The clock is ticking until ballots are due 8 p.m. Tuesday for the November 4 general election. As of October 28, the Whatcom County Auditor’s Office has received 15,796 ballots, which make up 9.3 percent of active county voters.
Positions for Blaine City Council, Blaine school board, Port of Bellingham, Whatcom County Council and Birch Bay Water and Sewer District are among the contested races in this year’s election. Ballots will also have measures including a proposition for Blaine residents on de-annexing east Blaine, a proposition on expanding the port commission from three to five members, 12 county propositions and one state measure on long-term care fund investments.
Whatcom County has over 20 ballot drop boxes, three of which are located at Blaine Public Library, the North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Birch Bay station and Custer Elementary School.
The auditor’s office, at 311 Grand Avenue in Bellingham, can help people register to vote, update registration or vote until 8 p.m. Election Day. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at 311 Grand Avenue, suite 103, in downtown Bellingham. The office will be open until 8 p.m. on election night.
Ballots postmarked by November 4 will be accepted, though the auditor’s office cautions people to check the last collection time for their mailbox.
