List of Herald endorsements

It’s time to mark your ballot.

Below you’ll find The Herald Editorial Board’s recommendations for the 2014 General Election. Links to the specific endorsements can be found with this editorial online at www.HeraldNet.com/opinion.

A few reminders:

Ballots must be marked and mailed or left at an election drop box by midnight Tuesday, Nov. 4. A list of Snohomish County drop box locations can be found at tinyurl.com/SnoCoBallotBox.

Voters who have not received their ballot should contact the elections division of the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office at 425-388-3444.

If you have not registered to vote, you have until 5 p.m. Monday to do so in person at the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., First Floor, Administration Building West, Everett.

The Herald endorses:

Statewide

Initiative Measure No. 1351, lowering class sizes in K-12 schools: No.

Initiative Measure No. 591, barring expanded firearm background checks: No.

Initiative Measure No. 594, expanding firearm background checks: Yes

Advisory Vote No. 8 (Senate Bill 6505), repealing or maintaining a tax on the marijuana industry: Make no vote.

Advisory Vote No. 9(Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1287), repealing or maintaining a leasehold tax on some tribal property: Make no vote.

Congressional

U.S. Representative, Congressional District 1: Suzan DelBene, Democrat.

U.S. Representative, Congressional District 2: Rick Larsen, Democrat.

Legislative

1st District Representative Pos. 1: Derek Stanford, Democrat.

1st District Representative Pos. 2: Luis Moscoso, Democrat.

10th District Representative Pos. 1: Norma Smith, Republican.

10th District Representative Pos. 2: Dave Hayes, Republican.

21st District Senator: Marko Liias, Democrat.

21st District Representative Pos. 1: Strom Peterson, Democrat.

21st District Representative Pos. 2: Lillian Ortiz-Self, Democrat.

32nd District Senator: Maralyn Chase, Democrat.

32nd District Representative Pos 1: Cindy Ryu, Democrat, unopposed.

32nd District Representative Pos 2: Ruth Kagi, Democrat.

38th District Senator: John McCoy: Democrat.

38th District Representative Pos. 1: June Robinson, Democrat.

38th District Representative Pos. 2: Mike Sells, Democrat.

39th District Representative Pos. 1: Dan Kristiansen, Republican, unopposed.

39th District Representative Pos. 2: Elizabeth Scott, Republican.

44th District Senator: Steve Hobbs, Democrat.

44th District Representative Pos. 1: Hans Dunshee, Democrat.

44th District Representative Pos. 2: Mike Wilson, Democrat.

Snohomish County

County Executive: John Lovick, Democrat.

Prosecuting Attorney: Mark K. Roe, Democrat, unopposed.

Sheriff: Ty Trenary, nonpartisan.

Snohomish PUD, No. 1

Commissioner District 1: Dave Aldrich, nonpartisan.

City of Everett

Council Position 7: Judy Tuohy, nonpartisan.

Arlington School District No. 16

Proposition No. 1:Levy to purchase school buses: Yes.

City of Lynnwood

Lynnwood Transportation Benefit District, Proposition No. 1: Establishing district and imposing a two-tenths of 1 percent increase to the sales tax: Approved.

City of Stanwood

Proposition No. 1:Annexation of the City of Stanwood into the Sno-Isle Library District and estimated library levy of 50 cents per $1,000: Yes.

Fire District No. 15 (Tulalip)

Proposition No. 1: Emergency Medical Services permanent property tax levy of 50 cents or less per $1,000 of assed value: Yes

Fire District No. 17 (Granite Falls)

Proposition No. 1: Emergency Medical Services permanent property tax levy of 50 cents or less per $1,000 of assed value: Yes.

Fire District No. 21 (Arlington Rural)

Proposition No. 1: Tax levy for fire protection and Emergency Medical Services of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value to be collected in 2015: Yes.

State Supreme Court

Justice Position 1: Mary Yu, unopposed.

Justice Position 3: Mary E. Fairhurst, unopposed.

Justice Position 4: Charles W. Johnson.