Today’s the last day for primary ballots
This is the last day to turn in a ballot for the primary election.
For most Eastern Washington voters, it's a short ballot, if they have one at all. One or two races for city council seat, a fire district or school board. Northeastern Washington's 7th Legislative District has a state Senate primary.
Some cities, towns or districts don't have enough candidates for their offices to warrant a primary, so those voters don't have to worry about the deadline. Voters who do have primary races to decide were sent a ballot about three weeks ago. Once they've marked the ballot, they have two options for getting it back on time:
Seal it in the envelope, sign it, put a stamp on it and mail it so that it's postmarked before 8 p.m. Tuesday. (Hint: dropping in a mail box or at a closed post office at 7:59 p.m. isn't going to cut it. For those waiting until the last day, it's a good idea to take it into the post office, had it to a postal clerk and ask to have it postmarked.)
Or seal it, sign it and deposit it in a ballot drop box before 8 p.m. Tuesday. (Dropping it off at 7:59 p.m. Tuesday actually will work for this option. But don't push your luck because election workers are usually there sharply at 8 p.m. to pick up the ballots.)
All public libraries in Spokane County have drop boxes, although the drop boxes at Medical Lake and Cheney aren't open for the primary, because voters in those areas have no primary ballots to cast. (Editor's note: an earlier version of this post incorrectly listed an incorrect library that wasn't open for ballots.) For a list of addresses for the Spokane County drop boxes, go inside the blog.
For voters in other counties, check with the elections office for the nearest drop box.
Voters who have lost their ballot can get a replacement at the county elections office or at a designated voter service center. The service center's for Spokane County are also inside the blog.
Voters looking for information about the unfamiliar names on the ballot can check the Primary Section of The Spokesman-Review's Election Center. Spokane County voters can get some candidate-provided info at the county's Online Voters Guide.
Spokane County Voter Service Centers
Downtown | Elections Office | 1033 W Gardner Ave |
Downtown | STA Transit Plaza | 701 W Riverside Ave |
Northside | North Spokane Library | 44 E Hawthorne Rd |
South Hill | St. Mark’s Church | 316 E 24th Ave |
Spokane Valley | CenterPlace | 2426 N Discovery Pl |
West Plains | Cheney Library |
610 First St |
Spokane County Drop Box Locations
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AirwayHeights |
99001 |
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Argonne |
99212 |
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Deer Park |
99006 |
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Downtown |
99201 |
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East Side |
99202 |
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Fairfield |
99012 |
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Hillyard |
99207 |
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Indian Trail |
99208 |
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Liberty Lake | 99019 | ||
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Moran Prairie |
99223 |
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North Spokane |
99218 |
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Otis Orchards |
99027 |
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ShadlePark |
99205 |
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South Hill |
99203 |
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Spokane Valley | 12004 E Main Ave | 99206 |
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STA Plaza |
701 W Riverside Ave | 99201 |
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Elections Office | 1033 W Gardner Ave |
99201 |