Notice to voters

The ballots for the November 3 election may be different than what you expect. In fact, some voters might be confused.

First, the contested race between Martin Marler and Sandra Brabb for Whitman Hospital and Medical Center hospital district was not on those ballots for voters in the hospital district. A special ballot should be received shortly. The idea is that voters are to complete the first ballot on all issues and then do the second ballot which will contain only the hospital race. The elections office requests that these two ballots be mailed separately. The postage costs for the second...