Absentee ballots are in the mail, poll workers needed as the General Election nears

With three weeks until the Nov.6 General Election, King County Elections today mailed 620,000 absentee ballots. For voters serving in the military, living overseas and out of state, ballots were mailed on Oct. 5 to allow extra transit time for delivery.

Poll voters who can't make it to their neighborhood polling place on Election Day can request an absentee ballot by phone at 206-296-VOTE (8683) or online at King County Elections' Web site https://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/absentee/onetime_form.htm.

Absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day, Nov. 6. Voters can also return their voted absentee ballot to any polling place between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Voters who do not receive their absentee ballot in the mail by Friday, Oct. 26 should call 206-296-VOTE.

Postage requirement
To keep your postage costs to $0.41 cents, please remove the stub from the top of your ballot before you mail it. Ballots without postage can be dropped off at any polling location on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In-person accessible voting

In-person accessible voting is available for all voters today through Nov. 6, Election Day, at King County Elections' downtown Seattle office at 500 Fourth Ave, Room 553, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Accessible voting units provide an audio and touch-screen ballot in English and Chinese. With large font and high contrast options and tactile devices, voting is made easy for people with partial or no vision and any voter with a disability. All voters are welcome to vote using an accessible voting unit.

King County Administration Building entrances on Fourth and Fifth Avenue are accessible to individuals with disabilities. To request accommodations, call 206-296-8683.

Voters' Pamphlets

Voters' Pamphlets were mailed to each household in King County over the last few weeks. Voters' Pamphlets are available in English and Chinese in print format and the Web at www.kingcounty.gov/elections. Printed copies are also offered in Braille, large-type and audio cassette formats by request. The Video Voters' Guide airs on King County Television and 17 community television stations through Election Day.

The county's voter information hotline 206-296-VOTE (8683) is available weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Automated telephone assistance is available during off hours and on weekends.

Register to vote by Monday

Monday, Oct. 22 is the last day for new Washington voters to register to vote in-person at the King County Elections office.

To register to vote in the Nov. 6 General Election:

• You must be 18 years old by Nov. 6;
• You must be a United States citizen;
• You must be a resident of King County.

Who cannot register to vote?

• Anyone who does not meet the requirements for registration.
• Anyone declared by the courts to be mentally incompetent.
• Anyone convicted of a felony, and has not had his/her civil rights restored.

King County Elections is open weekdays from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. and will extend its office hours on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to accommodate last-minute voter registrations. Enter through the King County Courthouse on Third Avenue.

Updated: Friday, March 05, 2010
修訂日期: 3/5/2010

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