Voter Registration Information
Washington State implemented Same Day Voter Registration in the August 2019 Primary Election. You may register to vote online, by mail, voter registration drive or by any other means up to 8 days prior to Election Day. You may register to vote in-person and update your voter registration address up to 8 p.m. on Election Day.
By any means (other than in person): You may register to vote or update your current registration 8 days prior to the election. The information must be received by an election official by this day.
In person: You may register to vote or update your voter registration by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day at any county Auditor’s Office, voting center or any other designated location.
From https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/calendar
Ballots Available and Ballot Drop Boxes Open for the November 5 General Election
The Thurston County Auditor’s Office Elections Division mailed more than 195,000 ballots to voters in the county for the November 5 General Election.
Any registered voter who has not received a ballot by Thursday, October 17 should contact the Elections Division at 360.786.5408 or elections@co.thurston.wa.us. Ballots for military and overseas voters registered in Thurston County were mailed on Friday, September 20.
The Elections Division also opened 31 secure ballot drop boxes. A list of ballot drop box locations and addresses is included in the mailed ballot materials and online at ThurstonWAVotes.gov.
Ballots must be postmarked by November 5. Voters are advised to check mailboxes for pickup times to make sure their ballots will be postmarked by Election Day. No stamp is needed to mail your ballot. If you miss your mail pickup time, ballot drop boxes are open until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5 (Election Day).
The Elections Division is a designated voting center during business hours beginning October 16. Voters may register to vote, update their current registration, obtain a ballot, or use a voting assistance device at the Voting Center.
Voter services are now available at a new location in the Mottman neighborhood of Tumwater. The Elections Division is now located at 2915 29th Ave SW, Tumwater, WA 98512. There are no voter services available at the Thurston County Courthouse or the Atrium at 3000 Pacific Ave SE.
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