PORT ANGELES — Did you vote?
Ballots for the general election must be postmarked today or placed in one of five North Olympic Peninsula drop boxes by 8 p.m. to be valid.
As of Monday, the Clallam County Auditor’s Office had received 13,779 ballots, county Auditor Shoona Riggs said.
That’s 29 percent of the 47,481 ballots mailed.
Jefferson County voters had returned 8,345 ballots by Monday, voter registration coordinator Sandi Eldridge said.
That’s 36.3 percent of the 23,009 ballots mailed for the all-mail general election.
Ballots were mailed Oct. 14.
Official drop boxes can be found at the following locations.
■ Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. A drive-up drop box is available.
■ Sequim Village Shopping Center, near the J.C. Penney store, 651 W. Washington St.
■ Forks District Court lobby, 502 E. Division St.
■ Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend. A drive-up drop box is provided in the parking lot to the rear of the courthouse off Franklin Street.
■ Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock. An outside drop box is mounted in the parking lot.
Statewide voter turnout was 17.2 percent as of Monday morning according to the Office of the Secretary of State.
“We are forecasting a 46 percent return once all votes are tallied,” David Ammons, communications director for the Office of the Secretary of State, said in a Monday email.
Election Director Lori Augino estimated that a majority of the ballots would arrive Monday, today and Wednesday, Ammons said.
The PDN’s North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide is available online at http://tinyurl.com/PDNelectionguide.
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Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5072, or at rollikainen@peninsuladailynews.com.
