Ballot returns as of Tuesday showed voter turnouts of nearly 30 percent in Clallam County and more than 37 percent in Jefferson County.
The Clallam County Auditor’s Office had received 13,564 ballots of the 45,437 mailed, for a turnout of 29.85 percent.
The Jefferson County Auditor’s Office had received 8,089 of the 21,726 ballots mailed, for a 37.23 percent turnout.
Clallam County Auditor Patty Rosand is forecasting 72 percent voter turnout, while Jefferson County Auditor Donna Eldridge has predicted 80 percent turnout.
Ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 2 or placed in a drop box by 8 p.m. that day, which is Tuesday.
In addition to sending by mail, ballots in Clallam County also may be deposited in official drop boxes in the Auditor’s Office at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles; outside the courthouse on the semicircular driveway on Fourth Street; at Sequim Vehicle/Vessel Licensing, 1001 E. Washington St., Suite 5; and in the lobby of Forks District Court, 502 E. Division St.
In Jefferson County, ballots can be returned by mail, by hand to the Auditor’s Office at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, or in drop boxes at the county courthouse or the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock.
Information on the election is available in the Peninsula Daily News’ separate election guides for Clallam and Jefferson counties, and in the Secretary of State’s Office election guide, all of which are available free at courthouses, city halls and public libraries.
In addition, the PDN guides are available at PDN offices in Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Sequim (addresses on Page A2), and online at peninsuladailynews.com.
To confirm if your Clallam County ballot has been received, visit www.clallam.net/elections, click on the “my vote” icon, put in your name and birth date, then click on “my ballot status.”
To confirm if your Jefferson County ballot has been received, e-mail karenc@co.jefferson.wa.us or phone 360-385-9117 or 360-385-9119.
To replace a ballot or for more information, phone 360-417-2221 in Clallam County or 360-385-9117 in Jefferson County.
