- 2013 Elections
- How Do I Register?
- When Do I Vote?
- Where Do I Vote?
- What Do I Bring?
- Send Me Reminders
2013 Elections in Washington
For more information on additional races happening in 2013, visit the Washington Secretary of State’s site or contact your County Elections Department.
Registration Information
The deadline to register vote in Washington is: Postmarked the Monday four weeks before the election, or received in person by the Monday one week before the election.
To qualify to register to vote in Washington State, you must:
- A citizen of the United States;
- A legal resident of Washington State;
- At least 18 years old
- by Election Day;
- Not under the authority of the Department of Corrections; and
- Not disqualified from voting due to a court order.
Register to vote now!
To check the status of your voter registration, click here.
When can I vote in Washington?
Early Voting Information
In-person early voting available? NoBy mail early voting available? No
Come back soon for more information.
Voting Hours on Election Day
The polls are open from:Washington is an all vote-by-mail state.
Your ballot packet will be mailed to you at least 18 days before Election Day. The packet will include a ballot, a secrecy envelope, and a return envelope. To receive your ballot, your voter registration mailing address must be current. You can update your address online here. If you are a registered voter but do not receive your ballot, contact your county elections department.
To participate in the election, your voted ballot must be:
- Postmarked no later than Election Day; or
- Returned to a designated ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day; or
- Returned in person to your county elections department by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
If you fail to sign the ballot declaration, or the signature on the ballot declaration does not match the signature in your voter registration record, your county elections department will contact you. If you are unable to sign the declaration, make a mark in front of two witnesses and have them sign in the designated spaces. For more information about vote by mail, click here.
Please contact your state election office for additional voting information, or click here to learn more about voting absentee in your state.
Where do I vote?
Find out at http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/OSOS/VoterVault/Pages/MyVote.aspx
For more information, contact your state election office.
What do you need to bring?
All voting in Washington State is done by mail.
If voting by mail:
- No ID requirement when submitting your ballot by mail
- Don’t forget to attach the correct postage and sign the envelope
- Ballot must be postmarked by 8 p.m.
If voting by official Ballot Drop Box:
- No ID requirement when submitting your ballot at a Drop Box
- Postage is not required when using Drop Boxes
- Ballots must be in Drop Box by 8 p.m.
If voting in person at a county election office:
- Voter must provide valid photo identification (driver’s license, state identification card, student identification card tribal identification card, or employer identification card)
- Voters who cannot produce a valid picture ID may only vote via a provisional ballot, which shall be accepted if the signature on the declaration matches the signature on the voter's registration record
For more information, contact your state election office.
