Voters still have a couple of options for turning in their ballots.
Through 8 p.m. Tuesday, voters can deposit ballots in drop boxes at several locations in Benton and Franklin counties.
Benton County drop boxes are at the auditor's offices at 5600 W. Canal Place in Kennewick, 101 Wellsian Way, Suite E, in Richland, and 620 Market St. in Prosser.
In Franklin County, two drop boxes are at the TRAC Center, 6600 Burden Blvd. in Pasco, and one is at the auditor's election center at North Third Avenue and West Clark Street in Pasco.
Zona Lenhart, Franklin County auditor, said anyone in line at a drop box at 8 p.m. will be able to deposit their ballots there. But election workers will cut off anyone who tries to get in line at 8:01 p.m. or later, she said.
Ballots also can be submitted by mail as long as they are postmarked by Tuesday. The main post office at 3500 W. Court St. in Pasco will stay open until midnight Tuesday for mail-in ballots to be postmarked in time and counted.
Voters of any county will be able to use that post office for late-night drop-offs on election night.
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Voters to decide local offices, issues today
Voters to decide local offices, issues today
Election Day is here.
So if you have not yet made your vote count, dig out that unopened ballot, fill it in and drop the sealed envelope in a mailbox or one of several drop box sites in Franklin and Benton counties.
Eligible voters should have received a ballot in the mail at least 20 days ago.
New ballot drop box in north Franklin County
New ballot drop box in north Franklin County
North Franklin County voters can save a stamp and cast their ballots at a new drop box location in Connell.
The new location is at the Franklin County PUD branch, 104 E Adams St, in Connell. Ballot drop boxes will be open 20 days prior to each election in coordination with mail out of the ballots.
For the upcoming general election, the site will open Tuesday.
Primary election ballots due today before 8 p.m.
Primary election ballots due today before 8 p.m.
Ballots for the primary election must be mailed today or dropped off before 8 p.m. to be counted.
Benton County voters can return sealed ballots to the boxes at the Benton County Courthouse, 620 Market St., Prosser, or either of the auditor's suboffices at 5600 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, and 101 Wellsian Way, Suite E, Richland. Those offices also are open until 8 p.m.
More drop boxes are at Benton City city hall, 708 Ninth St., and the Benton County Justice Center, 7122 W. Okanogan Place, Kennewick.
Voter turnout lagging as Tri-Cities levy balloting deadline nears
Voter turnout lagging as Tri-Cities levy balloting deadline nears
School officials in the Tri-Cities are asking voters to get their ballots for Tuesday's special election in a dropbox or mailbox soon and not leave them to the last minute.
Voter turnout in Franklin and Benton counties for Tuesday's special election is down slightly compared to a similar election two years ago. The lower returns concern some Tri-City school officials, who are looking to voters to renew a number of expiring operations levies.
Elections officials said the decline isn't significant, and they expect to hit the same level of voter turnout as past elections.
Watch live ballot-counting on web
Watch live ballot-counting on web
Franklin County voters won't have to visit the Pasco election center to see ballots being handled for the Nov. 8 general election.
Instead, a live webcam will show what happens in the room where ballots are tabulated.
Franklin County is launching its election webcam Saturday.
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