Presidential Primary registration deadline May 16
Published 9:00 am Saturday, May 14, 2016
Citizens who are not yet registered to vote in Washington state have until 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, to register in-person at the King County Elections office to vote in the May Presidential Primary Election.
King County Elections Headquarters are at 919 SW Grady Way in Renton and will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Prospective voters can also visit the King County Voter Registration Annex in Seattle at 500 4th Ave., Room 440, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To be eligible to register, the prospective voter must be 18 years old by Election Day (May 24), a United States citizen, a legal resident of Washington state and not under the authority of the Department of Corrections.
If you’re registered but haven’t yet received a ballot, or if you have questions, call King County Elections at 206-296-VOTE (8683). Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, May 24, or returned to a drop box or van or accessible voting center by 8 p.m. on May 24.
As a reminder, any voter who wants to participate in the Presidential Primary must declare a party on their return envelope by checking a box for either Democrat or Republican, signing the declaration, and then voting for a candidate within that same party on the ballot. The party declaration on the envelope must match the vote on the ballot for a vote to count.
