Remember to vote in November 7 General Election

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Remember to vote in November 7 General Election
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Ballots for the November 7, 2023 General 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 website.

The Olympia School District has three school board positions on the November 7, 2023 General Election ballot. 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 candidates on the ballot for the District 1 position are Maria Flores and Talauna Reed. The seat is currently held by Director Maria Flores.
  • District 2: The candidates on the ballot for the District 2 position are Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo and Frank Durocher. 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 candidates on the ballot for the District 4 position are Hilary Seidel and Leslie Van Leishout. The seat is currently held by Director Hilary Seidel.

 

The Thurston County Auditor’s Office Elections Division mailed ballots to registered voters on October 18, 2023. To be counted, ballots must be postmarked or dropped in postage-free ballot drop boxes by 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 7, 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 General Election:

 

  • October 30, 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.
  •  November 7, 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 November 7, 2023 Thurston County Local Voters’ Pamphlet.