CLALLAM: Over 41 percent return ballots for February special election

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, February 3, 2016

PORT ANGELES — More than 41 percent of Clallam County’s registered voters who received ballots in the Feb. 9 special election had returned them as of Tuesday.

County Auditor Shoona Riggs said 10,065 people, or 41.77 percent of the 24,099 registered voters who received ballots, had returned them.

In Jefferson County, 8,506 people, or 36.84 percent of 23,091 registered voters, had cast their ballots, said Sandi Eldridge, voter registrar.

On the Clallam County ballot are two levies for the Crescent School District: a $520,000 school maintenance and operations levy and a $100,000 capital projects levy, as well as $54 million capital improvements bond for the Sequim School District.

Ballots were mailed Jan. 20 and must be returned by Tuesday by mail or by 8 p.m. that day at drop boxes. Locations include:

■ Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles, in the auditor’s office or at a drive-up box off Fourth Street.

■ Sequim Village Shopping Center in the 600 block of West Washington Street, near the northeast corner of the J.C. Penney store.

Election questions can be directed to 360-417-2222 or toll-free to 866-433-8683 weekdays.

Voters can go to www.sos.wa.gov/elections/myvote to check whether their ballots have been received and processed. Allow 24 hours after returning a ballot for the record to be updated.