Nearly 1.1 million ballots will be arriving soon to mailboxes throughout King County. Ballots were mailed to voters serving in the military and those living overseas and out of state on July 17 to allow extra transit time for delivery.

Now that King County votes entirely by mail, ballots are automatically sent to all registered voters 20 days before each election in which they are eligible to vote, making voting easy and convenient. There is no need for voters to re-register or request their ballot be sent to them.

Ballots must be returned to Elections or postmarked by August 18, Election Day. The King County elections department reminds voters to sign their ballot envelope when they vote.

“This is King County’s second countywide, all-mail election,” said Sherril Huff, King County Elections Director. “We have many new on-line features available to help voters with the vote-by-mail process, and we also encourage anyone who would like to see their elections office in action to come to our facility in Renton and view ballot processing from our public observation loop.”

The King County Elections Web site offers a “one-stop-shop” for everything related to the election, county officials say. The ‘your voter guide’ feature allows voters to create a personalized voters’ pamphlet, confirm registration information and find answers to frequently asked questions. Voters also can track the status of their ballot’s journey at three different tracking points.

More information is availalble at King County Elections.

To ensure that voters with disabilities are able to cast a private and independent ballot, three accessible voting centers are available for the August 18 election. In-person accessible voting begins today for all voters at King County Elections’ Renton office, weekdays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Seattle and Bellevue locations will open on August 14.

More information on the August 18 primary and special election is available online.