Mark your calendars for a little civic observation: the Clark County Elections Office is set to launch a manual ballot count comparison on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 10 am. This move is part of an effort to ensure transparency and accuracy in the vote-counting process. Around 600 ballots from the 3rd Congressional District race will undergo a hand count to verify that the ballot tabulation machines worked as they should, according to a press release from the Clark County Elections Office.
The selected ballots for this manual count are not just for show; they will be included in the final tallies come Election Day. But, wait, there's more—not wanting to rest on their laurels, election officials have scheduled a statewide risk limiting audit starting at 9 am, on Tuesday, Nov. 19. This particular type of audit is another step to ensure the voting system’s tabulated results match up with manually counted votes.
Now if you're biting your nails because you haven't registered to vote yet, chill out. You have until 8 pm on election day, Nov. 5, to do so in person. Swing by the elections office at 1408 Franklin St. in downtown Vancouver and get that taken care of. As for those wondering about their mail-in ballots, if your mailbox remains empty, get in touch with the Clark County Elections Office at 564.397.2345 or shoot an email to [email protected], like stat.
Procrastinators or anyone hit with an unexpected "I-just-spilled-coffee-on-my-ballot" situation can download a replacement from VoteWA.gov. After a simple sign-in process using your name and date of birth, you click “Your Ballot and Voting Materials” and then “Get a Replacement Ballot" – make sure you print out both the ballot and the declaration sheet, and return them as instructed. And if you need more face time, the Clark County Elections Office will accommodate you by staying open late on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 am until 4 pm, and on Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 7 am until an accommodating 8 pm.
