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      • Francis A. Benjamin, Pullman City Council (Ward 1 – Challenger)
      • Al (Alan) Sorensen, Pullman City Council (Ward 1 – Incumbent)
      • Megan Guido, Pullman City Council (Ward 3 – Open/Uncontested)
      • Tricia Grantham, Pullman Regional Hospital Board (Pos. 4 – Incumbent)
      • Reid West, Pullman Regional Hospital Board (Pos. 4 – Challenger)
      • Jeff Elbracht, Pullman Regional Hospital Board (Pos. 7 – Uncontested)
      • Hillary Hoffman, Colfax City Council (Pos. 2 – Open seat)
      • Martin J. Marler, Whitman Hospital Board (Pos. 5 – Incumbent)
      • Brad Pearce, Palouse City Council (Pos. 1 – Open seat)
      • Tracy Stewart, Palouse City Council (Pos. 3 – Challenger)
      • Ron Weller, Palouse City Council (Pos. 7 – Open seat)
    • Voters Guide — Fall 2020
      • Art Swannack, County Commissioner (Dist. 1, incumbent/uncontested)
      • Tom Handy, County Commissioner (Dist. 2, challenger)
      • Dean Kinzer, County Commissioner (Dist. 2, incumbent)
    • Voters Guide – Fall 2019
      • Francis A. Benjamin, Pullman City Council (At-large – Challenger)
      • Eileen ‘Mac’ Macoll, Pullman City Council (At-large – Incumbent)
      • Chris Johnson, Pullman City Council (Ward 1 – Challenger)
      • Ann Parks, Pullman City Council (Ward 1 – Incumbent)
      • Nathan Weller, Pullman City Council (Ward 2 – Uncontested)
      • Pat Wright, Pullman City Council (Ward 3 – Uncontested)
      • Jim Kackman, Colfax City Council (Pos. 6 – incumbent)
      • Dominic Villareal, Colfax City Council (Pos. 6 – challenger)
      • Mark Mackleit, Colfax City Council (Pos. 4 – incumbent)
      • Colleen Cross, Malden Town Council (Pos. 1 – challenger)
      • Robert Ward, Rosalia Town Council (Pos. 4 – incumbent)
      • Bethany Fletcher, Tekoa City Council (Pos. 3 – incumbent)
      • Jonathan Musson, Uniontown Town Council (Pos. 4 – challenger)
      • Michael Shore, Uniontown Town Council (Pos. 1 – challenger)
      • Beth Ficklin, Pullman School Board (Dist. 1, challenger)
      • Susan S. Weed, Pullman School Board (Dist. 1, incumbent)
      • Allison Munch-Rotolo, Pullman School Board (Dist. 2, uncontested)
    • Voters Guide – Fall 2018
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Voters Guide – Fall 2019

First things first: Get registered

You can check the status of your Washington voter’s registration at the state’s new VoteWA portal.  Legislators passed several new voter access expansions this year including pre-registration for minors, same-day registration and free postage. You have until Nov. 5 to get in your ballot. To count, ballots must be postmarked or placed in a local dropbox by 8 p.m. that Tuesday.

Ballots will start going out in the mail Oct. 18. After you return your ballot, you can also make sure it was received and accepted for tabulation through VoteWA. Here’s a look at what happens to your ballot after it’s sent.

Voters can find a state guide to Whitman County candidates and local measures here. The League of Women Voters has also posted candidate and other ballot info at Vote411.org.

LOCAL ISSUES

Pullman Regional Hospital proposed bond levy: Read our previous in-depth reporting on that proposal from earlier this year and click here to explore the contributors and spending for the proposal’s campaign.

Unincorporated county road levy lid lift: The proposed levy lift would collect another $1.4 million a year for primarily increasing gravel road maintenance, hiring additional staff and other infrastructure repairs. Read our coverage here.

CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES

Whitman County Watch sent questionnaires on local issues to candidates in contested municipal races throughout the county. All six Pullman City Council candidates participated. Another eight various city and town candidates also provided answers. Dozens of other candidates did not respond or did not list contact information in their public filings. If any other candidates would like to participate prior to Oct. 18, please contact me at: whitmancowatch@gmail.com

Pullman City Council

Francis A. Benjamin (At-large, challenger)

Eileen “Mac” Macoll (At-large, incumbent)

Chris Johnson (Ward 1, challenger)

Ann Parks (Ward 1, incumbent)

Nathan Weller (Ward 2, uncontested)

Patricia “Pat” Wright (Ward 3, uncontested)

Other town and city candidates

Mark Mackleit, Colfax City Council (Pos. 4 – incumbent)

Jim Kackman, Colfax City Council (Pos. 6 – incumbent)

Dominic Villareal, Colfax City Council (Pos. 6 – challenger)

Colleen Cross, Malden Town Council (Pos. 1 – challenger)

Robert Ward, Rosalia Town Council (Pos. 4 – incumbent)

Bethany Fletcher, Tekoa City Council (Pos. 3 – incumbent)

Michael Shore, Uniontown Town Council (Pos. 1 – challenger)

Jonathan Musson, Uniontown Town Council (Pos. 4 – challenger)

Pullman School Board candidate responses

Beth Ficklin, Pullman School Board (Dist. 1, challenger)

Susan S. Weed, Pullman School Board (Dist. 1, incumbent)

Allison Munch-Rotolo, Pullman School Board (Dist. 2, uncontested)

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