SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton is advising voters to mail their ballots early due to recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations.

The USPS has shifted to once-daily mail pickups at many post offices, which could impact ballot postmarking.

“While Washington State law allows ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day, delays in postmarking could result in ballots being rejected,” Dalton said.

Dalton urged voters using USPS to mail ballots by Tuesday, October 28. For those dropping off ballots at the post office on Election Day, she advised doing so before closing and taking them to the counter for postmarking.

Alternatively, voters can use Spokane County’s official ballot drop boxes, open until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 4. Dro

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