SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Spokane County Elections Manager Mike McLaughlin, a 25 years participant in Spokane elections, is among the team ensuring ballots are delivered to residents’ doors.
“We’ll end up sending about 380,000 ballots all together for this election,” McLaughlin said.
Once ballots start being returned, he and his team will be responsible for sorting, verifying and counting ballots.
Though this year’s ballot does not include senators or governors, McLaughlin stresses the importance of local elections.
“These are people that affect you the most, McLaughlin said. “The ones that really affect your daily life. And its important to have your word and vote,”
After filling out the ballot, residents have the option to mail it with prepaid postage or drop it off at an election drop box location.
Auditor Vicki Dalton offered this statement, urging voters to mail ballots early:
“While Washington State law allows ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day, delays in postmarking could result in ballots being rejected,” said Dalton. “To avoid any risk of your ballot being rejected due to a late postmark, we strongly recommend voters using USPS to mail their ballots by Tuesday, October 28. If dropping off your ballot at the Post Office on Election Day, be sure to do so before closing — and take it to the counter to be postmarked,” she added.
