The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division mailed more than 205,000 ballots to voters in Thurston County for the November 3 General Election.

We are seeing serious problems with mail delivery through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Voters are following all the rules, but mail delays are causing many ballots to arrive way too late.

Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Election Center's 41st Annual National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Also known as the National Association for Election Officials, the Election Center is the largest national professional association for election officials in the United States. This lifetime achievement recognition is reserved for individuals whose entire career arc has permanently and positively shifted the trajectory of the election administration profession.