The Clark County Elections Office will mail out ballots for the Nov. 8 general election on Friday, Oct. 21.
All active, registered voters in the county will receive ballots for the election.
Anyone who does not receive a ballot by Oct. 27 can request a replacement ballot.
An electronic replacement ballot can be downloaded and printed out online at votewa.gov. People can also request a replacement ballot by calling the elections office at 564-397-2345.
Ballots must be postmarked no later than Nov. 8, or can be returned in person to the elections office by 8 p.m. on election day or placed in a designated ballot drop box.
There are 22 ballot drop boxes located throughout Clark County. They are available 24 hours a day starting 18 days before the election until 8 p.m. on election day, states the county’s website.
In North Clark County, ballot drop boxes are available at Amboy Middle School, the Battle Ground Post Office, the Brush Prairie Post Office, the Hockinson Community Center and at Yacolt Primary School, as well as in Ridgefield and La Center. There are also drop boxes located in the Vancouver area.
A full list of the drop boxes can be found online at clark.wa.gov/elections/ballot-deposit-locations.
Those who want to track the progress of their ballot can do so online at www.votewa.gov. Through the ballot status tool, people can see when the ballot was mailed to them and when Clark County Elections Office received it.
Once the ballot is received, the tracking status tool will indicate whether the ballot has been accepted and will be counted, or if it was rejected because of an issue, which typically centers around the signature on the envelope.
If the ballot track status indicates the ballot has been rejected, the elections office will contact that person by mail to inform them of the specific issue and how to resolve it.
The process of preparing the ballot tabulation system to produce election results will begin at 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 8, stated a news release.
Election results will be available between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. on the Clark County Auditor’s Office website online at clarkvotes.org.
