The registration deadlines for all precincts within the districts voting in the Nov. 4 general elections will be as follows, according to a news release from the Lewis County Auditor’s Office:
• Oct. 27 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.
• Nov. 4 is the last day to register or update addresses in person. Visit the Lewis County Auditor’s Office to register or update addresses 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 auditor’s office no later than Monday, Oct. 27.
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 U.S. Post Office locations, libraries and school district offices, as well as online at www.votewa.gov.
If the registration application is mailed, it must be received on or before Oct. 27 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 Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 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.
The auditor’s office is available for assistance to individuals with disabilities and the elderly for registration and voting.
For questions, call the auditor’s office at 360-740-1278 or toll free within Lewis County at 1-800-562-6130, ext. 1278.
