Video guides available to view for upcoming King County elections

King County voters working on their November general election ballots now have an additional resource for information about races and local measures.

King County voters working on their November general election ballots now have an additional resource for information about races and local measures.

King County TV has made the Video Voters Guide for the Nov. 8 election available both on TV and online. They will carry the guide at various times on Comcast and Broadstripe Cable 22. Specific viewing times are available at www.kingcounty.gov/kctv. The programs are also carried on the Seattle Channel and many local government access channels on Cable 21.

The programs will also be available online at www.kingcounty.gov/kctv/vvg.

Viewers can receive information on candidates for Metropolitan King County Council, King County Assessor, King County Director of Elections, Seattle City Council, Seattle School Board and Port of Seattle Commissioners. Viewers can also watch statements on two ballot issues: Seattle’s Proposition 1 (Families and Education Levy) and the Seattle Transportation Benefit District Proposition 1 (Vehicle License Fee).

Each statement is up to two minutes long and unedited. The candidates and issues appear onscreen in the same order as they do on the ballot.

The Video Voters Guide is a collaboration of King County TV, the Seattle Channel and the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission.

King County TV provides a transparent view into the operations of county government and the issues affecting tge region. It can be seen in 450,000 cable households throughout King County.