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FairVote WA statement on ranked-choice voting for San Juan County
||| BEN CHAPMAN for FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON ||| San Juan County, WA — With about half of the votes reported, San Juan County Proposition 3 for ranked-choice voting is trailing by 1,000 votes. Read the full
2022 mid-term election preliminary results are in
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 8, 2022 General Election Last updated on 11/08/2022 8:03 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,635 Total Ballots Counted 7,829 Estimated Ballots Left to
Orcas HS students aware, active in present-day politics
||| BY ELLIE WRIGHT, theORCASONIAN INTERN ||| “The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” This quote is commonly attributed to Abraham Lincoln, and carries
Rep. Larsen: Department of Justice must protect election workers and democratic process
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) recently joined Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05) and 30 House Democrats in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide more
Inslee wraps up another busy week before Tuesday’s election
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day Next Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Election Day in Washington state. Voters may register or update their information in-person, and vote
Sheriff’s Report | October 26 – November 1, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 22-007802 Trespassing 07:53:00 10/26/22 A Deputy responded to a report of a trespassing that occurred the previous night. It was reported that a white
WSF Weekly Report | Recruiting, schmoozing, and electrifying
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Getting high schoolers interested in working for us My colleagues from our Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility, human resources and the fleet went to the Kitsap County
Washington Conservation Voters endorse ranked-choice voting
Environmentalist group says YES to San Juan County Charter Amendment Proposition 3 ||| FROM BEN CHAPMAN for FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON ||| The Washington Conservation Voters is calling on voters in San Juan County to join the
Weekly Update: Lopez Village Stormwater Improvement Project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works is excited to provide the public with updates on the Lopez Village Stormwater Improvement Project. This project began in late September and is
Reminder: Overnight closure of Olga Road, November 2-3
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department announces the overnight closure of Olga Rd on November 2-3. The road will be closed for 12 hours while a culvert is
Inslee and legislators roll out more reproductive freedom bills for 2023 legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today, Gov. Jay Inslee and lawmakers announced several policy proposals that will be part of a 2023 legislative package to strengthen access and protection for patients
Our weekly update from the Governor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee and legislators roll out more reproductive freedom bills for 2023 legislative session Gov. Jay Inslee and state legislators doubled down on efforts to protect
Here’s how the road levy lid lift impacts the road fund over time
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County publishes examples that explain potential outcomes of the road levy. November's ballots will include Resolution No. 20-2022 - a proposition to increase the county road levy to
Sheriff’s Report | October 19 – 25, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 22-007655 Fraud 09:17:22 10/19/22 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of fraud. An unknown individual emailed the victim's payroll and attempted to
Rerun: What’s this Ranked Choice Voting thing all about?
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| Voting is one of our most important civic activities. While Washington works hard to stay at the forefront of good election practices, there’s one way we could do better. Ranked-choice
Heritage Foundation: Ranked Choice Voting is a bad choice
Ranked choice voting is a scheme to disconnect elections from issues and allow candidates with marginal support from voters to win. It obscures true debates and issue-driven dialogs among candidates and eliminates genuine binary choices
