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Feb. 8 vote: What's on the ballot

On the ballot: Voters throughout most of Pierce County will decide on a proposed sales tax increase for Pierce Transit. Peninsula School District will decide on a bond measure and Lakewood voters will decide on a fire district merger proposal.

Published: Feb. 6, 2011 at 6:37 a.m. PSTUpdated: Feb. 6, 2011 at 2:13 p.m. PST
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On the ballot: Voters throughout most of Pierce County will decide on a proposed sales tax increase for Pierce Transit. Peninsula School District will decide on a bond measure and Lakewood voters will decide on a fire district merger proposal.

Mail ballots: This is a vote-by-mail only election. Ballots must be postmarked by midnight Tuesday, or dropped off at a designated collection spot by 8 p.m. Tuesday. Ballots can be taken to drive-up express voting locations, which will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Election Day.

Locations include:

 • Town Center at Browns Point, 1000 Town Center.

 • Surprise Lake Shopping Center, 900 Meridian Ave. E., Edgewood.

 • Purdy Fire Station, 5210 144th St. N.W.

 • Safeway/Big 5, 4811 Point Fosdick Square, Gig Harbor.

 • Sprinker Recreation Center 14824 S. C St., Spanaway.

 • Fred Meyer, 1100 N. Meridian, at River Road, Puyallup.

 • Fred Meyer, 1201 Valley Ave., Sumner.

 • Rite Aid, 1912 N. Pearl St., Tacoma.

Ballots also can be taken to absentee drop box locations until 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Locations include:

 • Bonney Lake South Park & Ride, 184th Avenue East and Sky Island Drive East.

 • Gig Harbor Fire Station, 6711 Kimball Drive.

 • Lakewood (SR 512) Park & Ride, 10417 South Tacoma Way.

 • Parkland/Spanaway Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S.

 • South Hill Library, 15420 Meridian E.

 • Roy Y Park & Ride, SR 507 and Pacific Ave. S.

 • Steilacoom Library, 2950 Steilacoom Blvd.

 • 72nd Street Transit Center, 1319 E. 72nd St., Tacoma.

 • Pierce County Annex, 2401 S. 35th St., Tacoma.

 • Soundview Medical Plaza, 3611 S. D St., Tacoma.

 • TACID, 6315 S. 19th St., Tacoma.

 • Tacoma Dome Park & Ride, 610 Puyallup Ave. E.

 • University Place Fire Department, 3631 Drexler Drive W.

Editor's note: This story was edited to correct the locations of the express drop-off sites.

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