 Feb. 2, 2004 King County announces interactive election enhancementsFind precinct and polling location on-line or via phoneKing County announced enhanced features available on the Web and through its telephone-based citizen response system. Now voters can identify their voting precinct as well as their polling place information from the county’s Elections Web site or by telephone. “We are pleased to be able to offer these new services prior to the party caucuses that will be held in February and March,” said Dean Logan, Director of the Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division. “In today’s world of innovative systems and technology savvy voters, there should be multiple ways to contact our office for information.” “Now voters have two ways to get this information without waiting on hold for a customer service representative to assist them,” added Logan. “And for those without Internet access or who choose not to use the automated telephone system, there is a higher probability of getting through on the telephone lines where they can reach a real person who can give them the personal attention and information they need.” To locate precinct and polling location information on-line, voters can go to the King County Elections website at http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/ and click on Polling Places. They then enter their name and birth date or their name and street address, and their polling location and precinct name is displayed. To locate precinct and polling location information over the telephone, voters call 206-296-VOTE (8683) and press 5. The automated information prompts the caller to enter their birth date and their house number, and a voice response system reads them their polling place name and address and their precinct name. “The number one reason people call on Election Day is to find out
where they are supposed to vote,” said Bill Huennekens, Superintendent
of Elections. ”Likewise, we receive a high volume of calls prior
to the precinct caucuses from voters needing to indentify which precinct
they live in. Now they have alternative ways to get this information,
24-hours a day, 7 days a week.” |
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