Your ballot is in the mail: drop boxes and voting centers for the Nov. 3 election

On Thursday, Oct. 8, the Thurston County Auditor's Elections Division mailed more than 205,000 ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, the Thurston Chronicle reports. If yours hasn't arrived in the next few days, contact the Elections Division.

Drop boxes: 31 secure ballot drop boxes are open now and stay open until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The full list comes in your ballot packet and is posted at ThurstonWAVotes.gov. Within two weeks of Election Day, the Auditor's Office recommends using a drop box rather than the mail to make sure your ballot arrives on time.

By mail: No stamp is needed. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

Voting centers (in-person help, replacement ballots, registration):

• Elections Division, 2915 29th Ave SW, Tumwater: opens Oct. 14. Weekdays 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through Oct. 30; Sat., Oct. 31 and Mon., Nov. 2, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Election Day 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
• Thurston County Atrium, 3000 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia: opens Oct. 26. Weekdays 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through Oct. 30; Sat., Oct. 31 and Mon., Nov. 2, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Election Day 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
• Evergreen student engagement hub, 2700 McCann Plaza Drive NW: Fri., Oct. 30 and Mon., Nov. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Election Day 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Local measures on the ballot include Timberland Regional Library's Proposition 1 levy lid lift. Statewide initiatives include IL26-638 and IL26-001.