Your ballot is your civics exam; turn it in today
By The Herald Editorial Board
You know what you have to do.
Yes, we’re talking about the election. And yes, a fair number of you already have marked and submitted your ballots. As of Monday afternoon, the Snohomish County Elections Office had received nearly 37 percent of the more than 520,000 ballots sent to registered voters for this election. You have your fellow citizens’ thanks.
Compared to the 70 percent ballot return rate in the last midterm election in 2018 and the near record 85 percent turnout for the 2020 election, that still leaves a significant number of ballots yet to be returned for an election that will determine control of Congress but also figures significantly in the state and the county regarding the makeup of the state Legislature; leadership of the county prosecutor’s office and the Snohomish Public Utility District; and a levy for the Monroe School District and levies in Stanwood and Lake Stevens and Fire District 23, near Granite Falls.
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If you’ve already submitted your ballot and want to confirm that it’s been received and accepted, go to votewa.gov/ to check your ballot status. If the status indicates a ballot has not been accepted, voters might have forgotten to sign the ballot envelope, the signature may not match county records or further identification is necessary. The county elections office is supposed to contact voters with challenged ballots to allow voters to “cure” them.
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