{"status":"ok","citation_id":"deadline-wa-drop-box-return-general-2026","kind":"deadline","title":"Washington official ballot drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day (published by county auditors), November 3, 2026","statement":"Washington official ballot drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day (published by county auditors): November 3, 2026 at 20:00 America/Los_Angeles. Official source: Spokane County Elections Office. This record covers regular civilian voters using the drop box method. Ordinary civilian ballots left in an official county ballot drop box must be deposited by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Mailed ballots follow the postmark rule in a separate row.","record_date":"2026-11-03","record_date_label":"Deadline date","official_source":{"label":"Spokane County Elections Office","url":"https://www.spokanecounty.gov/178/Current-Election"},"last_checked":"2026-09-25","last_checked_basis":"Official source and later court orders last reviewed by VoteFiles","permalink":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-wa-drop-box-return-general-2026","votefiles_url":"https://votefiles.com/midterms.php?state=WA#calendar","publisher":"Vote Files","formats":{"ap":"Vote Files, \"Washington official ballot drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day (published by county auditors), November 3, 2026,\" last checked Sept. 25, 2026, citing Spokane County Elections Office, https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-wa-drop-box-return-general-2026","apa":"Vote Files. (2026, September 25). Washington official ballot drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day (published by county auditors), November 3, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-wa-drop-box-return-general-2026","chicago":"Vote Files. \"Washington official ballot drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day (published by county auditors), November 3, 2026.\" Last modified September 25, 2026. Accessed September 30, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-wa-drop-box-return-general-2026.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_deadline_wa_drop_box_return_general_2026,\n  author       = {{Vote Files}},\n  title        = {{Washington official ballot drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day (published by county auditors), November 3, 2026}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-wa-drop-box-return-general-2026}},\n  note         = {Citation ID deadline-wa-drop-box-return-general-2026; official source: Spokane County Elections Office, https://www.spokanecounty.gov/178/Current-Election; last checked 2026-09-25; accessed 2026-09-30}\n}","link":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-wa-drop-box-return-general-2026"}}