OLYMPIA — Secretary of State Sam Reed is trying to goose voter interest a bit by suggesting that folks shouldn’t wait until the last minute to cast their ballots.

In a press release Friday, Reed urged voters not to miss wait until the “fast-approaching deadline” but to “get their ballots in so they are definitely counted.

At the same time, he acknowledges that turnout in an off-year primary such as this is “normally tepid.” Some voters don’t even have a primary — including everyone in Franklin and Wahkiakum counties.

For the record, the deadline is 8 p.m. Tuesday for your ballot envelope to be postmarked, or to be dropped in a deposit box. It is worth noting that if you’re going to mail your ballot on Tuesday, you probably should take it to the post office to make sure it gets postmarked in time.

For a list of Spokane County drop box locations, click here to go inside the blog.

Drop box locations

AirwayHeights	1213 S Lundstrom St
Argonne	4322 N Argonne Rd
Cheney	610 First St
Deer Park	208 S Forest Ave
Downtown	906 W Main Ave
East Side	524 S Stone St
FairfieldNot Open	305 E Main St
Hillyard	4005 N Cook St
Indian Trail	4909 W Barnes Rd
LibertyLake	23123 E Mission Ave
MedicalLake	321 E Herb St
Moran Prairie	6004 S Regal St
North Spokane	44 E Hawthorne Rd
Otis Orchards	22324 E Wellesley Ave
ShadlePark	2111 W Wellesley Ave
South Hill	3324 S Perry St
SpokaneValley	12004 E Main Ave
STAPlaza	701 W Riverside Ave
Elections Office	1033 W Gardner Ave