Here’s what you need to know to vote in the 2024 Primary Election by August 6, including which candidates have earned labor’s support.
Quick links:
● WSLC 2024 Election Endorsements
● Find a secure election dropbox in your community
● Not registered? No problem! Under Washington’s same-day registration law, you can go to your local County Auditor’s office and voting centers until 8 p.m. on Election Day to register and vote!
Vote early.
Washington voters are receiving their ballots in the mail around July 18. When yours arrives, fill it out from top to bottom — every race is important for working people. If you’re not sure about certain candidates, see our endorsements below. Then…
- Place your ballot and security envelope into the return envelope and seal it.
- Sign it on the back using your normal signature. If the signature doesn’t match your signature when you registered to vote, your ballot might get rejected.
- Put it in the mail — no postage required! — or deposit it in a secure election dropbox in your community.
- Track your ballot at votewa.gov to make sure it is received and accepted. Allow 3-5 business days for your ballot to be posted as received.
How candidates are endorsed.
The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (WSLC), which represents more than 600 union organizations with about 550,000 rank-and-file members from across the state, has made election endorsements in congressional, state-wide, initiative, judicial, and legislative races. These recommendations are the result of hundreds of delegates from unions across Washington state reviewing candidate questionnaires and voting records, interviewing the candidates, and then meeting to vote upon which candidates have earned labor’s support. A two-thirds majority of delegates is required to earn the endorsement of the WSLC, the state’s largest union organization.
See the entire list of 2024 WSLC Endorsements.