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King County Elections
9010 East Marginal Way S
Tukwila, WA 98108

206-296-VOTE (8683)
TTY: 206-296-0109
FAX: 206-296-0108

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Weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Nov. 19
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 963 additional mail ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 18
Election results posted
King County Elections’ director Sherril Huff estimates 1,100 mail ballots are on hand and remain to be counted.   Learn more...
Nov. 17
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 1,248 additional mail ballots to the vote totals.  Learn more...
Nov. 16
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 5239 mail ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 13
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 9,593 additional mail ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 12
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 10,367 additional mail ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 10
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 10,872 additional mail ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 10
Vandalized drop box ballots to be counted
The King County Elections Canvass Board met today and directed staff to complete the processing of the 860 ballots that were returned to a ballot drop box that was vandalized last week.  Learn more...
Nov. 9
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 48,082 additional mail ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 6
Election results posted
King County Elections this evening added 50,868 additional mail ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 6
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 57,831 additional mail ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 6
Results to be posted twice today
King County Elections will release results from the November 3 General Election twice today, the first at 4:30 p.m. and the second between 9 to 10 p.m.  Learn more...
Nov. 5
Ballot Drop Box Vandalized
Elections’ staff discovered yesterday that the drive up ballot drop box located at Elections headquarters in Tukwila had been vandalized sometime earlier that morning.  Learn more...
Nov. 5
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 68,507 additional mail ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 5
Unofficial abstract of results posted online
King County Elections recently posted the unofficial abstract of election night results  Learn more...
Nov. 4
Election results posted
King County Elections today added 53,412 additional mail ballots and 977 accessible ballots to the vote totals.   Learn more...
Nov. 3
Results posted, counting to continue tomorrow
Results for about 250,000 mail ballots were posted moments ago to the Elections’ Web site. The counted ballots represent about one quarter of the total number mailed to King County voters. Although ballots have been slow to come in, King County Elections is predicting a 56 percent voter turnout.  Learn more...
Oct. 29
Elections Office offering expanded services and extended hours
With Election Day fast approaching on Tuesday, King County Elections is offering additional accessible voting locations and extended hours to assist voters.   Learn more...
Oct. 26
Where will you choose to vote? Share your choice with us
Now that King County votes entirely by mail, ballots are automatically sent to all registered voters before each election in which they are eligible to vote. That means, voters complete their ballots at their convenience, and in the place they choose.   Learn more...
Oct. 20
Voters reminded to review their entire ballot
The November election is now underway with voters throughout King County opening their ballots and considering their choices. The number of measures and races being voted on varies depending on the district where a voter resides, so not all ballots are of the same length.  Learn more...
Oct. 16
You’ve voted your ballot, but now what? Drop boxes now open
Ballots for the November 3 General Election have been delivered to mailboxes throughout King County and will continue arriving through the weekend. Voted ballots can be returned by mail or dropped off, beginning today, at any of our ballot drop boxes.   Learn more...
Oct. 14
Where will you choose to vote? Ballots mailed today to all registered voters
Nearly 1.1 million ballots were delivered to the USPS today and will be arriving soon in mailboxes throughout King County. More than 17,000 ballots were mailed to voters serving in the military and those living overseas and out of state on October 2 to allow extra transit time for delivery.  Learn more...
Sept. 29
Same services, new location
King County Elections yesterday opened the doors of the new temporary headquarters in Tukwila, adjacent to Boeing Field at 9010 East Marginal Way S.  Learn more...

Media contact:
Kim van Ekstrom
Chief Communications Officer
206-296-1552
Kim.vanEkstrom@kingcounty.gov

Megan Coppersmith
Communications Specialist
206-296-2796
megan.coppersmith@kingcounty.gov

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Sherril Huff, Director
King County Elections
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Facts about King County
  • Employees: 61 full time equivalent positions, plus nearly 900 temporary positions filled in the 2008 General Election

  • 1,115,624 active registered voters (as of April 16, 2009)

  • 122,320 inactive voters

  • 2,526 voting precincts

  • 2,092 voters who request election information and ballots in Chinese

  • Multiple ballot formats required
    • Regular ballots
    • Chinese-language ballots
    • Chinese-language absentee ballots

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