🗳️ Plan Your Vote with VOTE411

Ballots should be arriving in the mail as early as this weekend! If you’re an Everett voter, we highly recommend visiting VOTE411’s “Plan Your Vote” page—a game‑changer for staying informed.

Why VOTE411?

• Personalized ballot info: Just input your address or search by city, and VOTE411 shows exactly which races appear on your ballot—right now, that includes candidates for Mayor and City Council Districts 1, 2, and 4. 

• Side-by-side candidate comparisons: See how each candidate responded to the same set of important questions—no fluff, no spin .

  
  

Example of viewing District 4 candidates on vote411.org

Questions Covered on VOTE411

VOTE411 helps you understand where candidates stand by providing their unfiltered answers to core issues:

• What are your top priorities for this office?

• Given competing and conflicting priorities, what factors will guide your finance and budgeting decisions?

• What changes, if any, would you like to see concerning how the city is run?

• What will you do to support a vibrant economy?

• What actions, if any, should your city take to address diversity, equity and inclusion policies and practices?

  
  

Seeing all candidates answer these exact same questions can help you compare their vision, values, and plans more clearly.

How to Use the Resource

1. Receive your ballot—likely arriving this weekend.

   
   

2. Go to VOTE411.org, select “Plan Your Vote,” and type in your address or city.

   
   

3. Review each candidate’s answers to the questions listed above and their campaign websites.

   
   

4. Also take a look at the candidates who have answered our own questionnaire so far including:

   • Rich Ryan

   • Scott Murphy

   • Bill Wheeler

   • Paula Rhyne

   • Marcus Nunez

   • Alan Rubio

   • Luis Burbano

   
   

5. Take notes on which candidate aligns best with your values for spending priorities, city operations, economic vitality, and equity.

   
   

6. Fill out your ballot with confidence—knowing you made an informed choice.

   
   
   
   

Final Take

VOTER INFO + DIRECT CANDIDATE ANSWERS = BETTER CHOICES.

Don’t rely on hearsay or ad campaign slogans—go straight to the source. Explore the “Plan Your Vote” tool on VOTE411 and our candidate questionnaires before mailing back your ballot. It’s free, it’s local, and it empowers you to vote with clarity and intention.