Two Renton School Board members running for re-election on November 8 ballot
Absentee ballots mailed for General Election

October 27, 2005 - Absentee ballots for the Nov. 8 general election were mailed Thursday, Oct. 20th and should already have been received by voters who vote by mail. If you are a King County voter, and have not received your ballot, call 206-296-VOTE.

Absentee ballots must be mailed in or postmarked by Nov. 8.

For mail-in ballots to count, voters must fill out the ballot correctly, including:
· Using a black or blue pen to completely fill out the oval that corresponds to their vote.
· Make no other marks on the ballot, unless they are writing-in a candidate.
· Sign and date the sign the outside (return) envelope, but never the ballot itself.

Common errors voters make when filling in a ballot include:
· Using pencil, red pen or felt-tip markers that bleed through to the other side of the ballot;
· Tearing or cutting the ballot with scissors;
· Incompletely filling in an oval;
· Circling or checking the oval rather than filling it in;
· Writing in a name without filling in an oval.

For more information about the election, including where to vote and issues and candidates on the ballots, visit

King County - http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/

Pierce County - http://www.piercecountywa.org/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/default.htm

Two Renton School Board members are on the ballot. Marcie Maxwell and Al Talley are running unopposed for re-election.

Marcie Maxwell
During her current term, Marcie Maxwell was 2004 Board president and Board Legislative Representative for four years. Her King County school board peers elected Marcie to the Washington State School Directors’ Association Legislative Committee. She serves on district Budget Advisory and Audit Committees. Marcie was recognized as Renton Citizen of the Year for community leadership. She is past chair of Renton Chamber of Commerce and past president of Renton PTA Council. She is a board member for Kennydale Neighborhood Association, Renton Rotary, Renton Community Foundation, and Renton school levy & bond citizens’ committees. Marcie serves on the Seattle King County Association of Realtors Governmental Affairs Committee.

Al Talley
Al Talley was appointed to the Renton School Board in 2000, and elected in 2001. Al was recently recognized as Renton Citizen of the Year for his community leadership. Al’s current work in the community include: serving as a member of the Board of Directors and Citizen Advisory Council for Community In Schools of Renton; Rotarian; Renton Chamber of Commerce; mentor to students in the district; and president of the Puget Sound Senior Softball Association. Past service to the community include: chairman of the Renton Human Rights and Affairs Commission; chairman of the Renton Chamber of Commerce; and member of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Instruction.