Read what the Progressive Voter’s Guide has to say about the three Richland School District races, https://progressivevotersguide.com/…/general/county/benton.
We encourage voting for candidates who were not endorsed by the local Republican party.
Thank you, Tri-Cities Herald editors, for your endorsement!
Our affordable housing and growing homeless crises is a complex issue that will need the voices and ideas of all stakeholders to address. I appreciate all of our community members who have shared their diverse perspectives with me. The common theme I hear is that our resources are overwhelmed and we need more housing. I believe that we can work together across local business partnerships, community support organizations, and community resources to address this issue with local solutions.
Campaign Kickoff — Tri Cities
Join us in Pasco for the second stop on Bob’s statewide campaign kickoff!
Saturday, September 9th
11:45am — doors open at 11:30am
Address upon RSVP
RSVP is free but space is limited! Please RSVP by August 24th to secure your spot.
Here is the RSVP link for the Tri Cities event.
Join us for the August Rural Caucus Call!
Hello Rural Indivisibles,
As August wraps up we will take this “once in a blue moon” opportunity to invite several of our Indivisible colleagues to join our Rural Caucus call. Molly will give us some political updates, Amy will offer some best practices for fundraising for your group, and Leila will join to listen to your challenges around getting press in rural regions. We will also hear from group leaders who held successful Powering Progress August recess events. Come in from the sun and sit a spell with some of your favorite Indivisibles!
Registration link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEldemrrj8rE9FaYioUAoBp3Z4Ynav_Ui1y#/registration
Indivisible’s Rural Caucus (Natalie, Cameron, Molly, Scott and Rachelle)
Indivisible Project
PO Box 43884
Washington, DC 20010
United States
Good Morning,
Below are our dates for our mandatory observer training and our Official Logic & Accuracy test for the Primary Election. This is for the paid observer program.
Mandatory Observer Training – July 7th 2:00pm (please keep in mind that any observers you have for your group must come to the training in order to be part of the program)
Official Logic and Accuracy Test – Wednesday July 5th at 2:00 pm. Due to this election only being local items the State will not be involved. It will just be our internal Logic and Accuracy test.
I have attached the coordinator guidelines if you are still going to be the coordinator for your group as well as the observer manual. If so, please complete and return back to me at your earliest convenience.
We may also be having a test run of our evacuation drill at the time of the training. If it is scheduled I’ll send out more information as time gets closer.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Link to Observer Coordinator Guidelines
Amanda Hatfield Elections Manager Benton County Auditor | Elections Division 2618 N. Columbia Center Blvd. | Richland, WA 99352 (509) 736-3085 ext. 5639 Email: amanda.hatfield@co.benton.wa.us www.bentonauditor.com
I’m excited to announce a new event — our first Tri-Cities Dinner to support my Exploratory Campaign for Governor!
Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 22nd for dinner at Three Rivers Convention Center — CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY.
As Attorney General, I look for opportunities to make the biggest impact for Washingtonians – and the results aren’t too bad! Here are just a few highlights:
- Secured over $1.1 billion from our lawsuits against large corporations that illegally fueled the opioid epidemic in pursuit of profits.
- Banned the sale of assault weapons. I proposed this legislation seven years in a row until it passed. This is a life saving policy that makes our communities safer.
- Led a national coalition to successfully defend reproductive rights and access to mifepristone, the safe abortion pill.
- Defeated Donald Trump in court over 50 times.
I am exploring running for Governor because I want to build on these successes on behalf of the people of Washington state.
Bob Ferguson for Governor Exploratory Campaign
Tri-Cities Fundraising Dinner
Thursday, June 22nd
Doors Open: 5:00pm
Dinner: 6:00pm
Three Rivers Convention Center
7016 W Grandridge Blvd, Kennewick
Confirm your attendance with a donation ONLINE HERE. Questions about the event? Contact bridget@bobferguson.com.
Unlike most politicians, I refuse contributions from large corporations. Consequently, I depend on the financial support of individuals like you. We have an ambitious goal for the Exploratory Campaign of 5,000 Washington donors and financial support from all 39 counties.
This will be a fun evening with some interesting speakers! I hope you can join us.
Bob
2023 Earth Month Events
First Saturday Bateman Island Bird Walk, Sept. – June.
April 1 – Household Hazardous waste collection day
April 8 – Tapteal Greenway Bird Walk, Chamna. 8am.
April 8 – Sacajawea Trail Cleanup. Hosted by Tapteal Greenway. 9am. https://tapteal.org/events/
April 8 – Work Party: Story Circles at Sacajawea State Park. 9am. Lunch provided. https://bmlt.org/events
April 8 – Tri-Cities Food Co-op Meeting. Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Dr. 1pm-2:30pm. tcfcoop.org
April 9 – CB Native Plant Society Badger Mt. wildflower walk 1:30pm – 3pm. More walks: April 15 Juniper Dunes, April 19 Horn Rapids Park. cbwnps.org/calendar
April 12 – Arbor Day planting, child-sized shovels avail. Kurtzman Park, 331 S. Wehe, Pasco. At 10am and 2pm.
April 13 – Little Explorers: Nests. REACH Museum. 10am-11am. visitthereach.us/events/
April 15 – Native Plant Appreciation Day 9am-1pm. McNary National Wildlife Refuge. Wildflower tour, crafts, and more. friendsofmcrwr.org/events
April 21 – 30. Mid. Col. Libraries Book Sale. Time varies.
April 22 – State Park Free Day. No Disc. Pass required.
April 22 – W. Richland Earth Day Clean-Up. 8am-2pm.
April 22 – Earth Day Expo. REACH museum. Music, food trucks, EV show, Poetry Slam, Tri-Talks. Free. 10am-2pm.
April 22 -Tire Recycling. Free. Limit 20 tires/residence. 4951 W. Van Giesen St., W. Richland. 7am-3pm.
April 25 – Native Pollinating Insects & LCBAS meeting. 1st Lutheran Church, 418 N. Yelm, Kennewick. 7pm.
4/26 – Arbor Day Tree Planting. Hanson Park, 602 S. Columbia Center Blvd, 1:30 PM.
April 27 – Little Explorers: Flowers. 10am-11am. 1943 Columbia Park Trail. visitthereach.us/events/
April 28 – Kids 4 Trees planting at Vista Affordable Housing, 302 South Elm St., Pasco.
April 28 – Book Sale Richland Public library $5 Bag Day. 10am-4pm. 955 Northgate, Richland.
April 28 – Arbor Day Tree Planting. Badger Mt. Park, Richland. 1pm.
May 13 – Inland Empire Century Bike Ride. 6am.
May 13 – Tapteal Greenway 50K Run or Paddle. Benton City boat launch. 8am.
May 13 – Tri-Cities Bike Expo. Kiwanis Clubhouse, Columbia Park Trail. 10am – 1pm.
May 20- Butterfly Dash and Discovery Day. 10am-1pm.
May 20 – Bike Tri Cities Keene Rd. trash pick-up.
June 10 & 19 – State Park Free Day. No pass required.
For more events, see alsctc.org/sustainable-living/ and facebook.com/alsctc.org
Good Morning,
Well…..we will have almost a county wide February Election coming up so I wanted to reach out to each of you coordinators (please let me know if you are no longer the coordinator for your party) and give you first few dates for training and our Official L&A test.
Mandatory Observer Training – January 12th 3:00pm (please keep in mind that any observers you have for your group must come to the training in order to be part of the program)
UPDATE! Official Logic and Accuracy Test – Wednesday January 26th at 11:00am. Due to this election only being School District’s the State will not be involved. It will just be our internal Logic and Accuracy test.
I am currently working on updating observer materials for 2023 and creating a guide for all observers. I have attached the coordinator guidelines if you are still going to be the coordinator for your group. If so, please complete and return back to me at your earliest convenience.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
If you wish to volunteer to be an observer for the February Special Election, please contact our Communications Chair, Durga Victorine
Amanda Hatfield Elections Manager Benton County Auditor | Elections Division 2618 N. Columbia Center Blvd. | Richland, WA 99352 (509) 736-3085 ext. 5639 Email: amanda.hatfield@co.benton.wa.us www.bentonauditor.com
Greetings,
The Benton County Canvassing Board will be meeting at various times during the February 14, 2023 Special Election cycle. This is to advise you of the current ballot processing schedule and canvassing board meetings for this election.
Commencing Monday, January 30, 2023 the following processes may occur daily, depending on the level of ballots returned on a day-to-day basis.
- Drop boxes emptied
- Signature verification
- Prepping ballots for scanning
- Scanning of ballots
- Ballot adjudication/resolution
- February 23– Pre-Certification processes begin for the February Special Election @ 9 am
- February 24 – Certification of the February Special Election @ 9am
The processing schedule may be modified from time to time depending on the number of ballots received on a daily basis.
All election processes will take place at our new location. The Benton County Voting Center is now located at 2618 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland.
During the course of processing, no persons except those employed and authorized by the county auditor may touch any ballot, ballot container, or vote tallying system. We also ask that no photos be taken without the approval of the Election Manager.
To determine which processes are being conducted on a given day, we advise that observers contact our office directly.
Please let me know if you should have any questions.
If you wish to volunteer to be an observer for the February Special Election, please contact our Communications Chair, Durga Victorine
Amanda Hatfield Elections Manager Benton County Auditor | Elections Division 2618 N. Columbia Center Blvd. | Richland, WA 99352 (509) 736-3085 ext. 5639 Email: amanda.hatfield@co.benton.wa.us www.bentonauditor.com
Here’s the link to the chart of contribution limits per the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.