More than a million ballots will be delivered to the United States Postal Service Wednesday for delivery to mailboxes throughout King County.

Nearly 17,000 ballots were mailed to voters serving in the military and those living overseas and out of state on Jan. 8 to allow extra transit time for delivery.

In King County, elections are conducted by mail and ballots are sent to registered voters 20 days before each election in which they are eligible to vote, making voting easy and convenient.

“Ballots are about to be mailed out and I’d like to remind voters to be ready and set to vote in the upcoming election,” Sherril Huff said, King County Elections’ director. “Starting next week, watch your mailbox for your ballot and voters’ pamphlet, read your ballot from front to back and top to bottom and be sure to return your ballot by Election Day.”

Ballots must be returned to Elections or postmarked by Feb. 9, Election Day.

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King County Elections Web site is a great tool for information related to the election. The voter guide feature allows voters to create a personalized voters pamphlet, confirm their registration information and find answers to frequently asked questions. Voters can also track the status of their ballot at three different points in the process.