2022 - 2023 election calendar

Attention Districts -- please click here for your complete resolution, statement, and committee deadlines.

Resolutions



To call for a special election in February or April, resolutions are due 60 days prior to the election date.

If the Special Election is to be held in conjunction with a Primary, resolutions are due no later than the Friday immediately before the first day of the regular candidate filing period.

Resolutions calling for a Special Election in conjunction with the General Election are due no later than the day of the Primary. RCW 29A.04.321

If a jurisdiction wishes to withdraw a resolution, a signed statement must be submitted to the elections division.  The deadline to withdraw a resolution is the same as filing a resolution that calls for an election.

Certification



Election results are certified 10 days after a Special Election in February or April, 14 days after a Primary, and 21 days after a General Election.

Candidate Filing 2022



Candidate filing period for 2022 is May 16-20.
RCW 29A.24.050

     2022

 2023
Election Date
   Aug 2
2022
  Nov 8
2022
   Feb 14
2023
  Apr 25
2023
  Aug 1
2023
  Nov 7
2023
Resolution Due   May 13
Aug 2
   Dec 16
  Feb 24
  May 12
  Aug 1
8 day by mail or online registration
and update deadline		   July 25
Oct 31
   Feb 6
  Apr 7
  July 24
  Oct 30
in-person registration and update deadline   Aug 2
8 pm
 Nov 8
8 pm
    Feb 14
8 pm
  Apr 25
8 pm
  Aug 1
8 pm
  Nov 7
8 pm
Overseas/military ballots mailed    June 17
 Sept 23
    Jan 13
  Mar 24
  June 16
  Sept 22
Ballots available    July 15
  Oct 21
    Jan 27
 Apr 7
 July 14
  Oct 20
Election certified    Aug 16
  Nov 29
    Feb 24
  May 5
  Aug 15
  Nov 28
voter registration
and updates
 by mail or
online


in person
 Applications for new registration or updates must be received by an
elections official no later than 8 days before the election.
     close of business by mail; online by midnight

Applicants must appear in-person at the County Auditor's Office no later
than 8pm on the day of the election to register or update their current
registration.