November 4, 2008 Election Facts and Key Dates
November 4, 2008 Presidential General Election
| Number of registered voters | 155,640 |
| Deadline to register to vote | Monday, October 20, 2008 |
| Number of vote-by-mail voters | 93,513 (60%) |
| Number of precincts | 189 (14 mail ballot precincts) |
| Number of polling places | 108 |
| Number of poll workers needed | 762 |
| Mail Voter Information Pamphlets | Begins September 25, 2008 |
| Mail vote-by-mail ballots | Begins October 6, 2008 |
| Vote-by-mail voting period and in-person voting at ROV Office | Oct. 6 to Nov. 4, 2008
ROV office will be open 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Saturday., Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2 |
Begin processing returned vote-by-mail ballots | Friday, October 24, 2008 |
| Logic and Accuracy Test | Thursday, October 23, 2008, 3:00 PM. |
| Election Day | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Polls and the ROV office open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. |
| Post election manual tally | Random drawing for manual tally of precincts is 9:00 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 13 |
| Deadline to certify election | Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008 |
Results reporting
Results of vote by mail ballots returned before Nov. 4 will be available shortly after 8:00 p.m. on Election Night. First report from polls expected at approximately 9:00 p.m. election night and every ½ hour from then on until all ballots are counted – approximately 11:30 p.m. Results will be updated every Friday by 5:00 p.m. Results available on ROV website MarinVotes.org.
(This data is accurate as of October 28, 2008
Rev. 10/28/2008