Voting Faithfully

NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION

Deadline to register to vote (mail/online): October 28
Deadline to receive ballots: November 5

It is STRONGLY encouraged to mail your ballot by October 29 so that it is postmarked by Election Day.

VOTING LINKS

VoteWA.Gov: This is the voter information page for the state of Washington. There are links to help you register to vote, see what elections are coming up, check your voter registration, and even track your ballot.

Washington Secretary of State: This is the elections page for the Washington Secretary of State. It has information on everything from voter eligibility to due dates for ballots.

Skagit County Elections: This is the Elections page put out by the Skagit County Auditor. You can find information on drop boxes, voter pamphlets, sample ballots, and other things in both Spanish and English.

Ballot drop box locations are available for Skagit County, Snohomish County, and Whatcom County.

VOTER INFORMATION

These links are to help you find out about candidates and ballot measures. The idea is to help you be informed when you fill out your ballot.

VOTE411: This is a site put together by the League of Women Voters. You can enter your address and find information about every candidate and measure on your ballot.

Skagit County voter pamphlets are available in English and Spanish.

There is also a wonderful online one put out by VoteWA.Gov that covers the statewide candidates and ballot measures.

There is a sample ballot for Skagit County for those wondering what the ballot looks like.

COMBATTING MISINFORMATION

Misinformation is all over the place these days. Here are some sources to help you combat it.

Google: This seems so simple, but many people don’t take the time to check if what they are hearing is accurate. If you read something that sounds a bit fishy, google the headline and see if anyone else is reporting it. If a variety of sources are reporting it, it’s probably accurate.

Snopes: This is one of the original fact-checking sites.

AllSides: This site has an excellent media bias chart, and it can show you the direction in which your favorite media sites are skewed. They will also take an issue or news story and show what sites falling on the left, right, and center are reporting.

Your Guide to Mis- and Disinformation: This page is put together by the League of Women Voters that gives some basic tips on identifying and dealing with misinformation.