OLYMPIA - More than 4.3 million Washingtonians have already received
ballots to participate in the 2018 General Election, and thousands of
eligible but unregistered voters have until Monday afternoon, Oct. 29,
to join them and participate.
In-person voter registration is available in each of the 39 county
elections offices until the close of business Monday afternoon. Hours
of operation for county elections offices can be found on the
Secretary of State's
website<https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/viewauditors.aspx>. County
elections officials across the state reported this week that in-person
registrations have reached very high volumes, with hundreds of
newly-registered voters joining the state voter rolls each day.
"Every eligible Washingtonian deserves to have their voices heard
through voting," said Secretary of State Kim Wyman. "To do that, the
first step is registering. Our elections are accessible and secure,
and we need informed and participating citizens to make our government
truly responsive to the people."
Secretary Wyman encouraged voters who haven't yet cast ballots to
complete and return them as soon as possible. Those who've mailed
their ballots using this year's postage-free return envelopes, or
submitted them at available county drop boxes can check ballot status
at the MyVote<http://myvote.wa.gov/> website.
Secretary Wyman offered this additional guidance to people who haven't
yet voted:
* You should have received your ballot by now. If you have
not, contact your county elections
office<https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/auditors/>.
* Be an informed voter. The voters' pamphlet is a few clicks
away when you visit vote.wa.gov<http://vote.wa.gov>.
* Vote early, mail early! A late postmark disqualifies your
ballot. Officials recommend mailing by Friday, Nov. 2, or using a
county drop box. Drop boxes are open until 8 p.m. Nov. 6. Find the
closest one by logging in to MyVote<http://myvote.wa.gov/>.
* Remember to sign and date your ballot envelope.
* Only let someone that you trust deliver your ballot for you.
* Be suspicious of calls claiming to help you fill out your ballot.
For more elections best practice tips, visit the Secretary of State's
website<https://www.sos.wa.gov/> or follow the office's Twitter
account at @SecStateWA<https://twitter.com/secstatewa>.
Washington's Office of Secretary of State oversees a number of areas
within state government, including managing state
elections<https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/>, registering
corporations<https://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/> and
charities<https://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/>, and governing the use of
the state flag and state seal. The office also manages the State
Archives<https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/> and the State
Library<https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/>, documents extraordinary
stories in Washington's history through Legacy
Washington<https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/>, oversees the Combined Fund
Drive<https://www.cfd.wa.gov/> for charitable giving by state
employees, and administers the state's Address Confidentiality
Program<https://www.sos.wa.gov/acp/> to help protect survivors of
crime.
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