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).
vote411
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 Auditor
The Kitsap County Auditor’s website contains a wealth of information regarding elections and voting. Some especially useful links:
- Ballot drop box locations. Also, info about Vote Centers and accessible voting.
- Voter Registration. See up-to-date information about registering to vote, changing your address, links to forms, etc.
- Kitsap County Elected Officials. A comprehensive list with contact information of your federal, state, county, and city representatives as well as your school, fire, port, sewer, utility, water, and park & recreation districts.
- Results of the most recent election and results from previous elections. See results of elections in Kitsap County, dating back to 1998. Results are broken down by precinct, so you can see how your neighborhood voted on candidates and issues!
Voting for Judges
VotingForJudges.org. Nonpartisan information about candidates for the judiciary in Washington State.
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. |
| FlackCheck.org | The site provides resources designed to help viewers recognize flaws in arguments in general and political ads in particular. |
| 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.
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. Go to our Video Recordings page for links to old Voter Forums and other informative education events.
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!
Voter Registration/Get-Out-The-Vote Resources
Are you interested in registering voters yourself? Check out our Voter Registration/GOTV page for helpful documents and printable resources, like posters and handouts.