King County Elections will mail ballots Wednesday for the Nov. 5 general election.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Voters\u2019 pamphlets are mailed separately by bulk mail and may arrive on a different day than ballots. All households will receive two voters\u2019 pamphlets for this election, the state edition and the King County local edition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cVoters can mark and return their ballots starting the day they receive them,\u201d said Sherril Huff, elections director, in a media release. \u201cGetting ballots back early gives voters extra time in case there are any problems with their signatures. It also helps us save taxpayers money since processing is more efficient when ballots come in ahead of the election day deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The county already sent about 17,000 ballots to voters living overseas and those serving in the military to allow extra time for delivery.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Citizens can return ballots by mail with a first class stamp, postmarked by Nov. 5, or by 8 p.m. Nov. 5 to any of 25 locations, including ballot drop off boxes, drop off vans, and Accessible Voting Centers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Drop off locations now include 12 scheduled drop vans (up from three last year) to provide better service for voters. There are also 10, 24-hour drop boxes. Vans will be staffed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 2 and Nov. 4, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day, Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n