of pickup times. This does NOT guarantee a valid postmark.
The 2006 General Election is Tuesday, November 7.
Your ballot must be postmarked by November 7, 2006, Election Day, or you can drop it in a secure ballot drop box by 8:00 p.m. Election Day. If you need assistance with registration or voting, call the Thurston County Auditor’s Office at (360) 786-5408 or visit our website at www.co.thurston.wa.us/auditor.
Correspondence by mail should be sent to:
Thurston County Auditor’s Office, Elections Division, 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW,
Olympia, Washington 98502.
Out of State? Working or Studying Abroad? Traveling? Military?
Welcome to Thurston County’s Email Ballot Program
The Thurston County Auditor’s Office remains
committed to maximizing access to voting for all
citizens. To this end, we offer our email ballot program.
How does an email ballot work? The ballot and
instructions are received as Word documents via email.
The voter prints out and votes his or her ballot, and
mails it to the Auditor’s Office along with an original
signature. We cannot accept electronic ballots and
signatures.
When are email ballots sent? Email ballots are sent
to the voter approximately 30 – 45 days prior to the
election. In addition, a regular ballot is mailed via air
mail (for overseas citizens) or regular mail (for individuals
who are out of state but within the United States). Only
one ballot is counted for each eligible voter.
Where can I receive my email ballot? Anywhere in
the world, provided you have internet access, a printer,
and an internet email address. We recommend you do
not use a military address, as military email addresses
often block email containing attachments.
Request may be emailed to
Or cut out and mail to: Thurston County Auditor 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW Olympia, Washington 98502
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This page contains maps of the different districts within Thurston County.
These maps are provided
as a general reference
only.
For your specific District information, please visit us online (website below) to use our precinct and district look-up tool, or call us at (360) 786-5408.
Only races in the districts in which you live will appear on your ballot.
www.co.thurston.wa.us/auditor
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This sample ballot contains all candidates and measures certified to appear on the November 7, 2006 General Election ballot. Your ballot
will include only races and issues for which you are eligible to vote. Please be sure to read your ballot instructions carefully.
If you do not receive your ballot by October 26, contact the Auditor’s Office at (360) 786-5408 to receive a replacement ballot.
STATE MEASURES
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Initiative Measure No. 920
Initiative Measure No. 920 concerns estate tax. This measure would repeal Washington’s state laws imposing tax, currently dedicated for the education legacy trust fund, on transfers of estates of persons dying on or after the effective date of this measure.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
Yes
No
Initiative Measure No. 933
Initiative Measure No. 933 concerns government regulation of private property. This measure would require compensation when government regulation damages the use or value of private property, would forbid regulations that prohibit existing legal uses of private property, and would provide exceptions or payments.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
Yes
No
Initiative Measure No. 937
Initiative Measure No. 937 concerns energy resource use by certain electric utilities. This measure would require certain electric utilities with 25,000 or more customers to meet certain targets for energy conservation and use of renewable energy resources, as defined, including energy credits, or pay penalties.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
Yes
No
PROPOSED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE LEGISLATURE
AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION
House Joint Resolution 4223
The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on increasing an exemption from the personal property tax. This amendment would authorize the legislature to increase the personal property tax exemption for taxable personal property owned by each “head of a family” from three thousand ($3,000) to fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars.
Should this constitutional amendment be:
Approved
Rejected
FEDERAL
U.S. Senator 6 year term Vote for One
Maria Cantwell Democrat
Mike McGavick Republican
Bruce Guthrie Libertarian
Robin Adair Independent
Aaron Dixon Green
U. S. Representative, District No. 3 2 year term Vote for One
Brian Baird Democrat
Michael Messmore Republican
U. S. Representative, District No. 9 2 year term Vote for One
Adam Smith Democrat
Steven C. Cofchin Republican
STATE LEGISLATIVE
Legislative District No. 2, State Representative
Position No. 1 2 year term Vote for One
Jean Marie Christenson Democrat
Jim McCune Republican
Legislative District No. 2, State Representative
Position No. 2 2 year term Vote for One
Jeff Stephan Democrat
Tom Campbell Republican
Legislative District No. 20, State Representative
Position No. 1 2 year term Vote for One
Mike Rechner Democrat
Richard DeBolt Republican
Legislative District No. 20, State Representative
Position No. 2 2 year term Vote for One
Gary C. Alexander Republican
Legislative District No. 22, State Representative
Position No. 1 2 year term Vote for One
Brendan W. Williams Democrat
STATE LEGISLATIVE CONTINUED
Legislative District No. 22, State Representative
Position No. 2 2 year term Vote for One
Sam Hunt Democrat
Kevin Bonagofski Republican
Legislative District No. 35, Senator
4 year term Vote for One
Tim Sheldon Democrat
Mark E. Shattuck Republican
Legislative District No. 35, State Representative
Position No. 1 2 year term Vote for One
Kathy Haigh Democrat
Marco Brown Republican
Legislative District No. 35, State Representative
Position No. 2 2 year term Vote for One
William “Ike” Eickmeyer Democrat
Randy Neatherlin Republican
THURSTON COUNTY
County Assessor 4 year term Vote for One
Patricia Costello Democrat
Tom Crowson Republican
County Auditor 4 year term Vote for One
Kim Wyman Republican
County Clerk 4 year term Vote for One
Betty J. Gould Democrat
County Commissioner, District No. 3 4 year term Vote for One
Bob Macleod Democrat
Kevin O’Sullivan Republican
County Coroner 4 year term Vote for One
Gary Warnock Democrat
Terry L. Harper Republican
County Prosecuting Attorney 4 year term Vote for One
Ed Holm Democrat
THURSTON COUNTY CONTINUED
County Sheriff 4 year term Vote for One
Daniel D. Kimball Democrat
Howard P. Thronson Republican
County Treasurer 4 year term Vote for One
Robin L. Hunt Democrat
STATE JUDICIAL
Supreme Court Justice, Position No. 2 6 year term Vote for One
Susan Owens Nonpartisan
Stephen Johnson Nonpartisan
Supreme Court Justice, Position No. 8 6 year term Vote for One
Gerry L. Alexander Nonpartisan
Supreme Court Justice, Position No. 9 6 year term Vote for One
Tom Chambers Nonpartisan
Judicial Court of Appeals, Division II, District 2, Position No. 2
6 year term Vote for One
David H. Armstrong Nonpartisan
COUNTY JUDICIAL
Superior Court Judge, Position No. 8 Short +2 year term Vote for One
Anne Hirsch Nonpartisan
Jim Powers Nonpartisan
District Court Judge, Position No. 1 4 year term Vote for One
Susan A. Dubuisson Nonpartisan
District Court Judge, Position No. 2 4 year term Vote for One
C.L. “Kip” Stilz Jr. Nonpartisan
District Court Judge, Position No. 3 4 year term Vote for One
Brett Buckley Nonpartisan
COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT (PUD) COMMISSIONER
PUD Commissioner, District No. 1 6 year term Vote for One
Joseph W. “Bud” Kerr Nonpartisan