In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo, Lewis County Auditor Larry Grove, left, and Chief Deputy Auditor Tom Stanton collect ballots from a drive-by dropoff location on Chehalis Avenue in Chehalis.
The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division announced this week it had mailed more than 185,000 ballots to voters in Thurston County for the Nov. 5 General Election.
Ballots are also available at the Thurston County Auditor’s Office, located at 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Building 1, Room 118 in Olympia.
Any registered voter who thinks they should have received a ballot but hasn’t by Wednesday, Oct. 23 should contact the auditor’s office at 360-786-5408 or elections@co.thurston.wa.us or visit the auditor’s office in person.
Ballots for military and overseas voters registered in Thurston County were mailed on Friday, Sept. 20. The auditor’s office opened 28 secure ballot drop boxes throughout the county. A list of locations and addresses is included in the mailed ballot materials and online at ThurstonVotes.org.
Ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 5 and no stamp is needed to mail a ballot. Ballot drop boxes are open until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
