The registration deadlines for all precincts within the districts voting in the Feb. 10 special election will be as follows:
• Feb. 2 is the last day to register by mail, online or at a drivers’ licensing location and transfer or update existing voter registration remotely. Applications must be received no later than eight days before election day.
• Feb. 10 is the last day to register or update addresses in-person. Residents can visit their local auditor’s office to register or update their address in person no later than 8 p.m. Updates can only be processed if residents have not already returned their ballots.
The eight-day registration deadline is for all new registrations, address changes, county transfers and name changes done remotely by mail, online or at a drivers’ licensing location and must be received by the voting center at the auditor’s office no later than Monday, Feb. 2.
Individuals may register, update their address or obtain registration forms at the auditor’s office in the historic courthouse, located at 351 NW North St. in Chehalis, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Registration can also be completed at all drivers’ licensing locations when updating or obtaining drivers’ licenses, mail-in registration forms are available at all post office locations, libraries, school district offices as well as registering online at www.votewa.gov. If the registration application is mailed, it must be received on or before Feb. 2 for changes to be made for this election. Registration applications and updates received by mail or online after the deadline will take effect for the next election.
In-person changes can be made between Feb. 3 and Feb. 10 for all new registrations, address updates, county transfers and name changes in the county’s election department of the county in which the voter resides. In addition, the auditor’s office is available for assistance to individuals with disabilities and the elderly for registration and voting.
For more information, call the Lewis County Auditor’s Office at 740-1278, or toll free within Lewis County at 1-800-562-6130, ext. 1278.
