NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Whitman County Washington

August 6, 2024

Primary Election

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, the 6th of August, 2024, in the County of Whitman, State of Washington, a Primary Election will be held for the purpose of voting on candidate(s) for U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative Congressional District No. 5, State Governor, State Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor, State Attorney General, State Commissioner of Public Lands, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Insurance Commissioner, State Senator District No. 9, State Representative District No. 9 position 1, State Representative No. 9 position 2, County Commissioner District No. 1, County Commissioner District No. 2, State Supreme Court Justice position 2, Whitman Superior Court Judge position 1, and to accept or reject the local proposition(s) listed below:

Local Propositions:

Town of Farmington Prop. No. 1- Street Levy

Prop. No. 2- Current Expense Levy

Town of Garfield Prop. No. 1- Street Levy

Whitman Co. Fire Dist. #7 Prop. No. 1- Six Year EMS Levy Renewal

Voters will only be entitled to vote on candidates within their districts and only those districts listed are included in this Primary Election.

Voter registration deadlines:

8 days before Election Day: To register by mail or online, your application must be received by the Whitman County Elections Department no later than July 29, 2024 by 4:30 pm. Any changes that need to be made to your voter registration after July 29th must be done in person at the Whitman County Elections Department.

Election Day: to register or update your address in person go to the locations below no later than 8 pm. on Election Day.

• Whitman County Elections Department at 304 N. Main St Colfax, WA 99111

The following are the Service Center(s) and Deposit site for this Primary Election:

Ballot Deposit site(s) for this Primary Election are:

July 17 – Aug. 6, 2024

Colfax

Voting Center

8:00 am – 4:30 pm Whitman County Elections Department

304 N. Main St Colfax, WA

Alley behind the Public Service Building in Colfax

24-hour drive-up drop box-will be locked 8pm Election Day

July 17- Aug. 6, 2024

Pullman Paradise Drop Box

24-hour drop box-will be locked at 8:00 pm Election Day

238 SE Paradise St. Pullman, WA 99163

Across from the Paradise Creek Brewery

July 17 – Aug. 6, 2024

Rosauers Parking Lot

24-Hour drop box-will be locked at 8:00 pm Election Day

1205 N. Grand Ave., Pullman, WA 99163

July 17 – Aug. 6, 2024

Oakesdale Drive up Drop Box

24-hour drop box-will be locked at 8:00 pm Election Day

103 S First St., Oakesdale, WA 99158

In front of the Oakesdale Library

July 17 – Aug. 6, 2024

St. John Drop Box

24-hour drop box-will be locked at 8:00 pm Election Day

33 E. Front St., St. John, WA 99171

Adjacent to the Northwest Grain Growers Office

Aug 6, 2024

Colfax Service Center – Election Day

8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Whitman County Elections Department

Accessible Voting Available

304 N. Main St Colfax, WA

Drop boxes will be locked at 8:00 pm Election Day. Whitman County is an all Vote by Mail County. First Class Postage is prepaid for this election.

The Service Centers and deposit sites for this election will be open and remain open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. of said election day (unless at the hour of closing there are any voters in the Service Center desiring to vote and who are qualified to participate therein, and who have not been able to since appearing at the Service Center, in which event said center shall be kept open reasonably long enough after the hour of closing to allow those present at the time of closing to vote). The hour of closing is announced by a service worker declaring in a loud and clear voice “The Service Center is closed.” In addition to ballot drop off boxes, voting machines for the visually, hearing, or physically impaired are available at the Whitman County Elections Office. For more information contact the Elections Department at 509-397-5284 or email us at elections@whitmancounty.gov. Vote-by-mail ballots, pursuant to WAC 434-250-080, needing replaced for lost or damaged ballots, can be obtained through the Whitman County Auditor, 304 N. Main St., Colfax, WA 99111 or phone (509) 397-5284. You may also go online to http://www.VoteWa.gov to obtain your correct ballot.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS:

Pursuant to WAC 434-335-320 the Whitman County Elections Department will be holding the Logic and Accuracy Test on July 22, 2024 at 11:00 am in the Elections office. This is a pretest of the Whitman County’s tabulation system.

The Canvassing Board of Whitman County, pursuant to RCW 29A.60.160, will hold public meetings at the dates and times listed below. The meetings of the Canvassing Board are open, public meetings under the applicable provisions of Chapter 42.30 RCW and each meeting shall be continued until the activity for which the meeting is held has been completed.

August 19, 2024

9:00 am Public Canvassing Board Meeting

Verify Ballots for the August 6, 2024 Primary Election & any other administrative duties as needed.

Whitman County Elections Department

304 N. Main St. Colfax, WA

August 20, 2024

3:00 pm Public Canvassing Board Meeting

Certification of the August 6, 2024 Primary Election & any other administrative duties as needed.

Whitman County Elections Department

304 N. Main St. Colfax, WA

Dated June 28, 2024

Mish Stanley

Election Supervisor

Published July 4, 2024