How to vote in Washington State

New Election laws - Effective July 1, 2019:

  • Return postage prepaid for all elections – Return postage will be paid for all elections. Voters may use a ballot drop box or return ballots by postal mail at no cost.

  • Same Day Registration – Voters may now register to vote in person up to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

  • Electronic Registrations – Registrations submitted electronically (Motor Voter, Online, etc.) must be submitted no later than 8 days prior to an election.

  • Mail In Registrations – Registrations submitted through the postal mail must be received by an Elections Official no later than 8 days prior to an election.

  • Early Registration – Future voters age 16 and 17 may now register to vote. Your registration will be kept "on hold" until you will be 18 years of age at the next election. At that time, you will be registered to vote.

Voter Drop Boxes, Whidbey Island:

  • Island County Election Office - 400 N Main Street, Coupeville

  • Trinity Lutheran Church - 18341 SR 525, Freeland

  • Ken's Korner Shopping Center - 4141 SR 525, Clinton

  • Island County - Camano Annex - 127 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island

  • Oak Harbor - City Hall - 865 S.E. Barrington Dr., Oak Harbor

  • Langley - Post Office (front patio) - 115 2nd St., Langley

Island County Elections + Voter Registration Information

Voter Information from the Washington Secretary of State

Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) in October of 2006, VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the following aspects of the election process:

  • Absentee ballot information

  • Ballot measure information (where applicable)

  • Early voting options (where applicable)

  • Election dates

  • Factual data on candidates in various federal, state and local races

  • General information on such topics as how to watch debates with a critical eye

  • ID requirements

  • Polling place locations

  • Registration deadlines

  • Voter qualifications

  • Voter registration forms

  • Voting machines

An important component of VOTE411.org is the polling place locator, which enables users to type in their address and retrieve the poll location for the voting precinct in which that address is located. The League has found that this is among the most sought after information in the immediate days leading up to, and on, Election Day.