华盛顿州州长吁选民用投递箱交回选票：初选中逾2万张邮寄选票因邮戳延误未被计入
华盛顿州州长 Bob Ferguson 10月30日在州首府所在的瑟斯顿县 Olympia 市，与瑟斯顿县审计官 Mary Hall 一同在南普吉特湾社区学院的选票投递箱交回选票，并呼吁选民尽量使用投递箱交回11月3日选举的选票，避免邮寄延误。华盛顿州全州实行邮寄投票，邮寄选票必须以选举日晚8时前的邮戳为准。
州长办公室给出的数字显示，今年8月初选中，约2万张按时寄出的选票因未及时盖上邮戳而未被计入；瑟斯顿县另有71张选票在选举结果认证之后才送达。截至10月29日，瑟斯顿县已收回76,531张选票，投票率35.67%。
据州务卿办公室统计，全州共设有601个选票投递箱与64个投票中心。投递箱在选举日晚8时关闭，选民也可到投票中心当面交回选票或办理登记。州政府提醒临近选举日不要再依赖邮寄，以免邮戳时间影响计票。
Washington Governor Urges Voters to Use Ballot Drop Boxes: Over 20,000 Mailed Ballots Missed the Postmark Deadline in the Primary
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson on October 30 returned his ballot at a drop box at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Thurston County, alongside Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall, urging voters to use drop boxes for the November 3 election rather than risk mail delays. Washington votes by mail, and mailed ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Figures cited by the governor's office show that in this August's primary, about 20,000 ballots that were mailed on time were not counted because they were not postmarked in time; Thurston County also received 71 ballots after certification. As of October 29, Thurston County had received 76,531 ballots, a turnout of 35.67%.
The Secretary of State's office counts 601 ballot drop boxes and 64 voting centers statewide. Drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, and voters can also return ballots in person at voting centers. State officials are advising voters this close to Election Day not to rely on the mail, so a postmark delay does not cost them their vote.
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图片来源：华盛顿州的选票投递箱（资料图）。CC BY-SA 4.0，Joe Mabel摄，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A ballot drop box in washington state (file photo). CC BY-SA 4.0, by Joe Mabel, via Wikimedia Commons.
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