In-person voting available Monday, Tuesday on accessible units
Published 10:16 am Friday, February 5, 2016
In-person voting for the Tuesday, Feb. 9, special election is available Monday and Tuesday on accessible units at the Lynnwood Library.
The accessible voting unit at the Lynnwood Library, 19200 44th Ave. W, is available Monday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday, Election Day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A similar unit at the Snohomish County auditor’s office is open Friday and Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Election Day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The auditor’s office is on the first floor of the Administration West Building on the county courthouse campus at 3000 Rockefeller Ave. in Everett.
Such machines are designed for disabled people to vote independently, but anyone can use them.
The units are touch-screen voting devices that feature large font, audio and tactile options to assist voters in casting their choices.
Voters who want to cast a ballot on an accessible unit will be asked to show a photo ID or sign a declaration. When signing a declaration, election workers are required to match that signature to the signature on file in the voter registration system.
Voters also may return completed ballots at a 24-hour ballot drop box at any time until 8 p.m. Election Day.
The drop boxes are near the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St, Edmonds; in front of the Lynnwood City Hall, 19100 44th Ave., Lynnwood; at the Bothell QFC parking lot) 22833 Bothell Everett highway, Bothell; at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. S.E., Everett; at the Courthouse Campus in Everett; and at sites in Arlington, Lake Stevens, Marysville, Monroe, Mukilteo, Snohomish and Stanwood.
Voters also may drop completed ballots at the county auditor’s Office Friday and Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours on Election Day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, Feb. 9.
The only item on south Snohomish County ballots is an Edmonds School District technology-and-capital-improvements levy.
Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com.
