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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Time running out to cast primary ballot

8 p.m. Tuesday.

That's the deadline for getting your primary ballot on the way to the elections office in Washington state.

And by on the way, that means postmarked, not just dropped in some random mail box at 7:59 p.m. If you are mailing it in today or tomorrow, it usually makes sense to drop it off at the post office to ensure that it will be post marked.

Of course, that means you'll have to know when your local post office closes, because they don't necessarily pick up from the mail boxes outside their doors if they closed for the day.

But you can save a stamp and be sure of getting it in by depositing it in an official county drop box. Most public libraries in Spokane County have drop boxes. For a full list, go inside the blog.

Drop Box Locations
Airway Heights Library   1213 S. Lundstrom St.  
Argonne Library 4322 N Argonne Rd
Cheney Library  610 First St   
Deer Park Library       208 S Forest Ave
East Side Library       524 S. Stone St.       
Elections Office        1033 W. Gardner Ave.
Fairfield Library       308 E Main St  
Hillyard Library        4005 N. Cook St.
Indian Trail Library    4909 W. Barnes Rd.     
Liberty Lake Library    23123 E Mission Ave
Medical Lake Library    321 E Herb St  
Moran Prairie Library   6004 S. Regal St.
North Spokane Library   44 E. Hawthorne.       
Otis Orchards Library   22324 E Wellesley Ave
Shadle Library  2111 W. Wellesley Ave. 
South Hill Library      3324 S. Perry St.
Spokane Downtown Library        906 W. Main Ave.       
Spokane Valley Library  12004 E Main Ave
STA Plaza       701 W. Riverside Ave.


The Spokesman-Review's political team keeps a critical eye on local, state and national politics.