Primary ballots to hit the mail

COLFAX – Ballots for the August Primary Election are set to be mailed Friday, July 17, with several state offices on the docket.

"We're really, highly encouraging [the public] to use the mail-in," said County Auditor Sandy Jamison. While voting by mail has been established in Whitman County for years, there are still locations that allow for in-person voting. Jamison is encouraging people to utilize their kitchen tables to vote instead of the elections office or Pullman City Hall.

She noted that social distancing guidelines which keep people spaced six feet apart do not allow much room for pol...