Battle’s voter registration hearing exposes an alleged political ploy to silence District 4 voters
EVERETT—Everett City Council District 4 candidate Niko Battle, who won the Primary Election to advance to the General Election, called the voter registration challenge during Monday’s administrative hearing with the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office “a politically motivated attack” designed to “suppress” his campaign and “silence the voices of voters.” “A political opponent has chosen to […]
Everett City Council Race Turns Messy as Progressive Democrats Allegedly Orchestrate Takedown of Primary Winner Niko Battle
Probably one of the messiest political races in Snohomish County this year, is the Everett City Council District 4 race between Niko Battle and Alan Rubio. The race isn’t messy because of jarring between candidates; it is messy because residents are very publicly witnessing Machiavellian tactics by Democrat political power players in real-time to secure […]
Questions of residency qualifications surface in Snohomish County Council race
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—A Lynnwood Times investigation uncovers that Snohomish County Council candidate Kelli Johnson has not lived in the county for three consecutive years, leading to legal questions if she meets the residency qualifications to hold the office, if elected. Elections in Snohomish County have officially kicked off, with 333 candidates vying for 182 offices. An […]
Upcoming Elections Explained events launching at libraries
EVERETT—This week, in partnership with the League of Women Voters and Sno-Isle Libraries, Snohomish County Auditor Garth Fell launches Elections Explained, a series of information sessions to share insights into the process of voting and administering elections ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election. The Elections Explained sessions will be hosted at seven public libraries across […]
Snohomish County Auditor praises advance of election worker protection bill
EVERETT—In an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 45-4, the Washington State Senate passed Substitute House Bill 1241, on February 22, making it a Class C Felony to harass an election worker. The amended bill now moves back to the House, where it originally passed 86-11, for final approval. Governor Jay Inslee is expected to sign it […]
Voter registration bill unanimously passes in House, heads to Senate
OLYMPIA—With a unanimous 97-0 vote on Friday, February 9, the Washington State House of Representatives approved House Bill 1962 to improve the accuracy of voter registration lists, that if signed into law, would take effect on June 1, 2025. The bill now heads to the Senate for further deliberation. Currently, if a county auditor receives […]
General Election Results: Winners, losers and too close to call!
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., November 8, 2023—The Snohomish County Auditor’s Office has received 184,545 (35.40%) ballots as of November 8, 2023, of which 132,932 (25.91%) have been counted. As of November 8, the City of Edmonds, leads the county with most ballots retuned with 50.45%, followed by City of Brier with 46.54%, and then the City […]
Message from County Auditor: 2023 General Election reporting process
Snohomish County, Wash., November 7, 2023—Snohomish County Auditor Garth Fell shared with local media outlets the anticipated order of activities for General Election night reporting and how to find the preliminary election results. 2023 General Election Results Posting Process State law prohibits the tabulation of election results prior to 8:00 p.m. on Election Night. Snohomish County Elections […]
Primary Election 2023: Winners, losers, and too close to call
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., August 1, 2023—Over one hundred thousand Snohomish County residents cast their ballot to vote in the 2023 Primary Election for county and local elections. As of August 1, 19.39% of ballots have been returned – that’s 101,110 residents! A Primary Election is required if more than two candidates file for the same […]
Check your mailboxes for your August 1 Primary Election ballots
EVERETT, Wash., July 14, 2023—The Snohomish County Elections mailed ballots for the August 1 Primary Election to 512,000 registered voters on Thursday, July 13. Ballots were mailed to military and overseas voters on June 16 and to out-of-state and rural voters on July 7. The local voters’ pamphlet was mailed on July 12 to every […]
