Finally, it’s the last weekend before the general election. I’m so sick and tired of misleading or downright false campaign ads that I find myself talking back to the TV, a trait that my sweet wife finds less than endearing.
If you haven’t already marked and returned your ballot, a good way to find actual facts about local candidates is The Columbian’s elections page, www.columbian.com/elections. Here you will find information about candidates and ballot measures, links to video of our editorial board interviews, and our endorsements. A list of our editorial board’s endorsements also appears on today’s editorial page.
If you have already marked your ballot, and you want to make sure it has been accepted, go to VoteWA.gov and enter your information. I voted early this year and was able to see my ballot has been accepted.
We have elaborate plans to cover the election Tuesday. Assuming there are no breaking stories, like Monday’s arson at the Fisher’s Landing ballot box, we’ll post an “It’s Election Day!” overview story early in the morning and update it throughout the day. When the first ballots are tallied shortly after 8 p.m., Erin Middlewood, our managing editor for content, will write an overview story noting who is leading and trailing. Meanwhile our reporters will fan out to cover individual stories for online and for print. We’ll aim for an 11 p.m. press start, which is much later than usual, because we want as many election results as possible to make it into the Wednesday print edition. Thank you in advance to all of our employees in other departments who will be changing their workdays to accommodate the newsroom.
