Ah, I remember the old days: my first election season at CityClub, when the acronym GOTV meant nothing to me. Now, it's a battle cry. GET OUT THE VOTE!

To do that, you need information. Thankfully, the King County Elections website has a ton of it: Did you know Initiative 1033 is hard to find on your ballot? Do you need to check your registration status? Want to track your ballot? Need to review the voter's pamphlet? Where on earth is your nearest ballot drop box? All this and so much more! Who's excited?


While we're speaking of ballot boxes - keep in mind that with our new all-mail voting, ballot boxes are a hot place to be. On primary election day, the drop box at the Seattle Public Library Ballard Branch was completely full at 8:00 a.m., and MyBallard.com reports folks were walking away with their ballots in hand. Plan ahead; keep a stamp handy just in case!

If you're still not sure which candidate is right for you, and are having trouble really getting to know your candidates and initiatives, let us help you: join us (and Seattle Works!) tonight for Speed Candidiating and Seattle Trivia! A short blurb in Publicola's Morning Fizz lists our event with another election-related program happening this evening, both under the description "one for campaign junkies, one for the campaign-weary." While it isn't explicit which one is which, I like think we're a little of both: for the junkie, we offer one more chance to speak directly to candidates and representatives; for the weary, we offer wine, appetizers, and fun, mostly politics-free trivia (with prizes)!

Ballots are due November 3 - if you're anything like me, your ballot is laying open on your kitchen table, half filled out. Finish it! Mail it! If you need help, we'll see you tonight - and we'll bring you a cheat sheet.

Cheers,
Sara @ CityClub