Get to know the candidates | IN OUR OPINION
Published 11:22 am Saturday, September 13, 2014
The General Election is Nov. 4. Deadline for mail and online voter registrations, updates and changes is 29 days before the election. Deadline for new Washington state voter registrations is eight days before the election. Ballots will be mailed by Oct. 17, according to the Kitsap County Auditor Elections Division. Go to www.kitsapgov.com/aud/elections/voterreg.htm for more information.
This election is bringing forth new voices, new views and new ideas. Get to know the candidates. Your vote will empower them to make decisions on your behalf on issues in Congress, in the state Legislature, and in county government.
This newspaper will publish stories about the candidates and issues, as well as Q&As with the candidates. You can find more about all candidates, including links to their websites, at www.kitsapgov.com/aud/elections.htm. We’ll also cover candidates and issues forums planned in the region and we encourage you to participate.
Sept. 17: Public Education Funding, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Bremerton High School Performing Arts Center, 15000 13th St., Bremerton. Presented by the League of Women Voters — Kitsap. Speakers:
Tom Ahearne, lead counsel, McCleary v. Washington; and Kitsap’s five school district superintendents. Online: www.lwv-kitsap.org.
Oct. 10: Candidates Night and Pie Social, 6 p.m., Greater Hansville Community Center, 6778 Buck Lake Road NE, Hansville. Meet the candidates in the Nov. 4 general election and enjoy some pie. Online: www.hansville.org.
Oct. 13: Candidates forum, 6:30 p.m., Poulsbo City Hall council chambers. Presented by the League of Women Voters — Kitsap. Featuring District 3 County Commission candidates
Linda Streissguth and Edward Wolfe; assessor candidates Paul Andrews and Phil Cook; and auditor candidates Kelly Emerson and Dolores Gilmore.
Oct. 15: Candidates forum, 6:30 p.m., Bainbridge Island City Hall. Presented by the League of Women Voters — Kitsap. Featuring candidates for 23rd District state House of Representatives: For Position 1, Sherry Appleton and Scott Henden; for Position 2, Drew Hansen and James Olsen.
