The 2009 election season is officially under way, after hundreds of people filed to run for local offices before Friday’s deadline.

Three fire and emergency services levies were the only measures on Tuesday’s mail-only ballot in Pierce County.

Here's a roundup of the best Washington election coverage that can be found on the web. It's the product of a social bookmarking experiment where journalists from The News Tribune and other area newspapers collaborate with political bloggers and others to compile a reading list of coverage from all around the web.