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Page A-20 - She#on-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 Chris Reykdal Superintendent of Attorney General Public Lands Public Instruction Paid for by the Mason County Democratic Women's Club do Maril, 360 E. St. Edward Catholic Church, 601 West C Street in Shehon Friday, October 28, 2016 from 11 am to 2 pm Hosted by the Donnie J. O'Neill Guild and Mary Bridge Brigade Tickets Available at the Door or from a Guild Member Proceeds benefit Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Journal photo by Michael Heinbach Mason County election superintendent Fina Ormond, left, and auditor Karen Herr display a sample ballot Oct. 21 at the county offices in Shelton. Ormond and Herr will be extremely busy in making sure the county holds a fair and accurate election on Nov. 8. continued from page A-1 voting. "-What's different about the presi- dential election is voter turnout is going to be close to 90 percent," Herr said. "What people need to know is that we have a limited staff here in Mason County, so if people do not receive their ballots by the next week, if they need a replacement ballot, if they need to find out if they're registered to vote or if they have any questions whatsoever, as soon as possible to come in and see us and not wait until the last minute. ... We want to make sure every eligible voter has that opportunity to vote. So, come in, ask those questions, but do it as soon as possible." Voters can register by the Oct. 31 deadline, make sure they're registered, update their address, view candidate and ballot-measure information, and find out where to return a ballot by go- ing online at myvote.wa.gov. Another online resource, specifically for Mason County residents, is the county's vot- effs guide. That can be found at http'J/ bit.ly/2e3Wa4N. Potential voters can also email their questions to elections@ co.mason.wa.us. "Elections are a high-stress, in- tense job and normally, it really starts the Monday after the ballots go out," said Ormond, who has been the county's election superintendent since May of 2012. "For this election, that started a few weeks ago. The phone calls started coming. The in- crease in registration was over 1,000 people between the primary and now. After the second (presidential) debate, our voter registration went up by about 400 people. For a small office of two and a half people, that's not something we normally do in a normal election." In addition to having the option of mailing in ballots, residents can sub- mit their votes at any of the six drop boxes located throughout the county. Drop boxes can be found in Shelten, Allyn, Belfair and Hoodsport. Not only does that add convenience, it saves the voter from having to buy or use a stamp for a mail-in vote. Voters have the opportunity to weigh in on nine statewide measures, four federal offices, 11 state offices, two county commissioners' races and Prop- osition 1, which if passed would create a metropolitan parks district in unin- corporated Mason County. In addition, COUNTY BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS • Mason County Offices 411 N. Fifth St., Shelton • John L. Scott Building 23910 NE state Route 3, Belfair • Port of AIlyn 18560 E. state Route 3,Allyn • Hood Canal Visitor Center 150 N. Lake Cushman Road, Hoodsport DROP BOXES WITH DRIVE-THROUGH ACCESS • Shelton Timberland Regional Library 710 W. Alder St., Shelton • Kamilche Area, Mason County Fire District 4 station 3660 SE Old Olympic Highway, Shelton county voters can vote for five at-large commissioner positions on the parks district, should it be approved. Aside from a heavier-than-normal turnout expected from this yeaffs vot- ers, Herr and Ormond think the over- all size of the ballot and the number of items on which to vote will add to their workload. "The ballot is very large and that is going to slow our process," Herr said. "For presidential elections, we've hired five more people for extra help. We have observers that come and watch the election that don't normally do so. It all just takes a little bit of extra time in a voting year like this one." When asked~about the biggest mis- conception voters have, both Herr and Ormond agreed it has to do with filling out the ballot to completion. "We're always really surprised, but people think you need to vote in every race," Ormond said. "And you don't need to vote in every race for your bal- lot to be counted. If you just want to vote for president, you can vote only for president. If you just want to vote on any single measure and leave ev- erything else blank, you can do that too."