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Important Dates Dec. 25, 2008 King County Elections closed for the holiday. Jan. 1, 2009 King County Elections closed for the holiday. Jan. 2, 2009 County furlough. Office closed. Jan. 3, 2009 Deadline for mail-in and online voter registrations and address transfers for the Feb. 3 special election. Jan. 3, 2009 Overseas and military ballots mailed for the February 3 special election. Jan. 14 - 16, 2009 Mail ballots sent for February 3 special election. Feb. 3, 2009 Special election. Mail ballots must be postmarked. Feb. 18, 2009 Special election certified. New elected director takes office.   Next Issue Video voters guide Elections Director candidate debates		The two-year effort of transitioning King County to vote by mail will be put to the test in the Feb. 3, 2009 special election. Preparations are well under way to conduct the Feb. 3 election entirely by mail. An estimated 1.1 million mail ballots are scheduled to be mailed on Jan. 14, 2009. Voters will be able to experience new features of King County's all mail elections environment in the February election: receiving their ballot by mail, the ability to track their mail ballot packet online, early and accessible voting options, and ballot drop off locations. Online mail ballot packet tracking Beginning in the February election, voters will be able to track their ballot packet at three points as it is processed by our office. Visit www.kingcounty.gov/elections for more information. Track point #1 – Your ballot packet was assembled and delivered to the U.S. Postal Service. Track point #2 – Your returned ballot packet was received by King County. Track point #3 – The signature on your returned ballot packet was verified. Accessible voting centers Voter will automatically receive their ballot in the mail for the upcoming election and must return it by Feb. 3. To ensure every voter has the opportunity to cast a private and independent ballot, three accessible voting centers will be available at Union Station in Seattle, Bellevue City Hall and election headquarters in Renton to assist voters with disabilities. Bellevue Bellevue City Hall, Room 121 450 110th Avenue NE Jan. 30, Jan. 31, Feb. 2:     10 am - 5 pm. Feb. 3: 7 am - 8 pm Seattle Union Station 401 S Jackson Street Jan. 30, Jan. 31, Feb. 2:     10 am - 5 pm. Feb. 3: 7 am.- 8 pm Renton King County Elections 919 SW Grady Way Weekdays, Jan. 14 – Feb. 2: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Feb. 3: 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. 24-hour secured ballot drop boxes Ten ballot drop boxes will be available throughout the county to provide voters with a way to securely return their ballots without the cost of postage. Ballots can be returned starting at 6 a.m. on Jan. 16. Drop boxes will close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Feb. 3. Algona-Pacific Algona Pacific Library 255 Ellingson Road Lake Forest Park Lake Forest Park Library 17171 Bothell Way NE (on the lower level, near the mall entrance) Bellevue Library Connection @ Crossroads 15600 NE 8th Street (outside of Suite K-11) Renton King County Elections 919 SW Grady Way Black Diamond Black Diamond Library 24707 Roberts Drive Seattle ›› King County Administration Building     500 Fourth Avenue Des Moines Des Moines Library 21620 11th Avenue S ›› Delridge Neighborhood     Service Center     5405 Delridge Way SW   Fall City Fall City Library 33415 SE 42 Place ›› University Neighborhood     Service Center     4534 University Way NE An insert featuring the addresses of accessible voting centers and ballot drop boxes will be included with every mailed ballot.
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