PUBLIC NOTICE OF AUGUST
1, 2023 PRIMARY
ELECTION
Deadline to receive new registrations
and voter updates
online and by mail is Monday
July 24. Deadline for in-person
registration and voter updates
is Tuesday August 1, by 8 pm
at the Adams County Elections
Office at 106 W Main St,
Ritzville, WA. Election day
only in-person registration at
the voter service center at
425 E Main St, Othello, WA.
Military voters are exempt from
voter registration deadlines.
Adams County is a vote by mail
county. A ballot will be mailed
to each active registered voter
in Adams County July 12-14,
2023. Please contact the Adams
County Auditor’s Office
at 509-659-3249 if you did
not receive a ballot or need a
replacement ballot.
Voters requiring assistance:
Adams County Election Office
Voters may drop off ballots;
get replacement ballots; use
an Accessible Voting Unit or
receive other assistance as
needed beginning on Thursday
July 13, 2023, at the Adams
County Elections Office located
at 106 W Main St, Ritzville WA,
99169. For questions, please
call 509-659-3249, email elections@
co.adams.wa.us or go to
our website at http://www.co.adams.
wa.us/departments/elections_
new2019/index.php.
Adams County Services Building
Voters may drop off ballots, get
replacement ballots, or receive
other assistance as needed
only on August 1, 2023, at 425
E Main St, Othello WA, 99344.
Hours will only be 8:00 am to
8:00 pm on August 1, 2023.
For questions, please call 509-
659-3249 or 509-660-0584.
You can also email elections@
co.adams.wa.us or go to our
website at http://www.co.adams.
wa.us/departments/elections_
new2019/index.php.
The August 1, 2023, ballot will
include:
Local Offices:
Town of Lind
Council, Position 4
Christopher Olson
Jamie Schmunk
Richard Baldwin
Myra J. Horton
Heather Reed
Council, Position 5
Jim Weidemann
PJ Jacobsen
Briana Osborn
Denise Snead
James N. Dworshak
City of Ritzville
Mayor:
Scott Yaeger
Cory W. Bartlett
Jack Curtis
Glen R. Stockwell
Keanu Niezwaag
Council Ward 1
Jessica Quinn
David Dahill
Dede Boyer
Council at Large 2 Year:
Dan Peters
Gregory V. Granger
Jen Verhey
Charles Fred Jingling
Marsha Reimers Smith
Proposition No. 1
Submitted by Adams County
Public Hospital District No.
3 – Othello
EMS Levy
$643,000 for emergency medical
care and services (ambulance
service) for Hospital
District No. 3 for six consecutive
years.
Proposition No. 1
Submitted by Adams County
Park and Recreation District
No. 3 – Lind
Maintenance and Operation
Levy
$80,000, an estimated $0.20
per one thousand dollars of
assessed valuation for maintenance
and operation of the
Lind Swimming Pool for the
year 2024.
Proposition No. 1
Submitted by Adams County
Park and Recreation District No.
4 – Ritzville
Maintenance and Operation
Levy
$160,000, an estimated $0.36
per one thousand dollars of
assessed valuation for maintenance
and operation of the
Ritzville Water Park for the
year 2024.
Proposition No. 1
Submitted by Adams County
Cemetery District No. 1 – Washtucna
Maintenance and Operation
Levy
$10,500, an estimated $0.13
per one thousand dollars of
assessed valuation for maintenance
and operation for the
year 2024.
The Canvassing Board of Adams
County will meet at the
following times in the Adams
County Auditor’s Office at 106
W Main St, Ritzville:
Wednesday, July 13th at 10:00
am – logic and accuracy test
Tuesday, August 8th at 2:00 pm
Monday, August 14th at 2:00 pm
Tuesday, August 15th at 1:00
pm- the official certification will
be signed at this meeting
These meetings are open to
the public.
Ballot Drop Box Locations
Town of Lind, 116 ½ W 2nd St,
Lind, WA
Adams County Public Services
Building, 425 E Main St, Othello,
WA
City of Ritzville, 216 E Main St,
Ritzville, WA
Town of Washtucna, 165 S Main
St, Washtucna, WA
Dated at Ritzville, Washington,
this 6th day of July 2023
Heidi K. Hunt, County Auditor
of Adams County and Ex-officio
Supervisor of Elections.
Published July 12, 2023
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