Elections, Government & Politics

This Primary election as of Friday August 2nd is at 18.6% turnout.  This is 27,343 votes out of 147,218 registered voters. REMEMBER you can register to vote; or change your address up until 8:00PM on election night at the County Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue #103 Bellingham. ALSO if you have not yet turned in or mailed in your ballot by Monday; it is recommended that you use a Ballot Box location to make certain ...

THANKS to all of our wonderful supporters and friends over the last few years.  We are now able, for the first time, to produce a "hard copy" of The Fourth Corner for Lynden and Ferndale zip codes. Its our ten year celebration and it is because of supporters like you!  Small checks and Book that Inspired the Name "Fourth Corner" donations to the Fourth Corner have been used to co-sponsor events that ...

On July 5th 2019; The Fourth Corner joined a group of I1648 volunteers at the Secretary of State's Election office in Olympia; as leaders of the group; counted the petitions before a possible turn in for validation to the Secretary of State. About 25 vehicles drove to Olympia carrying thousands of signatures they had picked up along the way in the hope of adding enough petition signatures to what they already had to get ...

Same Day Registration becomes reality in Washington State. June 30, 2019 was the effective date of “Same Day Voter Registration” in the State of Washington. It will be in effect for the August 6 Primary. The date for final new registrations, are to be processed by an auditor and added to the Secretary of State’s voter database has been shortened from 29 days to 8 days by the enactment of SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6021 ...

Facebook restricts ads in Washington State. Facebook will not allow any discussion of politics or election to be advertised by the publisher of a post. MAYBE read on Washington State has been singled out by Facebook for special treatment and in Facebooks rules about ads:  10.a Ads About Social Issues, Elections or Politics they state:   "Ads must not run in or be targeted at the state of Washington when the ads relate to Washington's ...

Tough national issue comes to local area. Resolution 22332 Since Democrats in New York and other places in the United States passed abortion bills that allow for abortion up until birth and the Governor of Virginia spoke publicly of infantcide  (with his "make the baby comfortable" comments) ; there has been an uproar on both sides of the Roe vs Wade issue. After Democrats pushed the very liberal edge; other states have taken up ...

UPDATED JUNE 28th    Three thousand people signed up to be a member of the I-1648 Facebook group in three days. The organizers urge you to join this group and add to what is now over 9,600 members.  These people are working hard to do the nearly impossible and collect over 335,000 signatures and turn them in by July 5th.  As of June 28th there are seven days to do so. Click here to ...

Brett Bonner The following report is from Friday May 17th (the final day to file at 2:00PM) Brett Bonner to Run for Whatcom County At-Large Seat. Former talk show host and community activist from Bellingham to run for County Council At-Large seat currently being held by Carol Frazey. He will join Carol Frazey and Bill LaFreniere in the August Primary. From his Press Release: Whatcom County Council Candidacy Longtime community leader Brett ...