King County voters prefer ballot drop boxes to mailing ballots.<\/p>\n
Fifty-three percent of ballots were returned through ballot boxes during the November general election, according to King County Elections. About 295,000 ballots were deposited in a drop box versus 257,000 ballots mailed through the U.S. Postal Service. Voter turnout was 43 percent.<\/p>\n
Forty-eight percent of returned ballots were brought to drop boxes in the August primary. During the 2016 general election, 51.4 percent of the ballots were returned to drop boxes.<\/p>\n
King County Elections added 12 new ballot drop boxes this year, for a total of 55. About 94 percent of county residents live within 3 miles of a drop box.<\/p>\n
Here’s a look at the top 20 drop boxes with the most returns. Kent had just one location (the Regional Justice Center) make the top 20:<\/p>\n
Ballard Branch Library: 18,695<\/p>\n
Redmond City Hall: 13,647<\/p>\n
Crossroads Shopping Center: 11,816<\/p>\n
King County Administration Building: 11,776<\/p>\n
King County Elections: 10,739<\/p>\n
Burien Town Square Park: 10,463<\/p>\n
Federal Way City Hall: 9,925<\/p>\n
High Point Library: 8,991<\/p>\n
Lake City Library: 8,849<\/p>\n
Seattle Central College, Broadway-Edison Building: 8,562<\/p>\n
University of Washington Campus, Schmitz Hall: 8,129<\/p>\n
Sammamish City Hall: 7,800<\/p>\n
Bellevue Regional Library: 7,690<\/p>\n
Shoreline Library: 7,642<\/p>\n
Green Lake Community Center: 7,441<\/p>\n
Broadview Library: 7,292<\/p>\n
Issaquah City Hall: 6,803<\/p>\n
Woodinville Library: 6,740<\/p>\n
Kirkland City Hall: 6,324<\/p>\n
Regional Justice Center (Kent): 6,229<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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