VOTE IN WASHINGTON

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Online and Mail-In: Monday, October 28th, 2024

In Person: Tuesday, November 5th, 2024

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in the 2024 General Election in Washington must be registered to vote by Monday, October 28th. Click here to register to vote online.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election in Washington must be registered to vote by Monday, October 28th. You can complete and send the voter registration form to your county elections officials.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All eligible Washingtonians who have missed the deadline may register at the polling place on Election Day, which is Tuesday, November 5th. 

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: Business hours – 8 pm (hours may vary according to counties) Contact your County Elections Department for more information on voting center locations and times.

  Washington requires voters to present photo identification when voting in person. The acceptable photo identifications are one of the following: driver’s license, state identification card, student identification card, tribal identification card, or employer identification card.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  Early Voting will take place during business hours from Friday, October 18th to Monday, November 5th until 8pm. Check your county election office for more information.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  For the 2024 General Election, all registered voters in Washington will automatically receive a mail-in ballot. You can check your voter registration status and the address associated on the election website.

  • Your mail-in ballot must be postmarked by November 5th. 
  • You could also choose to submit your mail-in ballot to one of these ballot drop boxes installed throughout the state.

  If you need to change any of the information on your voter registration, you may do so at the elections page by Monday, October 28th. 

MORE INFORMATION FOR WASHINGTON VOTERS

• KOREAN LANGUAGE SERVICES

  VOTER REGISTRATION

  Washington state offers a paper voter registration form in Korean.

  BALLOTS

  Korean-language ballots are available in King County in Washington. King County also provides voting materials available in Korean.

  INTERPRETER AT POLLING PLACE

  If you require an interpreter at the poll site, please request one from a poll worker on site.

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election (Federal Race)

  U.S. PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. SENATE
  A U.S. Senator serves a term of 6 years. One U.S. Senate position is on the ballot. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election for select districts. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Maria Cantwell* (D) vs. Thor Amundson (I) vs. Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party) vs. Raul Garcia (R)
  

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A U.S. House Representative serves a term of 2 years. All positions in the 10 congressional districts of Washington are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election for select districts. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ 1st district: Suzan DelBene* (D) vs. Jeb Brewer (R)
  ▹ 2nd district: Rick Larsen* (D) vs. Joshua Binda (R)
  ▹ 3rd district: Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez* (D) vs. Joe Kent (R)
  ▹ 4th district: Mary Baechler (D) vs. Dan Newhouse* (R)
  ▹ 5th district: Bernadine Bank (D) vs. Michael Baumgartner (R)
  ▹ 6th district: Hilary Franz (D) vs. Janis Clark (R)
  ▹ 7th district: Pramila Jayapal* (D) vs. Dan Alexander (R)
  ▹ 8th district: Kim Schrier* (D) vs. Keith Arnold (R)
  ▹ 9th district: Adam Smith* (D) vs. Melissa Chaudhry (R)
  ▹ 10th district: Marilyn Strickland* (D) vs. Don Hewett (R)

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election (State-wide Races)

  WASHINGTON GOVERNOR
  The Governor of Washington serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Ricky Anthony (D) vs. Semi Bird (D)

  WASHINGTON LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
  The Lieutenant Governor of Washington serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Denny Heck (D) vs. Bob Hagglund (R)

  WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
  ▹ Nick Brown (D) vs. Pete Serrano (R)
  

  WASHINGTON SECRETARY OF STATE
  The Secretary of State of Washington serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Steve Hobbs* (D) vs. Dale Whitaker (R)

  WASHINGTON AUDITOR
  ▹ Pat McCarthy* (D) vs. Matt Hawkins (R)
  

  WASHINGTON TREASURER
  ▹ Mike Pellicciotti* (D) vs. Sharon Hanek (R)
  

  WASHINGTON SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
  ▹ Chris Reykdal* (N) vs. John Patterson Blair (N)
  

  WASHINGTON INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
  ▹ Bill Boyd (D) vs. Phil Fortunato (R)
  

  WASHINGTON PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSIONER
  ▹ Jeralee Anderson (D) vs. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)
  

  WASHINGTON STATE SENATE
  A State Senator of Washington serves a term of 4 years. 25 positions of the 49 Washington State Senate districts are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Washington State Legislature website.

  WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A Washington State Representative serves a term of 2 years. All positions in the 98 Washington State House of Representatives districts are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Washington State Legislature website.

  WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT
  A judge on the Supreme Court of Washington serves a term of 6 years. Of the 9 positions in the Washington Supreme Court, 3 positions are on the ballot. 

  WASHINGTON COURT OF APPEALS
  A judge in the Washington Court of Appeals serve a term of 6 years. Of the 22 positions in the Washington State Court of Appeals, 8 positions are on the ballot.
  

  STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES
  ▹ Initiative 2109: Repeal the capital gains excise tax imposed on long-term capital assets by individuals with capital gains over $250,000
  ▹ Initiative 2117: Prohibit carbon tax credit trading and repeal provisions of the 2021 Washington Climate Commitment Act (CCA), a state law that provided for a cap and invest program designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 95% by 2050
  ▹ Initiative 2124: Allow all employees and self-employed individuals to opt out of paying the tax and receiving benefits under WA Cares, the state’s long-term services and supports trust health care program

  A complete list of all positions, candidates, and ballot measures can be found on the list issued by the Washington Secretary of State. Information on all positions and candidates for local elections, including the various judges, will be provided by each county’s election office.

• Pre-Registration

  16- and 17-year-olds are allowed to sign up as future voters and be automatically registered to vote when they turn 18. You can read more about the Future Voter Program on their website.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their county elections official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Contact your county elections department to check the status of your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  If you are a Washington resident away from home to attend a college, trade school or technical school, you may choose vote in absentee ballot.

  If you are a student living temporarily outside the United States, you can register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application (Absentee Ballot) or the Special Absentee Ballot Application.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN WASHINGTON?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old on the date of the election. You must have been a legal resident of Washington State for at least 30 days before the election. You cannot be under Department of Corrections supervision for a Washington felony conviction, nor can you have been disqualified from voting due to a court order.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 16 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Obama, and Biden).You may find more information on their respective websites. Voters in Washington do not register by political party. 

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In Washington, voters may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in both the primary and general elections.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In Washington, there are also candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, Washington State Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Washington Secretary of State, State Attorney General, Washington State Senate, Washington State House, various statewide judicial positions, as well as several local positions. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your Washington legislative district, please visit the Washington State Legislature website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.