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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Kittitas County, WA - 10/02/2020 - Ballot Drop Boxes? We Got this!October 2, 2020Jerry Pettit, Kittitas County AuditorWith vote-by-mail becoming a focus of national conversation for the upcoming November General Election, ballot drop boxes are part of the conversation as well. I have heard concerns about ballot drop box security: how and when are they emptied, who empties them and how are they secured?
Ballot Drop Boxes? We Got this! October 2, 2020 Jerry Pettit, Kittitas County Auditor With vote-by-mail becoming a focus of national conversation for the upcoming November General Election, ballot drop boxes are part of the conversation as well. I have heard concerns about ballot drop box security: how and when are they emptied, who empties them and how are they secured? We have ten ballot drop boxes throughout the county. The locations are: Easton Fire Station; Ronald Fire Station; Roslyn City Hall; South Cle Elum Town Hall; Cle Elum Upper District Court; Thorp fire Station; Kittitas City Hall in the alley; Central Washington University SURC and two at the Kittitas County Courthouse – Drive up in the parking lot and inside the front doors. The drop boxes are secured and bolted into concrete pads. Some of the drop boxes have 24 hour security cameras observing them. We open the ballot drop boxes for each election three weeks before election day when the ballots are mailed. For the November election, all drop boxes are opened. During Special Elections, not all drop boxes are opened as the election may be specific for certain districts. When there is no election occurring, all the drop boxes are locked shut. When an election is occurring, the drop boxes are emptied periodically. The number of times depends on the election and the location of the drop box. State law requires two people must be present to empty a ballot drop box. We hire a person to go with me to empty the drop boxes. The procedures for tracking all the ballots include
Kittitas County, from the Cascades to the Columbia, and online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us
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Contact: Jerry Pettit, Kittitas County Auditor509-962-7557jerry.pettit@co.kittitas.wa.us