Elections officials to start mailing ballots today
Elections officials around Washington will begin mailing out ballots today for the state’s Nov. 7 general election.
In Spokane County, that means more than 235,000 ballots will be put in the mail between today and Friday, and should be arriving in home mailboxes by the weekend. Because all of Spokane and most other Eastern Washington counties vote by mail, that means anyone who hasn’t received a ballot by the end of next week should contact their county elections office for a replacement.
Ballots can be marked and mailed back any time between now and Election Day, but must be postmarked no later than Nov. 7 to be counted.
Washington residents who have not yet registered can sign up through Oct. 23, but must go to the county elections office to do so.
In Spokane, that office is at 1033 W. Gardner, north of the County Courthouse and public safety complex.
Starting today, The Spokesman-Review will offer a daily list of places where voters can see or hear candidates on the day of publication and the next day.
Today
8 a.m.: 5th Congressional District candidates Cathy McMorris, the Republican incumbent, and Peter Goldmark, the Democratic challenger, debate live on KXLY-AM 920.
11:45 a.m. 6th Legislative District Senate candidates Brad Benson, the Republican incumbent, and Chris Marr, the Democratic challenger, debate at the Spokane City Forum luncheon, at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. $10 for lunch, information at (509) 777-1555.
6:30 p.m. U.S. Senate candidates Maria Cantwell, the Democratic incumbent, Mike McGavick the Republican challenger and Bruce Guthrie, the Libertarian challenger, in a pretaped televised debate. KREM-TV, Channel 2.
7 p.m. League of Women Voters forum for 3rd and 6th legislative districts, Spokane County commissioner candidates. Downtown Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main Ave.
Thursday
7 p.m. McMorris and Goldmark in a televised congressional debate, on KSPS-TV, Channel 7.
7 p.m. Forum on I-933, sponsored by EWU and UW. Room 20, Spokane Academic Center, 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd.