Ballot includes requests from towns, park districts

The county elections office Tuesday reported 4,753 general election ballots have been mailed back from voters, which represents nearly one-fourth of ballots sent out. A total of 19,438 ballots were mailed out, including ballots that were re-issued because they were either lost in the mail or sent to a wrong address.

Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed last week predicted a statewide voter response of 51 percent.

In addition to state measures and political offices, eight towns or districts are asking residents to approve tax measures to fund operations.

Below is a list of what those six town...