Same-day voter registrations hit new high mark in Washington

Long lines on Election Day aren’t common in Washington with the state’s vote-by-mail system.

But this year, some counties were inundated with people taking advantage of a relatively new same-day registration system.

Pierce County, for example, had hundreds of voters in line throughout Election Day. Traffic remained heavy all day at the county elections office and a drop box located there. Snohomish County’s election office had a steady stream of people looking to register or change addresses. Many other counties, like Clark, had people joining the lines at election offices up until the 8 p.m. voting deadline.

Washington is one of 23 states that allow same-day registration, and this election, more voters than ever took advantage of it.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/19/same-day-voter-registrations-hit-new-high-mark-in-washington/