King Conservation District (King CD) will launch its second successive supervisor election allowing more than 1.1 million voters to securely cast a ballot online from anywhere in the world.
One candidate, Christopher “Kit” Ledbetter of Issaquah, is on the ballot for Position 3 on King CD’s board of supervisors.
King CD, based in Renton, is one of 47 conservation districts in Washington State, with oversight from the Washington State Conservation Commission, an agency created to assist and guide conservation district activities in Washington State.
Individuals registered to vote in King County (excluding residents of cities that are not members of the King Conservation District: Enumclaw, Federal Way, Milton, Pacific and Skykomish) are eligible to vote.
Web-based voting will take place during a 15-day period through midnight March 13. Once again managing and conducting the election is Election Trust LLC of Bellevue and Scytl USA of Baltimore, M.D.
Election Trust, in response to voter feedback from last year’s election, has worked with Scytl to streamline this year’s online voting process, according to a press release from the conservation district.
While voters must still submit a signed paper affidavit to authenticate their web ballot, unlike last year, the 2012 voting experience is a one-step process in which qualified voters can apply for and cast a ballot during one short computer session.
Visit www.kingcd.org for more information on the election as well a link to begin the online voting process.
For those voters without internet access, computer voting will be available at the King Conservation District office weekdays through March 12, 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on March 13. The King CD office is at 1107 SW Grady Way, Suite 130, Renton.
Otherwise, voters needing a computer and internet access are also encouraged to visit their local library – many King County Library System locations and the Downtown Seattle Public Library will have a 2012 King CD Supervisor Voter Guide available for reference.
King CD initiated the online voting alternative following the November, 2010 revisions in rules governing conservation district elections in Washington State.
The King CD provides information and technical assistance programs that are available to all landowners within the district’s boundaries on a voluntary, non-regulatory basis. King CD programs are hands-on, site specific, action and results oriented; and it initiates community outreach activities that include workshops, education programs, site visits, farm plans, and consultation on land, water, and wildlife management.
