With one week left to go, ballots are being returned in both Wasco and Hood River counties. Wasco County reports as of yesterday afternoon 29.37 percent of voters had returned ballots, while in Hood River County the rate of return was slower at 19.84 percent. The deadline for ballots to arrive back in County election offices is next Tuesday at 8 p.m. Ballots can be mailed or dropped off at County election offices or designated drop boxes.