Whatcom County Auditor’s Office open longer for election

With the general election close at hand, the Whatcom County Auditor’s Office has extended office hours to assist voters requiring assistance.

On Saturday, November 5, the office will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist voters who either have not received a ballot, need a replacement ballot or require another copy of the voter’s pamphlet.

This election, postage is upped to 68 cents in Whatcom, Snohomish and Douglas counties due to the size and weight of ballots. However, Whatcom County Auditor Debbie Adelstein confirmed last week that ballots will still make it to the elections office, even if they’re not properly stamped.

Costs can be avoided by using a ballot drop-box, located in 15 locations throughout the county, including the Blaine Library, located at 610 3rd Street, and North Whatcom Fire and Rescue, located at 4581 Birch Bay-Lynden Road.

A drop box will also be located at the community center in Point Roberts on Election Day only from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Drop boxes will be open at all hours, seven days per week, until 8 p.m. on Election Day, this coming Tuesday, November 8, the same day by which mail-in ballots must be post marked.

For those who’ve yet to receive a ballot in the mail and are unable to attend the extended hours on Saturday, call the Whatcom County election office at

360/778-5102.