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Slacker voting on Capitol Hill

Election Day has become Election Week. With 90%+ in the state voting by mail this year, tomorrow is likely the end of regular old-fashioned voting as we know it. We’ll be out and about to get photos and stories from the day but right now, we’re here to address the slackers. You already have your plan on where to party and watch the results. But according to the county, 46% of the absentee ballots in legislative district 43 have already been received.

Well done, early voters. For the rest of you — er, us — here’s some info that might help finish our deed of democracy. The key: Don’t just drop your ballot in the mailbox. You waited. Pay the price for democracy and take it to the right place. Fortunately, you have many to choose from:

  • At this point, we’re not taking any chances so our CHS ballots are going to be dropped off at a local polling location. Here’s the google app that shows polling locations in your neighborhood — in this example, where you’d go if you lived at the Broadway Post Office.
  • If you don’t take it to a polling location, you need to have your ballot postmarked by Tuesday for it to count. One way to make sure that happens — take it to your nearest Post Office:
    101 BROADWAY E
    1463 E REPUBLICAN ST
    1110 23RD AVE
  • King County 24-hour drop-boxes are also available for absentee ballots until 8p Tuesday night — including one downtown on 5th Ave.
  • Finally, here’s what to do if your ballot never arrived. State doesn’t give you much help, yes? Maybe take the provisional ballot route.

 

 

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Meg
Meg
15 years ago

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE USING POLLING FACILITIES TO PHYSICALLY CAST YOUR VOTE:

WAKE YOUR ASS UP EARLY AND GET DOWN THERE ASAP! THERE IS FEAR THAT THE FACILITIES ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THE RECORD TURNOUT! POLLS OPEN AT 7 AM SHARP.

CAPS LOCK IS ANNOYING, BUT I NEED TO GET MY POINT ACROSS.

yancy
yancy
15 years ago

Thanks for those links, J!

Was able to confirm that all of our household’s ballots were received! That downloadable list of ballots received is so wonderfully reassuring.