Printing a ballot is not voting. It counts when it physically arrives, signed, by the deadline. Washington gives you three ways to make that happen, and you do not have to do the carrying yourself.
8 PM Nov 3
The only deadline that matters. Ballots returned too late cannot be counted, and printing near the deadline does not extend it.
Ten of them in this county, listed below. Nine are open 24 hours a day. The one in the Courthouse Lobby is open weekdays 9 to 4, and until 8 p.m. on Election Night. No postage, no postmark question, no doubt. The state says a ballot in an official drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day is guaranteed on time. It is the safest of the three.
Postmarked no later than Election Day. The Secretary of State recommends mailing more than a week before, which means posting it by about October 27. A postmark is something the post office does, not something you control.
In person at Walla Walla County Elections, 315 W Main St., Room 203, by 8 p.m. on Election Day. It is the county's only voting center, and the only counter in Walla Walla County that will also hand you a replacement ballot. 509-524-2530.
Printed it yourself? Use a drop box.
Away from home? Any drop box in Washington works. The county that collects it logs it and sends it to Walla Walla County by FedEx, with verification it came in on time.
If you cannot get to a box, you can hand your sealed, signed ballot to someone you trust and ask them to take it. Washington does not restrict who returns a voted ballot, and sets no limit on how many one person may carry.
This is worth knowing if you are homebound, working two jobs, without a car, or simply out of time.
Washington's election code does not address who may return a ballot. We have asked Walla Walla County Elections for their own guidance and will publish it here when we have it.
Taking someone's ballot and then failing to turn it in by the deadline is a gross misdemeanor under state law, and there is no number of ballots below which that stops applying.
Accept a ballot only if you are certain you will get it there.
Signed in to VoteWA, you get a list built for your own address. This is the whole county, for everyone else.
Each oval is a drop box. The dark square is the Elections Office, which also hands out replacement ballots. The list below is the source of truth.
From Walla Walla County Elections' drop box list of 24 September 2026, which matches the county's November voters' pamphlet and the Secretary of State's statewide file as updated 28 September. Counties add locations, so check VoteWA for the live list close to Election Day.