Community Government
Ballots are due Tuesday, Nov. 7; here’s where to drop them off
Ballots in this fall’s elections must be mailed by Tuesday, Nov. 7, or placed in a drop box by 8 p.m. that day.
Local races on the 2023 ballot include a levy lid lift proposition for the Peninsula Metropolitan Park District; a PenMet commision seat; three Gig Harbor City Council positions, though only one is contested; and three Peninsula School District board positions, again with only one contested.
Gig Harbor-area voters will also weigh in on two Port of Tacoma commissioner races.
Ballots trickling in
As of Friday, Nov. 3, only about 20% of ballots mailed to city of Gig Harbor voters had been returned to the Pierce County Elections office. Only 15.75% of the more than 31,000 voters in PenMet Parks District had returned ballots.
The ballot return rate in the Peninsula School District is also around 15%. The return rate for Port of Tacoma voters is about 10%.
Drop box locations
Voters can drop off ballots at these locations through 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
- Fox Island Fire Station 53, 906 Kamus Dr.
- Gig Harbor Civic Center, 3510 Grandview St.
- Gig Harbor Library, 4424 Point Fosdick Dr. NW
- Key Center Food Market, 9021 Key Peninsula Hwy NW
- Lake Kathryn Food Market, 14220 92nd Ave NW
- Purdy Park & Ride, 14567 Purdy Dr.
When to look for results
The Pierce County Elections Office will post results shortly after 8 p.m. on its website. Gig Harbor Now will post a story focusing on local results around the same time.