Make Your Vote Count!

Written by Adrienne Amar | 05 October 2010

I am one of the official election observers for MCDCC in Mason County. One of the duties of that position is observing the process involved in referring disputed ballots to the Canvassing Board. In the most recent primary election I watched as a stack of ballots possibly two to three inches thick went uncounted because the postmarks on the envelopes were after the deadline.

I want to urge everyone who mails their ballot via the post office to get that ballot in the mail before the stated deadline. In the upcoming General Election the deadline in November 2nd. I would urge people to get their ballots in the mail no later than November 1st.
And to those among us who use the ballot drop boxes, get those ballots into the box before 8 PM November 2nd. Just because you can drop your ballot in the next morning does not mean it will be counted. The drop boxes are locked at 8:01 P.M. on election night and the ballots are picked up.

Adrienne Amar