Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
GENERAL ELECTION
Deadline to receive new registrations
and voter updates online
and by mail is Monday October
30. Deadline for in-person registration
and voter updates is
Tuesday November 7, by 8 pm at
the Adams County Elections Office
at 106 W Main Ave, 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 October 18-20,
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
October 19, 2023, at the Adams
County Elections Office located
at 106 W Main Ave, 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 November 7, 2023, at
425 E Main St, Othello WA,
99344. Hours will only be 8:00
am to 8:00 pm on November
7, 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 November 7, 2023, ballot
will include:
Local Offices:
Port of Othello
Commissioner, District 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Hospital District No. 2 – EARH
Commissioner, Position 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Commissioner, Position 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Commissioner, Position 5 – Nonpartisan
Office
Hospital District No. 3
Commissioner, Position 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Commissioner, Position 5 – Nonpartisan
Office
North Franklin School District
No. J51 - 162
Director, District 1, Position 1 -
Nonpartisan Office
Director, District 2, Position 2 -
Nonpartisan Office
Director, District 5, Position 5 -
Nonpartisan Office
Odessa School District No.
105 - 157
Director, District 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, District 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director at Large, Position 4 –
Nonpartisan Office
Washtucna School District No.
109 - 43 - 312
Director, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, Position 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, Position 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Benge School District No. 122
Director, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, Position 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, Position 4 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, Position 5 – Nonpartisan
Office
LaCrosse School District No.
126-87J
Director, Position 1, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Director, Position 4, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Director, Position 5, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Lamont School District No. 128
Director, Position 1, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Director, Position 3, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Director, Position 4, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Director, Position 5, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Warden School District No.
146-161
Director, District 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director At Large, Position 5 –
Nonpartisan Office
Othello School District No. 147
- 163 - 55
Director, District 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, District 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director At Large, Position 5 –
Nonpartisan Office
Lind School District No. 158
Director, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, Position 4 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, Position 5 – Nonpartisan
Office
Ritzville School District No.
160 - 67
Director, District 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, District 4 – Nonpartisan
Office
Sprague School District No.
163 - 8J
Director, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, Position 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Director, Position 4 – Nonpartisan
Office
Endicott School District No. 308
Director, Position 1, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Director, Position 3, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Director, Position 5, At Large –
Nonpartisan Office
Town of Hatton
Mayor – Nonpartisan Office
Council, Position 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Position 4 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Position 5 – Nonpartisan
Office
Town of Lind
Council, Position 4 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Position 5 – Nonpartisan
Office
City of Othello
Council, Position 4 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Position 5 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Position 6 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Position 7 – Nonpartisan
Office
City of Ritzville
Mayor – Nonpartisan Office
Council, Ward 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Ward 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Ward 4 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council At Large, 2 Year Term –
Nonpartisan Office
Town of Washtucna
Mayor – Nonpartisan Office
Council, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Position 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Council, Position 5 – Nonpartisan
Office
Fire Protection District No. 1
Commissioner, Position 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Fire Protection District No. 2
Commissioner, Position 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Fire Protection District No. 3
Commissioner, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Fire Protection District No. 4
Commissioner, Position 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Commissioner, Position 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Fire Protection District No. 5
Commissioner, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Fire Protection District No. 6
Commissioner, Position 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Fire Protection District No. 7
Commissioner, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Park and Recreation District No.
2 – Washtucna
Commissioner, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Park and Recreation District No.
3 – Lind
Commissioner, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Commissioner, Position 2 – Nonpartisan
Office
Commissioner, Position 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Park and Recreation District No.
4 – Ritzville
Commissioner, Position 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Commissioner, Position 4 – Nonpartisan
Office
Commissioner, Position 5 – Nonpartisan
Office
Cemetery District No. 1 – Washtucna
Commissioner, Position 3 – Nonpartisan
Office
Cemetery District No. 3 – Lind
Commissioner, Position 1 – Nonpartisan
Office
Local Propositions and Measures:
Submitted by LaCrosse School
District No. 126-87J
Proposition No. 1
Replacement Capital Levy to
Modernize, Renovate and Improve
School Facilities
$366,666 for educational programs
and operation to be collected
in 2024
$366,666 for educational programs
and operation to be collected
in 2025
$366,666 for educational programs
and operation to be collected
in 2026
Submitted by Adams County Fire
District No. 4 – Lamont
Proposition No. 1
Maintenance and Operation
Levy
$11,000 for Maintenance and
Operation for the year 2024.
Submitted by Adams County
Park & Recreation No. 2-Washtucna
Proposition No. 1
Maintenance and Operation
Levy
$50,000 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:
Monday, October 9th at 2:00 pm
– logic and accuracy test
Tuesday, November 14th at
2:00 pm
Tuesday, November 21st at
2:00 pm
Monday, November 27th at
2:00 pm
Tuesday, November 28th 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 Ave,
Ritzville, WA
Town of Washtucna, 165 S Main
St, Washtucna, WA
Dated at Ritzville, Washington,
this 12th day of October 2023
Heidi K. Hunt, County Auditor
of Adams County and Ex-officio
Supervisor of Elections.
Published October 18, 2023
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