The registration deadlines for all precincts within the districts voting in the Aug. 5 primary election have been announced in a news release from the Lewis County Auditor’s Office, and will be as follows:
• July 28: 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.
• Aug. 5: Last day to register or update address in-person is election day. Visit the auditor’s office to register or update an address in person no later than 8 p.m. Updates can only be processed if ballots have not already been returned.
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 locations and must be received by the voting center (auditor’s office) no later than Monday, July 28.
Individuals may register, update their address or obtain registration forms at the auditor’s office in the Historic Lewis County Courthouse, 351 NW North St., 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 a drivers’ license. Mail-in registration forms are available at all post office locations, libraries and school district offices as well as online at www.votewa.gov, according to the news release.
If the registration application is mailed, it must be received on or before July 28 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 done between July 29 and Aug. 5 for all new registrations, address updates, county transfers and name changes in the county’s election department. 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 360-740-1278, or toll free within Lewis County, 1-800-562-6130, ext. 1278.
