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How does Ranked Choice Voting work?
The candidates will be divided into three columns. You will rank the candidates in order of preference 1-2-3.
NOTE: Your ballot will still be valid if you only mark Julie Anderson, and do not rank the other two candidates. So make Julie your first (and only!) choice for Pierce County Auditor!
How RCV is counted
Every voter's first choice vote is counted. Any candidate who receives more than 50% of first choice votes is declared the winner. If no candidate receives more than 50%, a process of elimination and vote transferring begins:
1. The candidate who received the fewest number of first choice votes is eliminated from the race.
2. Voters who select the eliminated candidate as their first choice will have their second choice vote transferred and counted.
3. All of the votes are recounted.
4. If any candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the second count he or she is declared the winner. If no candidate receives more than 50%, the process of elimination, transferring votes and recounting is repeated until one candidate has the winning majority.
How to mail in your ballot
If you choose to mail in your ballot, you'll need two stamps this year. Due to the extra weight of two ballot cards, one 44-cent stamp won't be enough.
Stamp it twice to make your mark!
How to submit your ballot for free
No postage required if you submit your ballot at one of these locations!
Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
Open Now through Election Day, Nov. 3rd
Boxes close at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor Fire Station, 6711 Kimball Drive
Parkland/Spanaway
Pierce County Library, 13718 Pacific Avenue South
Tacoma
Pierce County Annex, 2401 South 35th Street
Pierce County Elections Center, 2501 South 35th Street
Soundview Medical Plaza, 3611 South D Street
TACID (Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities)
6315 South 19th Street
Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Ave S, 2nd Floor Lobby
Express Booths
Open Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Browns Point
Town Center at Browns Point, 1000 Town Center
Bonney Lake
Fred Meyer, 20901 Hwy 410
Edgewood/Milton
Surprise Lake Shopping Center, 900 Meridian E
Gig Harbor
Purdy Fire Station, 5210 144th Street NW
Safeway/Big 5, 4811 Point Fosdick Square
Lakewood
Lakewood Towne Center, 6000 Main Street SW
South Hill
Thun Field, 16715 Meridian E
Sumner
Fred Meyer, 1201 Valley Avenue
Puyallup
Fred Meyer,1100 North Meridian/River Road
Parkland/Spanaway
Bethel Station Rite Aid, 22311 Mountain Hwy East
Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 South C Street
University Place
Green Firs Shopping Center, 40th and Bridgeport Way
Tacoma
Rite Aid, 1912 North Pearl Street
Oasis of Hope, 1937 South G Street
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