Have you voted yet? Here’s what to know about Whatcom County’s election
Ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Washington state’s vote-by-mail election.
That means ballots must be postmarked — not simply mailed — or placed in an official ballot drop box before that symbolic poll-closing time.
Ballots can also be dropped off at the Auditor’s Office in the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand St., by 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Pandemic measures are in place, including masking and social distancing.
Ballots that are received in the mail Wednesday and afterward will only be accepted if they were postmarked in time.
Voters can change their address in person up to that time and also register and cast a ballot.
Off-year races on Tuesday’s election include Whatcom County Council, city councils, the Port of Bellingham and school boards, as well as funding requests for some fire-protection districts and local initiatives.
Whatcom County had 156,941 registered voters through 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, but only 31,813 of those ballots had been returned by then, a turnout rate of 20%, according to the state Secretary of State’s Office.
Turnout in the Aug. 3 primary was 34%, it was 88% for the 2020 general election.
This story was originally published November 1, 2021 at 11:04 AM.
