Special Election: Dates and Deadlines 2026
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View the complete elections calendar.
If you are registered to vote but missed the opportunity to change your address, you can still vote. Contact the elections division in the county where you are registered to receive your ballot.
Registrations and changes to your registration made after the last day to change your information will take effect for the next election.
By mail
No stamp needed to return your ballot! You can vote and return your ballot through the U.S. Postal Service as soon as you receive it. We recommend dropping your ballot in the mail by the Friday before Election Day to make sure it gets postmarked in time to be counted. Your ballot must be postmarked by Election Day.
| April 10 | Start of 18-day voting period (through Election Day). Ballots are mailed out and Accessible Voting Units (AVUs) are available at voting centers. |
| April 20 | Online and mail registrations must be received 8 days before Election Day. Register to vote in person during business hours and any time before 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. |
| April 28 | Deadline for Washington State voter registration (in person only) |
| April 28 | Special Election – Deposit your ballot in an official drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day. |
Return your ballot – King County, Washington
You can vote and return your ballot as soon as you receive it. Returning your ballot early allows time to correct any issues with your signature so we can count your ballot.
There are three ways to return your ballot:
- By mail
- A ballot drop box
- At a Vote Center
No Kings Rally on March 28.
This peaceful National Day of Action brings together everyday people who believe in safety, dignity, accountability, and democracy.
We march because our communities deserve healthcare, affordable groceries, economic opportunity, and the freedom to live without fear. We march because working families should not be targeted or harmed. We march because action is the antidote to injustice.
March 28 | 12:00 PM
Cal Anderson Park – 1635 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 → Seattle Center
Stand with neighbors. Speak up. Stay engaged.
Learn more here: No Kings Seattle March 28 – Seattle Indivisible
Seattle No Kings March 28 Coalition organizers:
| Seattle Indivisible | North Seattle Progressives | 50501 WA |
Wallingford Indivisible | West Seattle Indivisible | Indivisible SouthEnd | DefundMusk |CommonPower | OneAmerica |Troublemakers Community |
SE Seattle Indivisible | SEIU 775| Fuse Washington | Sierra Club |
Planned Parenthood Action | Evergreen Resistance | MLK Labor
League Of Women Voters Seattle King County | Vashon Indivisible |
WA Neighborhood Defense| National Day Laborers Organizing Network |
ALCU-Washington | Seattle Against War | Church Council of Greater Seattle |
Endorsed by: ACLU WA | Washington State Nurses Association | MLK Labor| AAUW Seattle |SMLKOC |Veterans for Peace | CAIR | PROTEC 17 | 350 Seattle | Washington Conservation Action | Seattle Education Association
WA Immigrant Solidarity Network: International Worker’ Day on Friday, May 1, 2026.
Make sure to save the date! We invite you, along with other powerful organizations, to celebrate International Workers’ Day on Friday, May 1, 2026. For updates and more information: https://www.seattlemayday.org/
Asegúrate de reservar esta fecha. Te invitamos, junto con otras organizaciones poderosas, a celebrar el Día Internacional de las y los Trabajadores el viernes 1 de mayo de 2026. Para actualizaciones y mayor información: https://www.seattlemayday.org/
