Washington Provisional Voting

Provisional ballots are counted 14-21 days after the election.

Voters can request that a provisional ballot be mailed to them by contacting their County Auditor's office. Provisional ballot means a ballot issued to a voter who would otherwise be denied an opportunity to vote a regual ballot, for any reason authorized by the Help America Vote Act, including but not limited to the following:

• The voter's name does not appear in the list of registered voters for the county
• There is an indication in the voter registration system that the voter has already voted in the primary, special election, or general election, but the voter wishes to vote again
• There is a question on the part of the voter concerning the issues or candidates on which the voter is qualitifed to vote
• Any other reason allowed by law.

After the election you may contact your county elections department to confirm that your ballot was counted.