With mail ballots now in the hands of voters, King County TV is debuting two new editions of the biennial Video Voters Guide for the August primary, one for King County races and one for Seattle.

King County TV will carry both editions of the Video Voters Guide at various times starting this weekend on Comcast and Broadstripe Cable 22. You can find specific viewing times 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 are also available online through King County’s Granicus streaming video system at: www.kingcounty.gov/kctv/vvg.

The King County edition includes candidates for the countywide offices of King County Executive, the Metropolitan King County Council, and the Port of Seattle Commission.

The Seattle edition includes candidates for the offices of Seattle Mayor, Seattle City Council and the Seattle School Board, along with pro and con statements on the citywide referendum on a disposable shopping bag fee.

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

A special Chinese language edition of both Video Voter Guides is also available online through the King County Elections Chinese language page at: www.kingcounty.gov/elections/chinese.

The Video Voters Guide is hosted by Frank Abe, executive producer of King County TV, and is a collaboration of King County TV, the Seattle Channel, King County Elections, and the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission.

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