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VoteWA.gov


VoteWA.gov is an easy website for checking your voter registration status in Washington State, sponsored by the WA Secretary of State. All you need is your name and date of birth. You can register to vote and make changes to your address or name. Also, you can check your voting history in the state, your elected officials, your state voter’s guide, ballot drop box locations, and ballot status (i.e. has your ballot for the latest state election been received).


Are you a US citizen, at least 16 years old, and a WA resident? Register to vote at VoteWA.gov:


REGISTER TO VOTE

Vote 411



vote411.org is a helpful website for voters, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Fund. Enter your address to find your polling place, build your ballot with our online voters’ guide and much more! With our voters’ guide you can see the races on your ballot, compare candidates’ positions side-by-side, and print out a “ballot” indicating your preferences as a reminder. Check out our resources for military and overseas voters!

Kitsap County Elections

Kitsap County Auditor



The Kitsap County Auditor’s website contains a wealth of information regarding elections and voting. Some especially useful links:

Information Verification



Worried you might be seeing some “fake news”? Here are some resources for verifying things you might seeing or hearing online, on TV, or from friends.

Website Description
FactCheck.org A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
PolitiFact.com A website that fact-checks journalism.
Snopes.com The internet’s oldest fact-checking resource, looking into everything from political news stories to urban legends.

Other Useful Resources For Voters



WEBSITES FOR RESEARCHING CANDIDATES/ISSUES
Website Description
Ballotpedia.org Info about issues/candidates on your ballot.
OnTheIssues.org Candidates’ opinions/voting record on issues.
VoteSmart.org Information about candidates and elected officials.
Vote411.org/ballot Compare candidates’ positions side-by-side on *your* ballot.

They Represent You (TRY)



They Represent You (TRY) is a brochure funded by the League of Women Voters’ Education Fund, presented courtesy of the League of Women Voters of Kitsap. Contained is a listing of county, state and federal government officials that represent citizens of Kitsap County.


Why Vote in Local Elections?



In July 2019, BKAT (Kitsap’s public access television station) recorded a conversation with LWV Kitsap members Maurie Louis and Catherine Ahl about the importance of voting in local elections. Watch it here!

Video Recordings



Bremerton-Kitsap Access Television (BKAT) generously records and broadcasts many of our Voter Forums. They make these recordings available on the internet afterwards. Link to BKAT

Email: info@lwv-kitsap.org

LWV Kitsap

P.O. Box 1524

Poulsbo, WA USA 98370