Washington officially reached the 5 million registered voter milestone Monday, November 4.
The Office of the Secretary of State is dedicated to ensuring that all 5 million registered voters can participate in safe, accessible, and secure elections.
“Elections are an important opportunity for all Washington voters to shape the futures of our communities,” Assistant Secretary of State Kevin McMahan said. “The Office of the Secretary of State encourages all registered voters to participate and vote on the candidates and statewide initiatives on the ballot this election.”
10,059 voters registered on Monday, Oct 28, the deadline for registering or updating voter registration online and via mail, setting a state record for online voter registrations in a single day. Eligible voters can still register to vote or update registration in person at voting centers until 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Voters must return their ballots to a county drop box or voting center by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 for their ballot to be accepted. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 5 to be accepted. Washington has 544 official drop boxes and 67 voting centers across the state.
Washingtonians can visit VoteWA.gov to check the status of their ballot, print replacement ballots, and locate ballot drop boxes and voting centers near their registered address. A complete map of drop boxes and voting centers is available on the Office of the Secretary of State’s Elections webpage.
Washington’s Office of the Secretary of State oversees areas within state government including managing state elections, registering corporations and charities, and governing the use of the state flag and state seal. The office operates the State Archives and the State Library, documents extraordinary stories in Washington’s history through Legacy Washington, and administers the Combined Fund Drive for charitable giving by state employees and the Productivity Board state employee suggestion program. The Secretary of State also oversees the state’s Address Confidentiality Program to help protect survivors of crime.