Pierce County has 50 ballot drop box locations open 24/7. Here’s where they are located
As official ballots begin to be mailed out in the state of Washington, it is time to begin planning how to return them in time for the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
In Washington, registered voters can cast their ballots by mail or in-person at a voting center or at an official ballot drop box.
Ballot drop boxes are safe and one of the most convenient ways to cast your vote since they are open 24 hours up until the day before election day. According to Washington state law , ballot drop boxes must be able to withstand inclement weather and should be secured to either the ground or another structure to ensure that they cannot be removed or tampered with.
You may find that some ballot deposit sites are staffed by people who are employed by the county auditor's office or who are appointed by the auditor. These staff may not access the ballots unless there are at least two people present who are tasked with transporting the ballots in secured transport containers and keeping a record of who removed the ballots and the date and time ballots are removed from the ballot boxes, according to state law .
Voters interested in casting their ballots in a drop box can do so anytime between Oct. 18 and Election Day, when boxes are scheduled to close at 8 p.m. Washington voters who are in line at 8 p.m. on Election Day must still be allowed to deposit their ballots, according to Washington state law .
Pierce County has 50 voting drop boxes, in addition to a voting center at 2501 S. 35th St. Suite C, according to the Pierce County website .
Ballot drop box locations in Pierce County
Here is a complete list of ballot drop boxes in the county.
Anderson Island Park & Ride, Yoman Rd. (near Villa Beach Rd.), Anderson Island 98303
Ashford County Park, 29801 SR 706, Ashford 98304
Bonney Lake Park & Ride, Sky Island Dr. E. & 184th Ave. E., Bonney Lake 98391
Bonney Lake Public Safety Building, 18409 Veterans Memorial Dr. E., Bonney Lake 98391
Browns Point/ Northeast Tacoma, NE Police Substation, 4731 Norpoint Way NE, Tacoma 98422
Buckley Library, 123 S. River Rd., Buckley 98321
Carbonado Town Hall, 250 Coal Ave., Carbonado 98323
Community Health Care at Salishan, 1708 E 44th St., Tacoma 98404
DuPont Ross Plaza, 1500 Wilmington Dr., DuPont 98327
Eatonville Barney's Corner, 40512 Meridian E., Eatonville 98328
Eatonville Town Hall, 201 Center St. W., Eatonville 98328
Edgewood City Hall, 2224 104th Ave. E., Edgewood 98372
Elbe Fire Station (Next to Lahar Siren), Elbe 98330
Fife City Hall, 5411 23rd St. E., Fife 98424
Fircrest City Hall, 115 Ramsdell St., Fircrest 98466
Fox Island Nichols Community Center, 690 9th Ave., Fox Island 98333
Gig Harbor City Hall, 3510 Grandview St., Gig Harbor 98335
Gig Harbor Library, 4424 Point Fosdick Dr. NW, Gig Harbor 98335
Graham Fire & Rescue Station 91, 10012 187th St. E., Puyallup 98375
Graham Library, 9202 224th St. E., Graham WA 98338
Hilltop, 902 S. L St., Tacoma 98405
Home Park, 17220 8th Ave. NW, Lakebay 98349
Kandle Park Police Substation (parking lot), 5140 N. 26th St., Tacoma 98407
Key Center Food Market, 9021 Key Peninsula Hwy NW, Lakebay 98349
Lake Kathryn Food Market, 14220 92nd Ave. NW, Gig Harbor 98329
Lakewood City Hall, 6000 Main St. SW, Lakewood 98499
Lakewood (SR 512) Park & Ride, 10417 South Tacoma Way , Lakewood 98499
Milton City Hall, 1000 Laurel St., Milton 98354
Orting Valley Fire & Rescue, 401 Washington Ave. SE, Orting 98360
Parkland/Spanaway Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S., Tacoma 98444
Pierce County Annex, 2401 S 35th St., Tacoma 98409
Purdy Park & Ride, 14567 Purdy Dr., Gig Harbor 98332
Puyallup Library, 324 South Meridian, Puyallup 98371
Roy City Hall, 216 McNaught Rd. S., Roy 98580
Roy Y Park & Ride, SR 507 and Pacific Ave. S., Spanaway 98387
Ruston at Totem Yacht Club, 5045 N Highland St., Ruston 98407
Skookum Archers, 11209 Shaw Rd. E., Puyallup 98374
South Hill Library, 15420 Meridian E., Puyallup 98375
South Hill Park & Ride, 3102, 9th St. SW, Puyallup 98373
South Prairie Fire Department, 350 Highway 162, South Prairie 98385
Steilacoom Library, 2950 Steilacoom Blvd., Steilacoom 98388
Summit Library, 5107 112th St. E., Tacoma 98446
Sumner Library, 1116 Fryar Ave., Sumner 98390
Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities, 6315 S 19th St., Tacoma 98466
Tillicum Community Center, 14916 Washington Ave. SW, Lakewood 98498
UW Tacoma, 1906 Pacific Ave., Tacoma 98402
Wapato Park, S 72nd St. & S Ainsworth Ave., Tacoma 98408
West Pierce Fire & Rescue, 3631 Drexler Dr. W., University Place 98466
Wheelock Library, 3722 N 26th St., Tacoma 98407
Wilkeson Town Hall, 540 Church St., Wilkeson 98396
Prohibited actions near ballot drop box locations
Washington State law strictly prohibits the following five actions in or around drop box locations.
You cannot engage in any of these actions within 25 feet of ballot boxes in the 18 days leading up to an election, as well as on election day:
Attempt to convince someone else how to vote
Distribute cards or handbills
Solicit signatures for a petition
Block access to a ballot box
Do anything that's deemed to be interfering with the voting process for others
