 Nov. 5, 2004 Friday absentee ballot countKing County Elections today counted 59,337 absentee ballots, bringing the total number of absentee ballots counted to 471,960. Election officials estimate some 70,000 absentee ballots remain to be counted as well as provisional ballots. Of the 646,537 absentee ballots issued, 540,973, or 83.6 percent, have been returned. "We realize all eyes are on King County's absentee ballot count," said Dean Logan, director of King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services. "To meet the needs of candidates, the media and the public, we're working longer hours and reporting results more frequently. Though the process might seem slow, election staff has counted more absentee ballots the four days following the election than ever before." As ballots continue to come in through the mail, election staff work to check for valid postmarks, verify signatures, separate ballots from return and security envelopes, and prepare ballots for tabulation. Ballots counted through today include those received through November 3. The number of ballots received each day is available online at 10 a.m. the day following receipt at http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/2004nov/ballotsreceived.htm. Additional absentee ballots will be processed and counted on Monday, Nov.8 and on Wednesday, Nov.10. Election officials caution the public from calling close races until all provisional ballots are counted. The number of provisional ballots cast will be announced at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8 and is expected to surpass the 17,081 provisional ballots cast in the 2000 General Election. Voters who cast a provisional ballot may begin checking the status of their ballot online starting Monday, Nov. 8. Provisional ballots will be processed throughout the 15-day canvass of the Election. Visit www.kingcounty.gov/elections to learn more. Results of the election will be certified on Nov. 17. The next ballot count will be issued Monday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. Visit http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/2004nov/schedule.htm for King County Elections' report schedule. |
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