Ballots Drop Tommorrow, October 18th...

Ballot drops tomorrow, October 18th. Look for your ballot in your mail.

This has been an unusual election season. Full of ... interesting developments and laden with lots of public interest.  In Whatcom County (and WA State), you should have received your 151 page Voter's Pamphlet. If not, you can read it online. If you are looking for Election Forums in Whatcom County, you can find at least two at the Whatcom County League of Women Voters.  They are:

Candidate Forum: 40th Legislative District WA State Senate & 42nd Legislative District WA State House of Representatives:

http://wwwlwvbellinghamwhatcom.org/events/2016/10/18/candidate-forum-40th-legislative-district-wa-state-senate-42nd-legislative-district-wa-state-house-of-representatives

and

Election Forum: Ballot Issues:

http://www.lwvbellinghamwhatcom.org/events/2016/10/22/election-forum-ballot-issues

I love attending the League Women Voter's events in Whatcom County. I prize them for their civility and trim organization. But don't worry if you miss them. The presentation and other city material can be found on The City of Bellingham's BTV10 youtube channel online.  If you want other links to Election material, I have a page full of them here. If you are looking for novel and interesting ways to find information on how to vote and the results of the election, here are few of my favorites:

• Google is offering state, county, and local information in a nifty format suitable for your mobile phone: https://g.co/kgs/EQM6Ck .
• The WA SoS offers a nifty mobile  cross platform app to help you keep track of all WA state contests and results: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/iphone.aspx.
• Don't forget about the excellent Whatcom County Election Division page that tells you all about the Current Election! 
• myvote.wa.gov is the official WA site to check your registration status before the election and your ballot status afterward! You can also check your ballot status to see if it has been issued right now!

With all these sources of information there is really no excuse for not voting the *WHOLE* ballot...or at least the issues you care the most about!  Good luck!!