It takes about a day or two for a ballot to be processed. According to Hodson, it first gets scanned in as being received. The system it told to then not allow any more ballots from that voter. A received ballot then goes through the signature verification process. Finally, the ballot is opened and an elections worker ensures it will be read properly by their machines. The ballot is scanned and the results are stored until election night. Results are counted on election night. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/elections/questions-answered-2022-washington-state-general-election/281-4e694b21-41cb-4dd5-8bad-f1335068771d