VOTER
INFORMATION
GENERAL
ELECTION
Tuesday,
November 3, 2009
IMPORTANT
DATES:
October
3, 2009
Mail-in
and online voter registrations transfers deadline
October
4, 2009
Overseas
and military ballots mailed
October
14, 2009
Ballots
mailed
November,
3, 2009
General
Election
Registering
to vote in King County
For detailed online information, please go to:
http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/registration.aspx
Registration
requirements
To
register to vote in the state of Washington, you must be:
- A citizen of the United States
- A legal resident of Washington state
- At least 18 years old by election day
- Not presently denied your voting rights due to a felony conviction.
In the state of Washington, you do not have to register by political party or declare political party membership to vote in the state's regular primaries or general elections.
Registration
form
Register online, 24-hours a day by visiting the Secretary of State's
web site https://wei.secstate.wa.gov/osos/secure/pages/Onlinevoterregistration.aspx
Voter registration forms are also available at:
- City Clerk's Office, Shoreline City Hall
- Shoreline and Richmond Beach branches of public libraries
Registration
deadlines
To be eligible to vote, you must be registered to vote at least
29 days in advance of an election. It is especially important to remember this
deadline if you are registering to vote by mail. Your application must be postmarked
by the 29-day cutoff or it will not become effective until after the election.
- Date of Election:
November 3, 2009 General Election - 29 day mail-in registration and address change deadline:
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 8-day registration deadline *:
Monday, October 26, 2009
* People not currently registered in the State of Washington have until 8 days before the election