ELECTION 2024: Ballot-return update; building a watch-party list

Two election notes tonight, with one week to go until Election Day:

checkbox.jpgBALLOT-RETURN UPDATE: Have you sent your ballot in yet? Twelve percent more of Seattle’s voters have since we last mentioned it – 35.4 percent of ballots have been received. We’re even beating that here in the 34th Legislative District (which also includes Vashon and Maury Islands and White Center) – 36.5 percent of ballots are in, 56 percent of those by dropbox, 43 percent by USPS mail. Here again is the list of dropbox locations, with four in West Seattle.

HAVING AN ELECTION-NIGHT WATCH PARTY? With one week until voting ends and counting begins, it’s time to ask the big question: Who’s having a public watch party? Are community members welcome? What time? Several readers have asked, and we want to know for coverage-planning purposes, too. You can reply in a comment below, and/or email us at westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

31 Replies to "ELECTION 2024: Ballot-return update; building a watch-party list"

  • tracey October 29, 2024 (7:55 pm)

    Just reaching out to let people know that my ballot was stolen from my mailbox.  Ballot tracking says it was delivered on 10/21.  USPS confirmed deliver says the same.  I never received it.  30th Ave SW in Sunrise Heights.

    • Lola October 30, 2024 (7:23 am)

      My guess is your mail person probably put it in the wrong mailbox.  We have a different mail person every day and 1/2 the time I get someone else’s mail.  You may be able to go online and see about getting one. 

    • Election Nerd October 30, 2024 (10:03 am)

      I hope you’ve called 206-296-VOTE (8683) to get a new ballot. There are several options available!

  • Debbie Watson coghill October 29, 2024 (8:53 pm)

    Please,  tell me no one in is voting trump!!!

    • frank October 29, 2024 (10:25 pm)

      no one with a heart or a brain would ever do that

      • Ronald Foust October 29, 2024 (11:30 pm)

        ❤️❤️❤️

      • Scarlett October 30, 2024 (10:54 am)

        No one with a shred of a soul would be sending cluster bombs to Israel, either.  Now, remind me, who’s making those military appropriation decisions as we sit here and dither? 

        • Bbron October 30, 2024 (11:37 am)

          Voting for Jill Stein is no better, and arguably worst being she’s a spoiler to the candidate that’d be realistically the most open to restraining Israel. Stein has no chance of winning so everything they say is lip service; it’s more certain she supports the oil and defense industries she’s deeply invested in.

          • Scarlett October 30, 2024 (1:45 pm)

            So, Bbron, we have a sitting VP  who has given only lip service to the idea of reining in Israel and and their war crimes against a civilian populace, and you’re throwing shade on Jill Stein?  Sorry, but past actions – or inaction in this case – is a predicator of the future. 

          • Citizen Joe October 30, 2024 (4:43 pm)

            That’s the beauty of this country: people are free to vote as they please. Politicians have to earn your vote. Unless you’re a party member, this isn’t team football. If the Green Party gets 5% of the popular vote, that opens them up for public funding in future races. Here’s hoping to more party choices going forward!

    • Darren October 30, 2024 (2:08 am)

      No one will vote red cuz the democrats have been doing such a great job in Seattle and King county for decades 🤣

      • Jason October 30, 2024 (9:26 am)

        Voting republican is a good way to go from bad to MUCH MUCH WORSE. 

    • K October 30, 2024 (4:27 am)

      There will always be those for whom the rhetoric and promises of a fascist state will be appealing, because they assume they will be the ones “rewarded” by discriminatory policies.  But let’s be real, we’re in Washington so their votes won’t count because electoral college. The president is chosen by less than 20% of the electorate, in a half dozen states. The president is not chosen by Washingtonians.

    • Seahawks99 October 30, 2024 (3:19 pm)

      I’m voting for Trump this year 🙂

  • Ronald Foust October 29, 2024 (11:31 pm)

    Please ❤️❤️❤️

  • In your head October 30, 2024 (12:26 am)

    Tell me that anyone can vote for whomever they want and someone’s nailbiting isn’t going to affect how they vote.  

  • Amy October 30, 2024 (12:42 am)

    Not in West Seattle, but Life on Mars (Cap Hill), owned by West Seattle resident John Richards, is having a watch party @4p 11/5.

    • WSB October 30, 2024 (12:55 am)

      Thanks!

  • TMorgan October 30, 2024 (6:00 am)

    Please keep your helping eyes to watch the ballot boxes.  My memory is still remembering the indecency of our AK Junction box being sabataged.  The right to vote is a privilege, and watch lists for our boxes should not even need to be asked for!! Thanks.

  • rocko October 30, 2024 (7:50 am)

    sorry you cannot make me vote for your candidate…

    • CarDriver October 30, 2024 (10:14 am)

      Just as you can’t make me vote for yours…

  • WSDM October 30, 2024 (1:11 pm)

    WATCH parties!  — Where are they in WS??? 

    • WSB October 30, 2024 (1:16 pm)

      So far we’ve only heard of one, at Circa in the Admiral District. Must be more.

      • Jason October 30, 2024 (1:44 pm)

        I mean, Poggie’s and Admiral Pub will have CNN on…

  • sam-c October 30, 2024 (1:20 pm)

    So with the attacks on ballot boxes near Vancouver, Portland, I decided to drop off at the post office.However, they mail drop slot said ‘take ballots to the front counter,’ so i did. They had one big bucket for ballots, with a sign.  I went ahead and dropped the ballot in, but it didn’t seem secure as I hoped.  Is the PO front counter staffed continuously? So someone in line can’t walk up to the counter and swipe the ballot from the box.  Anyone else have concerns?  I know I can track it. 

    • WSB October 30, 2024 (1:28 pm)

      Was that the Junction post office or Westwood?

      • sam-c October 30, 2024 (1:39 pm)

        Junction post office

        • sam-c October 31, 2024 (8:26 am)

          Got an update from King County that they received my ballot.

  • WSB October 30, 2024 (4:00 pm)

    We’re up to three!

    https://westseattleblog.com/event/election-night-watch-parties-in-west-seattle/

    update: four!

  • Mike Flynn October 30, 2024 (4:22 pm)

    For absolute security, go to King County Election headquarters on Grady Way. We used to use the drop boxes, but now we’re less enthused given the arsons in Vancouver and Oregon.

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