Video Voters Guide for August primary now available on King County TV

August 1, 2011

Summary

King County and Seattle editions will run through August 16 postmark date for mail-in ballots

Story

With mail ballots on their way to voters, King County TV is debuting two new editions of the Video Voters Guide for the August primary, one for King County races and one for Seattle.

King County TV will carry both editions of the Video Voters Guide at various times starting on Comcast and Broadstripe Cable 22. You can find specific viewing times at KCTV web site. The programs are also carried on the Seattle Channel and many local government access channels on Cable 21.

The programs are also available online.

The King County edition includes candidates for the Metropolitan King County Council and King County Proposition One, the Veterans and Human Services Levy.

The Seattle edition includes candidates for the offices of Seattle City Council and the Seattle School Board, along with pro and con statements on the citywide referendum on the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement.

Each of the statements is up to two-minutes long and unedited. The candidates and issues appear onscreen in the same order as they do on the ballot.

The Video Voters is a collaboration of King County TV, the Seattle Channel and the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission.

King County TV provides a transparent view into the operations of County government and the issues affecting our region. It can be seen in 450,000 cable households throughout King County.