Legals

Notice of ElectionOkanogan County,

State of Washington

Primary Election

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

A Primary election will be held in the below mentioned districts for the purpose of submitting to the voters for their approval or rejection the following.

City of Oroville, Proposition No. 1, Oroville EMS, Proposition No. 1, Tonasket EMS, Proposition No. 1, Public Hospital District No. 1, Proposition No. 1.

The registration deadline for online registrations, mail-in registrations and transfers is July 28, 2025. Any qualified elector who is not registered to vote in the State of Washington may register to vote in person at the Auditor’s Office up to and including August 5th, 2025.

You can register or obtain registration forms at the Auditor’s Office, on line at http://www.votewa.gov, and Department of Licensing.

The Okanogan County Auditor’s Office, 149 3rd Ave N, Room 104, at the County Courthouse, will be open so voters may obtain replacement ballots, drop off voted ballots, obtain provisional ballots, and use the Accessible Voting Units, at the following times.

Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

July 18th – Aug. 4th, 2025

On Election Day only, August 5, 2025, 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM.

Drop box locations around the county for this election.

Okanogan County Auditor- 149 3rd Ave. N, Okanogan

Oroville - Police Station, 1105 Main St., Oroville

Tonasket - City Hall/Library Complex, 209 S Whitcomb Ave., Tonasket

Pateros - 180 Pateros Mall in parking lot, Pateros

Brewster- Library 108 S. 3rd St., Brewster

Twisp - City Hall, 110 E 2nd St, Twisp

Winthrop - Library, 112 Norfolk Rd, Winthrop

Drop boxes will close at 8:00PM on Election Day

Voters needing additional information or assistance with voter registration forms or voting may call (509) 422-7240. Voters unable to use the mail-in ballot may use the Accessible Voting Unit available at the County Auditor’s Office.

Ballots require no postage and must be postmarked no later than the day of the election. Check with your local Post Office for deadlines to have your ballot postmarked properly.

For additional information on the election or regarding voter registration.

Votewa.gov

Local newspaper, radio, and TV

http://www.pdc.wa.gov

Meetings of the Okanogan County Canvassing Board are open, public meetings and shall be continued until the activities for which the following meetings are held have been completed. Canvass Board meetings are held in the Okanogan County Auditor’s Office, 149 3rd Ave N, Room 104, at the County Courthouse, in Okanogan.

Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 and Friday, August 15th, 2025 at 10:00 AM to determine the status of any provisional or challenged ballots

Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 at 9:00 AM to canvass the votes cast and certify the election

This notice is in accordance with RCW 29A.52.

Dated at Okanogan, Washington this12th day of May, 2025.

Cari Hall, Okanogan County Auditor and Ex-Officio Supervisor of Elections

By Jamie Groomes, Chief Deputy/Elections Administrator

(Publish July 16, 2025)

GCD School Dist. 301J

PUBLIC BUDGET MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District 301J will hold a public budget hearing to review the 2025-2026 budget at 5:30 p.m. Monday July 28, 2025 in the Jr./Sr. High Library.

Regular board meeting to follow.

(Publish July 16 and 23, 2025)

OPEN PUBLIC MEETING

NOTICE, REQUEST

FOR OBSERVERS

for 2025 August

Primary Election

The Canvassing Board of Okanogan County, pursuant to chapter 29A.60 RCW, will hold public meetings on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 and Friday, August 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM, to determine the status of any provisional or challenged ballots, and on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM, to canvass the votes cast and certify the election, at the Okanogan County Auditor’s Office. These meetings of the canvassing board are open, public meetings, and shall be continued until the activity for which the meetings are held has been completed.

Note: Checking of Signatures will begin on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 9:00AM

Initial Processing (opening and scanning) of ballots will begin on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 9:00AM. Please keep in mind that these dates and times are subject to change depending on the number of ballots received at the time.

Vote totals will be tallied the day of the election and at least once after the election.

The law allows ballots to be opened, checked, scanned, and resolved in the voting system from the date of receipt.

On Election Day, the processed totals will be entered into the Tabulation system (Final Processing). No totals will be released until after 8:00 PM on Election Day (Tabulation). Final Processing and Tabulation times will be provided to the Official Party Observers.

Official Party Observers should be present during these processes. However, if Official Party Observers are not be appointed, the processing of ballots will continue.

We will need no more than 2 official observers from your party, one for the vault and one for the main office area. When you appoint the observers, please do so in writing, send the list of appointed observers to this office, and include their telephone number in case we need to contact them.

CITY OF GRAND COULEE

NOTICE OF SALE OF

SURPLUS VEHICLES

The City of Grand Coulee will sell by sealed bids to the highest bidder, Six(6) Ford Taurus Police Vehicles deemed to be surplus to the needs of the city. There will be a minimum required bid on all vehicles. Vehicles may be viewed at City Hall, 306 Midway Ave., Grand Coulee. All vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty or gauran tee. Bids must be submitted on city supplied bid form. A bid form and information for bidders may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 306 Midway Ave., PO Box 180, Grand Coulee, WA 99133 or email: clerkgc@gccitywa.org.