Remember to vote in August 1 Primary Election

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Remember to vote in August 1 Primary Election
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Ballots for the August 1, 2023 Primary Election have been sent to registered voters and must be mailed or dropped off in postage-free drop boxes by Election Day to be counted.

 

Ballot drop boxes are open 24 hours a day during elections and will continue to accept ballots until 8 p.m. on Election Day. For a list of drop box locations in the Olympia School District, visit the Thurston County Auditor’s Office Elections Division website.

 

The Olympia School District has three school board positions on the August 1, 2023 Primary Election ballot. More than two people have filed for each of the three OSD board seats. The top two vote-getters for each position on the ballot in this Primary Election will advance to the November General Election. Candidates for each seat are listed below in the order they will appear on the Thurston County Elections ballot:

 

Olympia School Board Candidates

 

  • District 1: The three candidates on the ballot for the District 1 position are Maria Flores, Andrew Flojo and Talauna Reed. The seat is currently held by Director Maria Flores.
  • District 2: The four candidates on the ballot for the District 2 position are Frank Durocher, Matthew Kaphan, Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo and Graham Hatch. The seat is currently held by Director Talauna Reed, who was appointed to the position in October 2022. Reed recently moved to District 1.
  • District 4: The three candidates on the ballot for the District 4 position are Leslie Van Leishout, Teresa Staal-Cowley and Hilary Seidel. The seat is currently held by Director Hilary Seidel.

 

The Thurston County Auditor’s Office Elections Division mailed ballots to registered voters on July 12. To be counted, ballots must be postmarked or dropped in postage-free ballot drop boxes by 8 p.m. on Election Day, August 1, 2023.

 

If you lost, damaged or did not receive your ballot, replacement ballots are available via email at [email protected], online at VoteWA.gov, by phone at (360) 786-5408 or 711 Washington Relay, or in person at 2400 Evergreen Park Dr. S.W., Olympia, WA 98502 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Primary Election Day.

 

The following are voter registration deadlines for the upcoming Primary Election:

 

  • July 24, 2023: The last day to register to vote or update your current voter registration by any means other than in person. The information must be received by an election official by this day. It's easy and secure to register online by mail with a paper form, or at a county elections office. Check your registration at VoteWA.gov.
  • August 1, 2023: You may register to vote or update your current voter registration in person only up to 8 p.m. on Election Day at any county Auditor’s Office, voting center or any other designated location.

 

For additional voter registration information, visit the Thurston County Auditor’s Office Elections Division webpage. You may also call (360) 786-5408 or email [email protected]. For more information about ballot items, read the August 1, 2023 Thurston County Voters’ Pamphlet.