Elections Ballot Sorting System

Pierce County is seeking a qualified firm to provide an election ballot mail sorting system for the Auditor's Office.

Pierce County (hereafter known as the 'County' serves 600,000 registered voters in 717 precincts in The State of Washington, an all vote-by-mail state. The Pierce County Auditor's Office ("Auditor") normally conducts four elections a year that can be county-wide or smaller in scope. All ballots are returned either through the United States Postal Service or deposited at a drop box. All voters are required to sign the outer envelope, and that signature is used to verify the voter’s identity before opening. The Auditor also sends out a variety of election related mail including confirmation cards, address updates, challenge letters, etc. The County currently has three incoming mail sorters. which are used for throughput as well as redundancy.