It's now official: all elections will be conducted by mail in Washington state.



Washington Chris Gregoire signed a vote-by-mail bill approved in the Legislature. In many ways it is a formality. Pierce County (which includes Tacoma) was the last holdout of polling places in the state. And only 10 percent of the voting in Pierce County was done at the polls in 2010, seattlepi.com reports.



Early voting is growing around the country. according to the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College in Portland. But Washington is only the second state - after Oregon - to adopt vote-by-mail for all elections.

