Today is the Deadline to Drop Off or Mail Your Primary Ballot

The deadline to postmark or drop off your ballot for the primary election is today, Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 16.

There are 11 drop boxes in King County, including one at Lake Forest Park City Hall. The deadline to use a drop box is 8 p.m. on Election Day, Aug. 16. 

You can use the Ballot Tracker to see the progress of your ballot at three points:

• Track point one: Your ballot packet was assembled and mailed to you.
• Track point two: King County received your completed ballot.
• Track point three: Your signature was verified and your ballot proceeded through the counting process.

The top two vote-getters in each race with three or more candiates move on to the general election.

The Lake Forest Park Mayoral primary will be whittled to two candidates for November from Dwight Thompson, Mary Jane Goss and Stan Lippmann.

One candidate from King County Fire Protection District No. 16's Commissioner Position No. 1 race will be eliminated. Eric Adman, Don Ellis and Stan Isenhath are running. 

The county-wide $13.3 million Veterans and Human Services Levy is the only measure on the ballot for residents of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. The average homeowner would pay $15 more a year in property tax to assist veterans and human services programs.