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Letter from the Auditor Pierce County Auditor’s Office Dear Pierce County Voter, Thank you for exercising your important right as an American citizen to vote. Democ- racy relies on every citizen contributing to this grand experiment called America. The Pat McCarthy United States has been called a “melting pot” or “tossed salad” of people with different Pierce County Auditor 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 Keri Rawlings-Rooney right and the responsibility to select representatives of our choice and to vote on issues of Chief Deputy Auditor particular significance. I am honored to be your Auditor with the responsibility to oversee and manage the Lori Grant Fiscal Manager 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. Steve Kosche Information Specialist As you can see from the table of contents this year, we will carry out elections for hun- dreds of candidates and numerous special elections throughout Pierce County. Many city Lori Augino Elections Manager elections for Council positions, School Board, Fire and Park Districts and others are on the ballot. Pat McLean We, in the Auditor’s office are committed to providing an informed election process to Licensing Supervisor 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 Patti Shay will be updated throughout the election season. Licensing Supervisor I encourage you to stop by and watch the elections process in action, as ballots are Suzi Kosche returned by mail, retrieved from polling places and ultimately processed on election Recording Manager 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 Septem- ber 16, 2003. Every vote does count! Thank you. Pat McCarthy Pierce County Auditor 2401 South 35th Street, Room 200 Tacoma, WA 98409-7481 Administration Elections Recording Licensing P 253.798.3189 P 253.798.7430 P 253.798.7440 P 253.798.3649 F 253.798.3182 F 253.798.2761 F 253.798.2761 F 253.798.3701 P 800.446.4979 Primary Election 2003 Sample Ballot - September 16, 2003 Pierce County Town of Eatonville City of Puyallup Special Election — Proposition No. 1 Council - Position No. 4 Special Election — Proposition No. 1 Submitted by Pierce County (Vote for One) Submitted by the City of Puyallup FREDERICKSON INCORPORATION Bob Schaub NP GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC The Pierce County Council adopted resolution SAFETY BONDS Cliff Murphy R2003-88 concerning a proposal to incorporate NP The City Council of the City of Puyallup passed the city of Frederickson. The resolution calls Bobbi Allison NP Ordinance No. 2752, concerning a proposition for an election regarding this proposal. If the to construct and equip public safety facilities. If voters approve this proposal, the area of unin- City of Lakewood approved, this proposition will authorize the corporated Pierce County commonly known as City to renovate, improve, construct and equip Frederickson, and legally described in Pierce Council - Position No. 4 modern public safety facilities to provide fire County's Resolution No. R2003-88, shall be- Short Term - Four Year Term (Vote for One) stations and a new police headquarters, to- come incorporated as a non-charter code city Lisa Shanahan NP gether with improved emergency communica- with a council-manager form of government. tions capabilities, acquire necessary property, Should this proposed incorporation be ap- Andie Gernon NP and issue not to exceed $18,000,000 of gen- proved? eral obligation bonds maturing within 20 years John Arbeeny NP to pay costs of such projects, and levy annual excess property taxes to pay and retire such FOR INCORPORATION Council - Position No. 6 bonds, as provided in Ordinance No. 2752. (Vote for One) Should this proposition be: AGAINST INCORPORATION Claudia B. Thomas NP County Council - District No. 6 APPROVED One Year Unexpired Term (Vote for One) Ron Cronk NP Richard "Dick" Muri R Susan Berven NP REJECTED Paul Bocchi R Council - Position No. 7 City of Tacoma (Vote for One) Port of Tacoma Council at Large - Position No. 7 Todd R. Smith NP (Vote for One) Commissioner - Position No. 3 Angela Strege NP (Vote for One) Walter Neary NP Bernardo Tuma Ken Miller NP NP John J. Crane NP Jack A. Fabulich NP City of Milton Robin R. McCoy NP Paul Cyr NP Mayor Edryce A. Reynolds NP Two Year Unexpired Term (Vote for One) City of DuPont Julie Anderson NP Michael A. Wilson NP Special Election — Proposition No. 1 Council at Large - Position No. 8 Submitted by the City of DuPont Leonard Sanderson NP (Vote for One) AUTHORIZING INCREASE IN Katrina Asay NP Michele Reich NP PROPERTY TAX LEVY Shall the City of DuPont be authorized to in- Council - Position No. 4 Bill Evans NP crease its regular property tax levy for collec- (Vote for One) Will Baker NP tion commencing in 2004 to $1.3243 per Darlyne Sirack NP $1,000.00 of assessed valuation, with such Council - District No. 1 rate thereafter to be subject to otherwise appli- Cyndy L. Pierce-Wescott NP (Vote for One) cable statutory limits, all as provided in the City of DuPont Resolution No. 03-272? David L. Peterson NP Steve Muller NP Doug Miller NP YES Jerry M. Thorpe NP NO Spiro Manthou NP Town of Eatonville Council - District No. 3 Council - Position No. 3 (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Tom Stenger NP Bruce Rath NP Amy Heller NP Pat Hamilton NP Ron Driscoll NP Vern Fisher NP Janis Martin NP Phyllis A. Barrett NP Primary Election 2003 444 Sample Ballot - September 16, 2003 Town of Wilkeson Bethel School Pierce County Fire Council - Position No. 2 District No. 403 Protection District No. 3 Two Year Unexpired Term (Vote for One) Director - District No. 2 Special Election — Proposition No. 1 Kevin Schoon NP (Vote for One) Submitted by Pierce County Fire Dennis Townsend NP Protection District No. 3 Darla D. McQueen NP (University Place Fire Department) Linda Evans (no hyphen) Miller NP Janet E. Kepka NP LEVY OF GENERAL TAX MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION LEVY Alice E. Dunn NP Council - Position No. 4 The Board of Commissioners of Pierce County (Vote for One) Pierce County Fire Fire Protection District No. 3, Pierce County, Kim Schoon NP Protection District No. 2 Washington, adopted Resolution No. 072203- 383 concerning a proposition to finance main- Bernd "Ben" Odanovich NP Special Election — Proposition No. 1 tenance and operation expenses. This proposi- Submitted by Pierce County Fire tion, if approved, will authorize the District to Joan E. Miller NP Protection District No. 2 levy an excess tax upon all taxable property within the District of approximately: Steilacoom Historical School (Lakewood Fire Department) LEVY OF GENERAL TAX District No. 1 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION LEVY Approximate Levy Rate Per $1,000 Director - Position No. 5 The Board of Fire Commissioners of Pierce (Vote for One) Levy Collection Assessed Levy County Fire Protection District No. 2, Pierce Year Year Value Amount Samuel T. Scott NP County, Washington, adopted Resolution No. 2003 2004 $0.85 $1,631,680 072803-1029 concerning a proposition to fi- 2004 2005 $0.85 $1,657,786 John Campbell NP nance maintenance and operation expenses. 2005 2006 $0.85 $1,684,311 This proposition, if approved, will authorize the 2006 2007 $0.85 $1,711,260 John M. Anderson NP District to levy an excess tax upon all taxable property within the District of approximately: Puyallup School and used for maintenance and operations to Approximate Levy maintain the current level of fire services and District No. 3 Rate Per $1,000 emergency medical services as provided in Director - Position No. 2 Levy Collection Assessed Levy Resolution No. 072203-383. Should this (Vote for One) Year Year Value Amount proposition be: 2003 2004 $1.8098 $6,441,192 Grant C. Zenkner NP 2004 2005 $2.0311 $7,500,330 2005 2006 $2.2514 $8,626,811 APPROVED Richard S. Meyer NP 2006 2007 $2.3999 $9,541,373 REJECTED Lloyd Freudenstein NP and used for maintenance and operations to maintain the current level of fire services and Pierce County Fire Klaus Snyder NP emergency medical services as provided in Resolution No. 072803-1029. Should this Protection District No. 5 Lloyd C. Ebi NP proposition be: Special Election — Proposition No. 1 Orting School APPROVED Submitted by Pierce County Fire District No. 344 Protection District No. 5 REJECTED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Director - District No. 5 REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY (Vote for One) Shall Pierce County Fire Protection District No. Gregory W. Zirkle NP 5 be authorized to impose regular property tax levies of $0.35 or less per thousand dollars of Sandi Shirley NP assessed valuation for each of six consecutive years, to provide emergency medical services? Scott Fielding NP Peninsula School YES District No. 401 NO Director - District No. 4 (Vote for One) Cheryl Harlow NP Lezah Fellin NP Sari Dahl NP Ray Garries NP Jerry Abbott NP Primary Election 2003 555 Sample Ballot - September 16, 2003 Pierce County Fire Pierce County Fire Pierce County Fire Protection District No.