Spokane County turnout -- OK, turn-in if you prefer -- is nearing 16 percent after this morning's ballot sort.

The county had its heaviest day last Tuesday, when it got more than 11,000 ballots in the mail. The Tuesday after the first weekend ballots are in voters' hands is a fairly typical peak day because folks usually get the ballots just before or on the weekend. That's probably because the most dilligent and those who have already made up their minds on candidates and issues mark their ballots and send them back. Since last Tuesday, the daily count has totaled about 6,000 ballots per day.

Ballots must be postmarked or dropped in a pickup box by 8 p.m. Aug. 17 (next Tuesday). For a list of boxes, go inside the blog.

•	Airway Heights	1213 S Lundstrom St	99001
•	Argonne	4322 N Argonne Rd	99212
•	Cheney	610 First St	99004
•	Deer Park	208 S Forest Ave	99006
•	Downtown	906 W Main Ave	99201
•	East Side	524 S Stone St	99202
•	Fairfield	305 E Main St	99012
•	Hillyard	4005 N Cook St	99207
•	Indian Trail	4909 W Barnes Rd	99208
•	Liberty Lake	23123 E Mission Ave	99019
•	Medical Lake	321 E Herb St	99022
•	Moran Prairie	6004 S Regal St	99223
•	North Spokane	44 E Hawthorne Rd	99218
•	Otis Orchards	22324 E Wellesley Ave	99027
•	Shadle Park	2111 W Wellesley Ave	99205
•	South Hill	3324 S Perry St	99203
•	Spokane Valley	12004 E Main Ave	99206
•	STA Plaza	701 W Riverside Ave	99201
•	Elections Office	1033 W Gardner Ave	99201

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