Time running out to vote in primary
Tuesday is the last day to turn in a ballot for the primary election.
For most Eastern Washington voters, it’s a short ballot. One or two races for city council seat, a fire district or school board. The names might not be household words. The campaign may have slipped by unnoticed.
The good news in all this: Getting up to speed on the primary choices won’t take very long. You could tap into 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.
Remember, Washington votes by mail. Ballots were sent out about three weeks ago, so it may be in that stack of unopened bills and coupons on a desk or counter somewhere.
Once the ballot is marked, voters have two options.
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.
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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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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 |
* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Spin Control." Read all stories from this blog