New boxes for ballot returns

COLFAX –– The November general election is projected to be so big that Whitman County is adding ballot drop boxes.

General election ballots were mailed Oct. 9 to Whitman County voters and Auditor Sandy Jamison is anticipating 20,000 ballots to be returned. The county is set to install three new drop boxes this week for the influx.

"Please vote early," she said.

Once residents received ballots, they can be filled out and returned immediately, she said. For those who choose to hang on to their ballots, they must be deposited in drop boxes or postmarked by Nov. 3.

Jamison advised people who submi...