If you’re interested in this year’s elections, you won’t want to miss TVW’s live polling show at 7 o’clock tonight: On “TVW Election Special: Voters Talk Taxes,” Stuart Elway and Jessica Gao, host of The Impact, will host a live, one-hour show where voters across Washington will be polled on how they feel about tax issues on next week’s ballot.

The hundreds of participants will be asked about the tax measures during the show, and the results will be broadcast instantly.

The interactive program will show you what hundreds of voters across the state think about taxes.

And:  Two experts will be on set to answer voters questions about taxes.

Don’t miss it — tonight at 7 p.m., live on TVW.

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That’s right: Today is the very last day you can register to vote — and you’ll need to visit your county election office to do so.

Find more info — including the location of your county’s election office — here. Then watch the Mock Election Forum we taped last week in Dayton for more information (yes, it was a forum to help middle- and high-school students decide how to vote in the mock election, but the questions are excellent and the issues are the same that you’ll vote for).

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With about 100 days until the Nov. 2 general election, the time is right to start studying the nine initiatives, referenda and resolutions that will appear on your ballot.

TVW will be playing Video Voter Guide statements for each of the ballot measures. And I’ll post exclusive Off the Set interviews with supporters and opponents.

In the meantime, check out the Secretary of State’s handy web site, which gives you the full text, financial impacts, explanatory statements and pro/con statements. All on one page! Find it all here.

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The primaries are over. (That means we have a mere  106 days until the general election.)

Here’s a bit of analysis about what last night meant. Not happy with that? Here’s some more analysis.

And here’s all the data available. Enjoy!

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Don’t forget: You need to vote by 8 p.m. for it to count in tonight’s primary election.

Also don’t forget: We’ll be live on TVW at 8 p.m. with results, analysis and interviews. Tune in and read the blog for updates.

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Just a reminder: Now’s the time to vote if you haven’t already. Your ballot needs to be postmarked or in an official drop box by 8 p.m. or it won’t be counted.

Once you’ve turned in your ballot, tune in to TVW. We’ll have live coverage starting at 8 p.m. including interviews, analysis and results. Don’t miss it.

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Tomorrow is the Primary — and that means you need to have your ballot in by 8 p.m. That leaves you a little less than 33 hours to watch the Video Voters’ Guides, read about the candidates, fill in your ballot and get it postmarked.*

And don’t miss TVW’s Primary coverage tomorrow night — starting at 8 p.m., Jessica Gao will host a very special edition of The Impact. The Impact will be live at 8, 9, 10 and 11 p.m. with results, analysis, interviews and more. Don’t miss it.

*Pierce County voters can also, of course, vote in person at the polls.

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Sorry for the delay, but this week’s Q&A is very special: I went to Seattle earlier this week to co-moderate debates between Supreme Court Justice Jim Johnson and challenger Stan Rumbaugh and Justice Richard Sanders and challenger Charlie Wiggins (the other challenger, Bryan Chushcoff, didn’t show. Neither did Chief Justice Barbara Madsen, who is running unopposed).

The candidates discussed their views on judicial activism, victims’ rights,  the relationship between the Legislature and the court, medicinal marijuana, the high-earners income tax on the ballot, gun rights, opponents’ allegations and much, much more.

Here’s the video:

On a related note: Have you received your ballot yet? They were sent out this week, so check your mailbox. In the case of the candiddates in the video above, if one gets more than 50 percent of the vote they win. No general election required.

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Just a reminder, courtesy of the Secretary of State’s office: Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the convenience of your own home — if you want to vote in the Aug. 17 primary.

If you miss that deadline, head to your local county elections office until Aug. 9 and you can still vote in the primary.

If you’re already registered, ballots will go out at the end of the month.

Don’t forget: TVW is the channel to watch on the evening of Aug. 17. Starting at 8 p.m., Jessica Gao will be reporting on the results, interviewing experts for analysis and, of course, interviewing candidates. Tune in.

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Find out what’s candy and what’s not under the new state law — and how that will affect what you pay:

And on Inside Olympia, Austin Jenkins interviewed business groups about their legislative priorities — and the November election:

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