‘Plan ahead’ postcard could cause confusion among Washington voters
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OLYMPIA, Wash. — A postcard from the U.S. Postal Service encouraging voters to “plan ahead” for the Nov. 3 general election could cause confusion among Washington voters.
Among the recommendations on the “If you plan to vote by mail, plan ahead” postcard is to request a mail-in or absentee ballot at least 15 days before Election Day.
But since Washington is already a vote-by-mail state, there is no need to request a ballot.
In response to the postcard, the Office of the Secretary of State reminds Washington voters that ballots are automatically mailed to all registered voters at least 18 days before Election Day.
Voters who are unsure if they are registered or if their address on file is current can log on to VoteWA.gov to confirm their registration information.
“The Office of the Secretary of State and county election officials were not made aware this mailer would be sent to Washington residents, nor were we apprised of its content. By the time we learned of the mailer and reached out to the postal service to inquire further, the mailers were already in the mail stream,” Secretary of State Kim Wyman said.
For more information about election dates and deadlines, visit sos.wa.gov/elections.
The 2020 general election is Nov. 3.