To Vote in this Election, You Must Be:

How to vote...

In person:

If you go to the polls to vote, make sure you find out your polling location before Election Day. You can find out your polling location on your voter registration card, or you can check the King County elections website or contact them by phone: http://www.metrokc.gov/elections or (206) 296-VOTE.

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tues., Nov. 6.

By mail:

If you are an absentee voter that means that you get your ballot in the mail before Election Day. To send your ballot in the mail, you must use a standard first class stamp and your ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day. You can also hand-deliver your ballot to any poll site, the County Elections Office, or another ballot drop site designated by your county auditor.

If you lost your absentee ballot or didn’t receive it, or if you can’t make it to your designated polling place, you can still vote. Go to any polling station and ask for a “provisional ballot.”

Your ballot must be postmarked or dropped off at a designated location on or before 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 6.

Don’t forget to bring identification

If you vote at the polls, you may need to show a copy of one of the following documents with your name and current Washington address:

• Photo ID, such as a driver’s license, state ID card, student ID card, or tribal ID
• Voter registration card
• Utility bill
• Bank statement
• Paycheck
• Government check
• Other government document

If you do not have any of the above forms of ID, you can still vote! Go to a polling station and ask for a “provisional ballot.”

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How to vote at the polls if you are homeless:

1. Pick up your voter registration form at the King County Administration building, or any library or fire station
   (forms are also available at some social service agencies). Bring either a photo ID, a paycheck, or a government
   document with your name.
   


2. Where it says, “Address where you live,” write “homeless”; indicate the city or town you spend most of your time.
   If you live in Seattle, the King County Administration building will be your address; if you live in another city or
   town, your address will be the city hall in that town. This “address” will be used to determine where you vote.
   


3. Sign and mail in your voter registration form — or hand it in if you’re registering in person.
   


4. Go to your designated polling station to vote. If you don’t have ID, ask for a “provisional ballot.”

How to vote by mail if you are homeless:

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 above.


2. Indicate where you receive mail in the box marked “address where you get your mail.”


3. Check the “Ongoing Absentee Request” box; your ballot will be mailed to you.


4. Fill out and return your ballot by 8 p.m. election day.

If you encounter any problems with voting because of your housing status, please contact Real Change at:
vote@realchangenews.org or call (206) 441-3247 ext. 201.

Preceding information provided by Statewide Poverty Action Network

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