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Dear Pierce County Voter, Thank you for exercising your important right as an American citizen to vote. Democracy relies on every citizen contributing to this grand experiment called America. The United States has been called a "melting pot" or "tossed salad" of people with different cultural and religious backgrounds and beliefs. The glue that keeps us together is our ability to cast our individual votes in a collective decision making process. We have the right and the responsibility to select representatives of our choice and to vote on issues of particular significance. I am honored to be your Auditor with the responsibility to oversee and manage the elections of Pierce County. The Elections Department is composed of many full and part-time employees who work tirelessly to provide professional services in making sure our elections are conducted openly, honestly and efficiently. This is truly a team effort. As you can see from the table of contents this year, we will carry out elections for hundreds of candidates and numerous special elections throughout Pierce County. Many city elections for Council positions, School Board, Fire and Park Districts and others are on the ballot. We, in the Auditor's office are committed to providing an informed election process to you, our citizens. We have developed a modern website at www.piercecountywa.org/auditor. Log on to the internet and check out the candidates and issues. The information will be updated throughout the election season. I encourage you to stop by and watch the elections process in action, as ballots are returned by mail, retrieved from polling places and ultimately processed on election night. You are welcome to watch us work in getting the results to you as quickly as possible. If you have any questions on how you or others can vote or where or when you can vote, let us know. Many of you will return your ballots by mail. Some people prefer casting their ballot at a polling place, while others return their ballot at one of our drop-off booths throughout the County. We will strive to make voting accessible for you. Join in the election process this fall and cast your ballot for the primary election September 16, 2003. Every vote does count! Thank you.
Pat McCarthy |
