JEFFERSON PRIMARY: Almost 22 percent of voters return their ballots

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, July 29, 2015

PORT TOWNSEND — Almost 22 percent of Jefferson County registered voters had returned ballots in the Aug. 4 primary election as of Tuesday morning.

Jefferson County voter registrar Sandi Eldridge said 1,658 people, or 21.98 percent of the 7,542 registered voters mailed ballots, had returned them.

In Clallam County, 7,674 of the 43,544 registered voters, or 17.62 percent, had returned the ballots that had been mailed to them July 15.

On the Jefferson County ballot are three-candidate races for Port Townsend City Council Position 6, Sequim School Board Position 5 and Clallam County Fire District No. 3 commission; and a four-candidate race for Sequim School Board Position 1.

The Sequim school races and the fire district race are in both counties, with the majority of voters in Clallam County.

Ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. Aug. 4 by mail or to drop boxes. Locations include:

■   Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, in the Auditor’s Office or a drive-up box to the rear of the courthouse off Franklin Street.

■   Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock.

Registration for the primary election closed Monday. Election questions can be directed to 360-385-9119.

In addition, the Peninsula Daily News Primary Election Voter Guide is available online at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-primaryvoterguide.

Aug. 18 is the deadline for each county canvassing board to certify election results, and Aug. 21 is the final day for the secretary of state to certify election returns statewide.