If you haven’t mailed in your ballot, do it! All ballots must either be postmarked or dropped off in person by 8 p.m. tonight! Unsure how to vote? Check out our Voter’s Guide Round-Up.
Still not sure who to vote for Mayor? Join the club! We heard from Phil Greely that Mallahan told KIRO that he would try to save the Wallingford Senior Center, and even says he plans to cut $91K from the mayor’s office budget to make it happen, if that helps make your decision. Oddly, he didn’t mention this to us when we met him and introduced ourselves in person yesterday. He may have been miffed about being called the Synergator.
Finally, Jacqui has the down and dirty on how to get your ballot in on time if you want to save the cost of a stamp:
Your ballot DOES require a stamp – one first class stamp to be exact. (It’s not free, as you might expect.) Voters do have the option to drop their ballots off for the cost of shoe leather if you walk, or gas if you drive. There are multiple ballot drop-off locations. The closest to Wallingford is across I-5 at the Seattle Neighborhood Service Center in the U-District: 4534 University Way NE. A complete list, including places you can drive to and feasibly park, available here: http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/news/2009/October/16_youvevoted.aspx
Doesn’t Joe Mallahan live in Wallingford? Doesn’t he keep telling us how he’s involved in the community? So did he raise a finger to help keep the Wallingford Senior Center open? No way.
Joe Mallahan is a vanity candidate. He has zero civic experience, thought it would be really neat to be mayor of Seattle and bought his way onto the ballot. He is in way over his head and a Mayor Mallahan would be an utter disaster for Seattle.
Say what you want about Mike McGinn (“silly hippie bikeriding dreamer”) but the dude has been involved and engaged in his community. I know from experience that even if McGinn doesn’t agree with you on something, he will listen anddiscuss.
Mallahan likes to tell us that he will be “present” for the community, but he hasn’t done a damn thing for his own neighborhood.
McGinn might listen and discuss (and discuss and discuss), but he won’t take any action. Has anyone talked with McGinn’s neighbors in Greenwood to find out, beyond his own say so, what exactly he’s done in his community? I’m hearing a lot of “he’s a meeting junkie” and “he’s not the guy who will get things done”.
Mallahan actually proposed an action plan to help the senior centers– something that the City Council can realistically evaluate and take steps to address. This is more than I’ve heard from McGinn this entire campaign.
Mallahan at least has the temperament and executive level experience to run our city effectively. McGinn would tie Seattle in knots. No, thanks.
So great to hear all the lively and engaged civic discourse. Go citizens of Wallingford!
I’m looking forward to Mallahan inviting me to give up the things I care about in order to join him in synergizing the stakeholders through leveraging efficiencies in local government, after which we’ll celebrate all the team members contributions.
Seriously, WTF is this guys platform, plan, or idea other than business-speak double-talk?
…eh, I’m just bitter – I forgot the stamp.
*sigh*
Ah, yes, the old “executive level experience” argument. The same platform Dubya ran on. That worked out swell. “Joe Mallahan: The Decider!”
Also, just thought I would add that the ballot requires more postage than a standard stamp because of the size/shape of the envelope.
The King County ballot envelope requires just ONE first class stamp.
Kerrizor – have no fear…last time I forgot to put a stamp on a mail in ballot I freaked and checked with the post office – they said they’d process stamp-less votes anyway. I also found an article from CA (back then) saying that it was a state-wide policy to process votes even w/o stamps and that the State would reimburse for the postage later. Never found an article to back that up for WA state but calls to a few local post offices confirmed that my mistake would be covered. Phew – so glad they saved my forgetful-self!
Maybe Mallahan’s votes from recent years got lost in the mail as well? Wait, I guess they would have processed his too…
@Sharon – whew! 🙂 I was secretly hoping all evening that I’d hear that was the case (postage-less delivery) Heck, I wouldn’t mind if they sent me a bill for the cost of a couple stamps
Hmm, weird that the Wallingford PO charged me extra when I mailed my ballot at the counter there a while ago. Must have been a fluke. I’ve been dropping mine off on the Ave since then.
I believe there’s a drop box in Ballard (near to the Ballard library) as well.
There was a ballot a few elections back that was particularly long and heavy, and therefore needed more postage. But usually it’s light enough to need just one regular stamp.