New voters can register Monday for Northshore election

New voters in Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and the rest of the Northshore Fire District can register to vote in the April 23 special election through Monday, April 15.

Only voters not currently registered to vote in Washington state can register within 28 days of the election, and they must register in person at either the King County elections office in Renton or the elections annex at the County Administration Building in downtown Seattle. The elections office in Renton is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm. 

The elections annex in Seattle is open from 8:30am to 1pm and 2 to 4:30pm. Information is available by calling 206-296-VOTE (296-8683) or 1-800-325-6165, or by checking the County elections voter registration website 

The deadline for currently registered Washington voters to file a change of address or for anyone to register by mail or on line was March 25.

Currently registered voters who have moved within the Fire District have had ballots mailed to their old addresses. Voters registered outside the District will not get ballots.

County elections officials mailed ballots to registered voters in the District April 3. Voters who didn’t get ballots should call the elections office.

Voters who register in person can have a ballot mailed to them or vote on the spot if they wait long enough for information to be verified against the statewide database.

The only item on the April ballot is a six-year continuation of the District’s benefit charge.

Ballots must be returned by mail with a postmark on or before April 23, or left at a 24-hour drop box by 8pm Election Day. Ballot drop boxes are located at the Lake Forest Park City Hall, the County Administration Building in Seattle, the County elections office in Renton or the Tahoma School District office in Maple Valley.