More than 10 percent of Jefferson County ballots returned
Published 12:01 am Sunday, July 24, 2016
PORT TOWNSEND — More than 10 percent of Jefferson County’s registered voters who received ballots for the Aug. 2 primary election had returned them as of Friday.
Sandi Eldridge, voter registrar, said Friday that 2,407 people out of the 23,607 registered voters who received ballots had cast their ballots, for a voter turnout of 10.20 percent.
Clallam County Auditor Shoona Riggs said that 3,255 of the 49,004 registered voters sent ballots in the all-mail election had returned them as of Thursday, for a voter turnout of 6.64 percent. Friday totals were not posted on the Clallam County Auditor’s website.
The top-two primary will narrow the field to two candidates. The two who receive the most votes will advance to the Nov. 8 general eleciton regardless of party affiliation.
Ballots must be postmarked by Aug. 2 or returned by 8 p.m. that day to be counted.
Here are dropbox locations.
■ Jefferson County Auditor’s Office at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
■ Behind the courthouse in the back parking lot off Franklin Street.
■ Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock. Drop box mounted in parking lot.
For more information, visit the Auditor’s Office, call 360-385-9117, or see http://tinyurl.com/PDN-Jeffersonelections.
The Peninsula Daily News published voter guide information on primary contests for the Jefferson County commissioner’s seat on Friday, July 8 and for the 24th Legislative District Position 1 seat on Sunday, July 10. The information also is online at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews.
