King County residents not currently registered to vote in Washington can register in person at the King County Elections office or the Voter Registration Annex through 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 28.

Register at King County Elections, 919 SW Grady Way, Renton, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Or, register at the Voter Registration Annex, King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Room 440, Seattle, open 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays

To register to vote, you must be:

·       A citizen of the United States;

·       A legal resident of Washington State;

·       At least 18 years old by election day;

·       Not disqualified from voting due to a court order; and

·       Not under Department of Corrections supervision for a Washington felony conviction.

Returning your ballot

Voters can return their ballots, postmarked no later than Aug. 5, through the mail, or by 8 p.m. Aug. 5 at any of 25 locations without a stamp, including ballot drop boxes, scheduled ballot drop-off vans, and accessible voting centers.

Registered voters who have not received a ballot, or need a replacement ballot, should call the voter hotline at 206-296-VOTE (8683).

For more information on registering and voting, call the King County Voter Hotline at 206-296-VOTE (8683) or visit the King County Elections website.

You can see for yourself how King County Elections processes ballots live on several webcams. Sorting, opening and scanning do not happen every day or all times of day, check back if there is no activity.