Primary election: Auditor's Office open this Saturday; Voters' Guide online

Pierce County Auditor Pat McCarthy will open the Elections Division of the Auditor’s Office to assist voters on Saturday, Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Election staff will be prepared to register voters for the upcoming primary, issue absentee ballots and answer questions regarding the new primary election system.

“It is my goal to increase our availability to the voters of Pierce County as they are trying to navigate this new primary,” McCarthy said.

The office is located in the Pierce County Annex at 2401 S. 35th St. (Room 200), Tacoma. Staff can be contacted, including Aug. 28, at 253/798-7430 or 1-800-446-4979.

In other election news, the 2004 Primary Online Voters’ Guide, containing statements by and photos of candidates for state offices, is now available at vote.wa.gov/guide/.