Ballots for the Nov. 5 general election went into the mail to 46,647 registered voters in Clallam County on Wednesday.
Voters in the all-mail election will decide 11 contested races across Clallam County as well as two Port of Port Angeles initiatives and a proposed levy lid lift for Clallam Fire District No. 2.
They also will vote on two state initiatives — I-522, which requires labeling of genetically modified food, and I-517, which concerns initiative and referendum measures — and participate in five state advisory votes
Ballots are due by 8 p.m. Nov. 5.
If mailed, they must be postmarked by Nov. 5 to be counted.
Ballots also can be hand-delivered to the Clallam County Auditor’s Office at the courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Suite 1 in Port Angeles, where office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, or placed in drop boxes.
Ballot drop boxes, which are available 24 hours a day, are located in the circular drive at the courthouse; next to Sequim City Hall, 152 W. Cedar St.; or at District Court 2 lobby in Forks at 502 W. Division St.
Replacement ballots may be obtained at the Auditor’s Office or online at www.myvote.wa.gov.
Questions regarding voter registration, eligibility or ballots can be directed to Julie Maxion at 360-417-2221 or by email at jmaxion@co.clallam.wa.us.
The 20-page Peninsula Daily News General Election Voter Guide, published as a public service, will appear with the Friday edition, then be available for free after that at the courthouse and other public places.
It also will appear online at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
A state voter guide w be mailed by the state separately from the ballots.
Information on the election also is available on the Clallam County auditor’s website at http://tinyurl.com/pdn-clallamelection.
