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• Spin Control: Not everyone wants voter registration tweaks

  January 15, 2012 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – Washington voters have a very good track record of casting ballots – among the best in the country. Is it perfect? No. Could it be better? Yes. Are … 1

• Verner’s winning margin unrivaled for sitting mayor

  August 18, 2011 in City on Page A5 In Spokane, where voters routinely chew up and spit out their chief elected officials after one term, Mayor Mary Verner’s primary win Tuesday was rare. But to finish with nearly … 10

• Sprague-Appleway couplet fate heads to ballot

  August 18, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 After lengthy debate Monday, the Spokane Valley City Council voted 5-2 to put the conversion of one-way Sprague Avenue and Appleway Boulevard between Argonne and University roads on the November …

• Sprague ballot plan gets mixed reception

  August 11, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The proposal to add one-way Sprague Avenue to the November ballot got mixed reviews at Tuesday’s Spokane Valley City Council meeting, with most council members for it and two members …

• Ballot questions clarify, change City Charter

  July 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 When Spokane ballots arrive in the mail this week, the largest chunk of paper will be filled with a series of questions that have received little attention. In May, the …

• Equipment, legalities create ballot-counting bottlenecks

  December 23, 2010 in City on Page A5 Washington’s election system has many virtues, but speed isn’t one of them. Only 40.6 percent of last month’s Spokane County general election ballots were counted on election night.

• Spin Control: Pace of ballot counting sure gets the dander up

  November 14, 2010 in City on Page B7 One sure sign that fall is easing into winter is that political types are complaining about how long it takes to count ballots in Washington state. This rant usually starts … 3

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  Ballot envelopes disputed over auditor’s name, status

  October 17, 2010 in City on Page B3 A Republican complaint to the state Public Disclosure Commission accuses Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton of electioneering by printing her name prominently on ballot envelopes. Dalton dismisses the complaint out … 12

• Many Idaho voters undecided about sales tax breaks

  September 22, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Idahoans favor reform of the state’s tax structure, but the path to change is full of obstructions. In a Spokesman-Review poll done in collaboration with six other daily newspapers in … 2

• Idaho reminding voters of photo ID law

  September 7, 2010 in City on Page A7 BOISE – The state is launching a campaign next month to remind Idaho voters that under a new law, they must provide photo identification to cast their ballots. Billboard advertisements … 2

• Spin Control: Look at law can calm fuss over ballot waiver

  September 5, 2010 in City on Page B3 Have you heard that lunkheads in Washington state are trying to take away that most precious right of our brave men and women dodging bullets in Iraq and Afghanistan? And … 1

• GOP questions ballot security in letter to county auditor

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A8 Republican Party leaders expressed concerns this week about the security of ballots mailed during the August primary to the Spokane County elections office. County party Chairwoman Cindy Zapotocky wrote county … 3

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  Elections boss: Effort precedes machine counting of ballots

  August 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 About half of Spokane County voters in Tuesday’s mail-in primary probably have returned their ballots. Typically, though, the rest wait until election day to cast their ballots, according to elections … 2

• Ballots on the way for Aug. 17 primary

  July 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 If you’re wondering why political commercials on television and the radio are starting to increase and campaign signs are sprouting like dandelions all over the community, the answer is simple: …

• Ballots due today on EMS levy extension

  April 27, 2010 in City on Page A5 Ballots are due today for the city of Spokane’s proposed emergency medical services levy. 13

• Special election ballots due today

  February 9, 2010 Balloting in six school districts and Fire Protection District No. 4 in Spokane County closes today in a special election.

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  Today’s postmark a must on mail-ins

  November 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 It’s Election Day in Washington and Idaho. Although the 2009 elections may not have as many momentous decisions as last year, voters are being asked to decide a range of … 3

• Vote by mail just doesn’t stir passion

  October 18, 2009 in City on Page B1 Ballots for the Nov. 3 general election were mailed out the other day. All across Spokane County, voters have now received their ballots and carefully put them aside in a … 2

• Voters have one more day to cast ballots

  March 9, 2009 in City Voters in nine Spokane area school districts and the city of Spokane have tax measures they are being asked to cast ballots on by Tuesday evening.

• Election officials mailing out ballots

  October 16, 2008 in City on Page A1 A record number of ballots are in the mail in Spokane and Kootenai counties. Spokane and other Washington counties began mailing out their ballots on Wednesday. In Spokane, where a …

• Their Votes Counted - In Wrong District Computer Glitch Placed 33 Voters In Wrong District

  October 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 A handful of voters on a quiet lane in Hayden have been voting for all the wrong people. Literally.