While mayoral and city council hopefuls engage in a final day blitz of campaigning and phone banking, a frenzy has been happening at the ballot dropbox outside the Ballard Branch Library.

First, we have the picture above, which shows a van showing up to empty the dropbox after it filled up too fast.

Erin posted on our Facebook page, "It's been filling fast! A small mob had formed around this very full box drop until an authorized van careened up to the curb and emptied the bin."

Phew. Who knew Ballardites were so passionate about last-minute voting?

Another reader sent along the picture below, showing a sign that says "NO STOPS TOW AWAY" where there's usually a three-minute parking spot. The reader said drivers are prevented from parking along the entire block. Is this perhaps a shadowy effort to stymy the final get-out-the-vote effort? Or is it just an effort to prevent congestion? Who knows. At the very least it's semi-inconvenient.

UPDATE: SDOT sent along the following tweet -- looks like it's OK to use the parking spot to drop off ballots.

Haven't voted yet? It's not too late! Ballots are due by 8 p.m. tonight. More info can be found at http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/currentelections/201311.aspx

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