NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Whitman County Washington

November 5, 2024

General Election

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, the 5th of November, 2024, in the County of Whitman, State of Washington a General

Election will be held for the purpose of voting on the adoption or rejection of State Initiatives to the People Measure No. 2066, State Initiatives to the People Measure No. 2109, State Initiatives to the People Measure No. 2117, State Initiatives to the People Measure No. 2124, and for the purpose of voting on candidate(s) for United States President and Vice President, U. S. Senator, U.S. State Representative Congressional District No. 5, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor, State Attorney General, Commissioner of Public Lands, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Insurance Commissioner, State Senator District No. 9, State Representative District No. 9 position 1, State Representative District No. 9 position 2, County Commissioner District No.1, County Commissioner District No. 2, State Supreme Court Justice Pos. No. 2, State Supreme Court Justice Pos. No. 8, State Supreme Court Justice Pos. No. 9, Whitman County Superior Court Judge

Pos. No. 1, and to accept or reject local proposition(s) listed below:

Local Propositions:

Cheney School Dist. 360

Prop. No. 1- Bonds to Construct & Improve Schools & Acquire Land

Town of Colton

Prop. No. 1- General Operations, Improvement of Town Streets and

Water/Sewer System

Town of Endicott

Prop. No. 1- Fire and EMT Protection

Prop. No. 2- Street Work and Maintenance

Prop. No. 3- Park Maintenance

Town of Oakesdale

Prop. No. 1- Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

Prop. No. 2- Street Work, Street Lights, Street Expenses and

Maintenance

Prop. No. 3- Street Maintenance

City of Palouse

Prop. No. 1- Operation & Maintenance for Infrastructure

Prop. No. 2- Operation and Maintenance of the Swimming Pool

Prop. No. 3- Road Oiling & Maintenance

Town of Rosalia

Prop. No. 1- City Street Fund

Town of St. John

Prop. No. 1- Street Improvements and Maintenance

Prop. No. 2- Water/Sewer Upgrades and Capital Improvements

City of Tekoa

Prop. No. 1- Oiling of Gravel Streets and Chip Sealing of Roads

Town of Uniontown

Prop. No. 1- 2 yr. Park Improvement & Maintenance

Prop. No. 2- Operations & Capital Improvements for Uniontown

Public Library

Whitman Co. (Endicott) Fire Dist. 6

Prop. No. 1- 4 yr Maintenance and Operations

LaCrosse Park & Rec Dist. 1

Prop. No. 1- Operation & Maintenance of Pool and Facilities

Garfield Park & Rec Dist. 2

Prop. No. 1- Maintenance, Repair and Operation of Pool Facilities

St. John Park & Rec Dist. 3

Prop. No. 1- Operation of Swimming Pool, Capital Outlay, and/or

Cumulative Reserve

Oakesdale Park & Rec Dist. 4

Prop. No. 1- Operating, Maintaining and Improving Recreational

Facilities

Rosalia Park & Rec Dist. 5

Prop. No. 1- Operation and Maintenance for Park District

Tekoa Park & Rec Dist. 6

Prop. No. 1- Operation and Maintenance for Park District

Endicott Park & Rec Dist. 7

Prop. No. 1- Operation of Swimming Pool, Capital Outlay, and/ or

Cumulative Reserve

Oakesdale Cem. Dist. 1

Prop. No. 1- Improvements and Maintenance of Cemetery

Whitman County (Garfield) Cem. Dist. 2

Prop. No. 1- Sprinkler Improvement & Operation/Maintenance for

Cemetery

Whitman County Cem. Dist. 3

Prop. No. 1- 2 yr Maintenance and Operation of Cemetery

Whitman County (Endicott) Cem. Dist. 4

Prop. No. 1- Maintenance and Operation of Cemetery

Voters will only be entitled to vote on propositions within their districts

and only those districts listed are included in this General 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 Oct 28, 2024 by 4:30 pm. Any changes

that need to be made to your voter registration after Oct 28th 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

WSU Cub, 2nd floor, Senior Ballroom at 1500 Glenn Terrell Mall,

Pullman WA 99163

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

Oct 16 – Nov. 5, 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

Oct 16 – Nov. 5, 2024

St. John Drop Box

24-hour drop box-will be locked at 8:00 p.m Election Day

33 E. Front St., St. John, WA 99171. Adjacent to the Northwest

Grain Growers office

Oct 16 – Nov. 5, 2024

Oakesdale Drop Box

24-hour drop box-will be locked at 8:00 p.m. Election Day

103 S. First St., Oakesdale, WA 99158 In front of the Oakesdale

Library

Oct 16- Nov. 5, 2024

WSU Campus

(2) 24-hour drop box-will be locked at 8:00 pm Election Day

Compton Union Building West Entrance of the Cub- Pullman

Oct 16 – Nov. 5, 2024

Pullman Drive up Drop Boxes (2) 24-hour drive-up drop box-will be

locked at 8:00 pm Election Day

238 SE Paradise St., Pullman, WA 99163

Across from the Paradise Creek Brewery

Oct 16- Nov. 5, 2024

Rosaures Parking lot

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

1205 N. Grand Ave., Pullman, WA 99163

Nov. 5, 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

Nov 4, 2024

WSU Cub, 2nd floor, Senior Ballroom

10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Nov 5, 2024 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Accessible Voting Available

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 or

Staffed Deposit Site desiring to vote and who are qualified to par-

ticipate 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 pres-

ent 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 ma-

chines for the visually, hearing, or physically impaired are available

at the service centers. For more information contact the Elections

Department at 509-397-5284 or email 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 vote your correct ballot.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS:

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.

Nov 25, 2024 9:00 am Public Canvassing Board Meeting

Verify Ballots Nov 5, 2024 General Election & any other adminis-

trative duties as needed.

Whitman County Elections Department

304 N. Main St., Colfax, WA

Nov 26, 2024 3:00 pm Public Canvassing Board Meeting

Certification of Nov 5, 2024 General Election & any other adminis-

trative duties as needed.

Whitman County Elections Department

304 N. Main St., Colfax, WA

Dated Sept. 16, 2024

Published October 17, 2024