Don't Forget to Register to Vote, Deadlines Approaching

If you haven’t yet registered to vote, get it off your to-do list now.

Six million people didn’t vote in the 2008 elections because they either did not know how to register or because they missed the voter registration deadline. 

The voter registration deadline for Washington is Oct. 6 for mail-in registration and updates and Oct. 8, 2012 for online registration and updates. The US Postal Service has confirmed that mail will not be processed or postmarked on Sunday, October 7, or Monday, Oct. 8. Registrations mailed on these days will be postmarked October 9. Registrations postmarked Oct. 9 do not meet the Oct. 8 deadline.

Here’s information on how you can register in time for the Nov. 6 elections:

• How to find out if you're registered to vote in Washington.
• Voters can visit the Elections website, www.kingcounty.gov/elections, or call the Elections office at 206-296-VOTE for assistance and information.
• Fill out a voter registration form in person at your local Board of Elections office. The King County Elections Headquarters is at 919 SW Grady Way
  Renton, WA 98057-2906; the King County Voter Registration Annex is at the King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Room 311, in Seattle.
• Download a voter registration form from the Board of Elections website  and mail it to 919 SW Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057-2906
• Register online, 24-hours a day by visiting the Secretary of State's website.
• Connect with Washington Elections on Facebook for the MyVote App, which allows you to register through your Facebook account.

Who can register?

To be eligible to register to vote, you must be:

• 18 years old by Election Day (Nov. 6).
• A United States citizen.
• A legal resident of the state of Washington.
• Not under the authority of the Department of Corrections.

To register in person--the same deadline applies--visit your county elections office. NOTE: If you are registered already but need to file an address change, you can do that at your local elections office after the deadline.

In King County go here: 

919 Southwest Grady Way

Renton, WA 98057-2906

In Pierce County, go here:

2501 S. 35th St. Suite C

Tacoma, WA 98409-7484

In Snohomish County, go here: 

3000 Rockefeller Avenue #505

Everett, WA 98201-4060

And don't forget to check out the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park 2012 Election Guide.