Register to Vote
You can register to vote online or by mail until 8 days before an election or in-person through Election day. Registrations done by mail need to be received by the 8 day deadline.
Election Date | Deadline to register online or by mail | Deadline to register in person |
April 27, 2021 Special | April 19, 2021 | April 27, 2021 at 8 p.m. |
August 3, 2021 Primary | July 26, 2021 | August 3, 2021 at 8 p.m. |
November 2, 2021 General | October 25, 2021 | October 25, 2021 at 8 p.m. |
Three ways to register:
1. Online
You can register online, 24 hours a day, at the Washington Secretary of State’s website.
To register online, you will need:
- A current Washington State driver license, or
- A current Washington State ID card
If you do not have either of these, you can still register by mail or in-person.
Download and print a voter registration form and mail it to Pierce County Elections. Forms are available in many languages.
3. In-person
You can register to vote in-person at the Pierce County Elections Office in Tacoma.
Who can register
To register to vote in Washington, 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
- Not under Department of Corrections supervision for a Washington felony conviction
Read more about who can vote in Washington.
Future voters
16 and 17 year olds can now pre-register to vote! Registrants under the age of 18 will have their registrations held until they become eligible to vote.