There are 65 positions to be decided this fall and 87 candidates.
Make no mistake, running for elected office is a big deal. In many cases, the elected position confers no monetary reward even though it demands a sacrifice of time, dedication, goodwill, and integrity.
Let’s look first at the uncontested races. (Click here to view all filed candidates and positions -excluding write-in candidates).
Continue readingUpdated 2/22/19
So far it looks as though all school levies passed. These election results were certified February 22nd. The unofficial final turnout climbed to 36% after a disappointingly low early return of 30%.
If you want to review what was on the ballot for this election, go here. You can also visit the Kittitas County Auditor’s website for updated election results here.
Do you live in Cle Elum, Roslyn, Thorp, or Selah?
UPDATED 1/17/19: If you said, ‘yes!’ there is a special election in your near future. Two school districts: Thorp and Cle Elum/Roslyn, are requesting capital levies. The Selah School District is requesting a replacement Educational Programs and Operating levy. Cle Elum/Roslyn is also proposing a change of School Board representation.
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A Dive into Election Turnout
76.2% Voter Turnout in Kittitas County! Did the work of the League of Women Voters impact November voter turnout in any way? Did our voter registration work account for some of the improvement? Did our Get Out The Vote strategies impact turnout? Did the Candidate Forum make a difference? Let’s look into that!
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Although the election is not yet final in Washington state (won’t be until certified on November 27th), the Kittitas County voter turnout is already above 76%. That means 3 out of 4 voters actually completed and turned in ballots!
In the 2016 presidential election, some of the lowest voter turnout numbers included Central Washington University campus and surrounding precincts. In 2017 and 2018, the Kittitas Valley LWV in partnership with Associated Students of Central Washington University focused on registering and turning out voters on CWU campus and its immediate neighbors to improve those stats. So let’s look at the early numbers:
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