Voters slow to return ballots
Ballots are due by next Tuesday, November 4, and should be delivered to a King County drop box.
King County voters have been slow so far to return ballots for the 2025 general election compared to four years ago.
A week before the election, less than 11% of voters in King County had returned their ballots according to the Secretary of State. By this time four years ago in 2021, 43.98% of voters had returned their ballots. So far, the King County ballot return rate is 10.99%.
Consistent with past elections, older voters are returning ballots at higher rates than younger generations. While 23.4% of Boomers (65+) have returned ballots so far, only 3.3% of Zoomers (18-24) have so far.
Return to a drop box, don’t mail your ballot. Here’s why:
Washington law requires ballots to be either postmarked by Election Day (Nov 4) or returned to a drop box by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
However, the United States Post Office (USPO) no longer guarantees same-day postmarking of ballots and Washington’s Secretary of State’s office and County Auditors told voters to mail their ballots at least one week early because the post office might not be able to postmark ballots on time.
That means, if a voter wants to have their vote counted, they should deliver their ballot to a drop box.
Ballot Drop Box Locations:
Locations of all ballot drop boxes and voting centers can be found on the Secretary of State’s website. Here is a list of ballot drop boxes in North King County.
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