October 1, 2026 8:03 am
Clark County, Government, News 
Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey, left, helps a voter drop off their ballot at the ballot box in downtown Vancouver on March 12, 2024.
Clark County elections worker Greg Gray, right, takes a ballot from a voter while fellow worker Greg Talbert, left, empties the full ballot drop box into a ballot bag Nov. 8, 2022, at the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)
Ballots are pictured at the Clark County Elections Office on Aug. 3. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian file photos)
Brinda Wood of Vancouver, cq, center, inspects ballots at the Clark County Elections Office on Monday morning, Aug. 3, 2026. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Statewide, the number of ballots arriving late surged during the August primary election — but not in Clark County.
Election data shows late ballots — those that were submitted after the 8 p.m. deadline or weren’t postmarked in time — increased by 32 percent statewide when compared with the 2024 primary election. Late ballots in Clark County dropped from 888 in the 2024 primary to 683 in 2026, a decrease of 23 percent.
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