Seems it's business as usual. By the way, Pierce County forwarded my husband's and my ballot to our new address. So this is illegal?
Yes, it is. There is supposed to be a huge stamp on the envelope that reads "DO NOT FORWARD, FORWARDING ADDRESS REQUESTED". An absentee ballot is supposed to be sent to the address of the voter, and absolutely nowhere else. If the voter has moved, the ballot is supposed to be returned to the elections department with the new address of the voter (if available).
This lets the elections department know that the voter should no longer be registered to vote in that district/precinct (assuming that the voter has actually moved out of that district/precinct). Forwarding the ballot allows the voter to vote in a precinct where they are not living, and should no longer be registered. It also makes it so that the elections department has no knowledge that the voter has moved.