Voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to return their ballots but the Spokane County Elections Office is urging voters not to wait until the last minute.
Voters throughout Spokane County and the vicinity have received their ballots and more than 43 percent of them have been returned, according to a news release.
Voters who have not yet returned their ballots are encouraged to use ballot drop boxes. Drop boxes are located at all city and county libraries, STA Plaza and the Elections Office at 1033 W. Gardner (north of the Monroe Court Building). These boxes will be locked promptly at 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Voters can also return their ballots through the mail. Ballots must be postmarked no later than Nov 6. It is important that voters check the pickup times on the mail box to ensure they are not too late. If the last pick up of the day has already been made, voters should use the county’s ballot drop boxes. USPS collection box locations and pickup times can be found at www.usps.com under “Find Locations.”
It is not too late for voters who have not received ballots.
If you did not receive your ballot, either call the Elections Office immediately or visit a voter service center on Election Day for a provisional ballot. Voter service centers are open until 8 p.m. on Election Day. Visit www.spokanecounty.org/elections to see a list of voter service center and ballot drop box locations in Spokane County.
Voters in neighboring counties should contact their county elections departments for information about provisional ballots, voter service centers and drop boxes.
Spokane County plans to release the ballot count and preliminary results on Election Day at 8:20 p.m. This will be the only release on election night. Results will be updated on Wednesday, November 7th as well as Thursday and Friday, according to a news release. Visit www.spokanecounty.org/elections to view countywide results. For statewide results, visit www.vote.wa.gov. The Spokane County Elections Office will issue the official results on Nov. 27.
