JEFFERSON: Nearly 1 in 4 voters cast primary election ballots
Published 12:01 am Friday, July 31, 2015
PORT TOWNSEND — Almost 25 percent of Jefferson County registered voters had returned ballots in the Aug. 4 primary election as of Thursday morning.
Jefferson County voter registrar Sandi Eldridge said 1,880 people, or 24.93 percent of the 7,542 registered voters, had returned the ballots that were mailed to them July 15.
In Clallam County, Auditor Shoona Riggs said 9,170 people among the county’s 43,544 registered voters had returned their ballots. That set the rate at 21.06 percent.
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.
