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2024 Elections

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Whatcom County Fire District 1 places bond on August ballot to build new station

District serves Everson, Nooksack, Deming and Nooksack Indian Tribe

May 21, 2024 10:00 p.m.

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Builders launch initiative to block Washington’s natural gas phase-out

They must gather thousands of signatures by July 5 to get it on this year’s ballot

May 18, 2024 10:00 p.m.

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See who’s filed for office in Whatcom and Skagit counties

More than 500 registered voters in the two counties have filed their intention to run for office

Updated May 13, 2024 8:30 a.m.

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Candidate filing for 2024 election open through Friday

Candidate filing deadlines, ballot initiatives, important dates to know

Updated May 9, 2024 3:37 p.m.

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Fire District 17 in Sandy Point to rerun levy increase, measure failed by 1 vote

District aims to build new station as coastal flooding risk remains

May 3, 2024 1:22 p.m.

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Signatures being gathered to repeal children’s levy passed in 2022

November ballot initiative pushed by Lynden-based group

May 2, 2024 3:28 p.m.

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Updated special election results: Fire District 17 levy down by one vote

All three Skagit County ballot measures poised to pass

Updated April 29, 2024 11:15 a.m.

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Here’s what’s on the April 23 special election ballot in Whatcom and Skagit counties

Levies could fund a school district, EMS services and a new fire station

April 18, 2024 10:00 p.m.

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As campaigning revs up, WA laws aim to detect cyber attacks and protect election workers

Inslee said new laws are a consequence of misinformation spread since the 2020 election that undermines the integrity of how elections are conducted in the state.

April 5, 2024 10:00 p.m.

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