News Release 

CONTACT:  

Mary Hall, Thurston County Auditor 

elections@co.thurston.wa.us 

360.786.5408 

711 Washington Relay 



OLYMPIA – The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division mailed more than 191,300 ballots to voters in the county for the August 1 Primary Election.  

Voters in Fire District 13 (Griffin) will not have any measures or candidates on the ballot and will not receive a ballot. All other registered voters in Thurston County will receive a ballot.  

Any registered voter who thinks they should have received a ballot, but hasn’t by Wednesday, July 19 should contact the Auditor’s Office at 360.786.5408 or elections@co.thurston.wa.us. Ballots for military and overseas voters registered in Thurston County were mailed on Friday, June 16.  

The Auditor’s Office opened 29 secure ballot drop boxes throughout the county. A list of ballot drop box locations and addresses is included in the mailed ballot materials and online at ThurstonWAVotes.gov.  

Ballots must be postmarked by August 1. Voters are advised to check mailboxes for pickup times to make sure their ballots will be postmarked by Election Day. No stamp is needed to mail your ballot. If you miss your mail pickup time, ballot drop boxes are open until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1 (Election Day). 

Thurston County residents can register to vote, get a replacement ballot and vote using an accessibility voting device at the voting center at the Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Office.  

Thurston County Auditor’s Voting Center 

2400 Evergreen Park Dr. SW, Olympia, WA 98502  

July 12 – July 31, M – F, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  

August 1, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.  

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