Observer Opportunities and Guidelines

Canvass board meetings
View the schedule

KCE

To be determined

Military and oversea ballots mailed

KCE

July 18

Absentee insertion

KCE/vendor

July 14 and daily through August 15

Logic and accuracy test of accessible voting units begins

EDC

July 29 through Aug. 8 or until completed*

Early voting available on accessible voting units

KCE

July 30 - August 18

Incoming ballot sort

KCE

August 4 - September 3*

Signature verification

KCE

August 4 - September 3* 

Ballot opening

KCE

August 6 - September 3*

Ballot duplication

KCE

August 7 - September 3*

Phone bank

KCE

Beginning July 21

Ballot on request

KCE

July 30 - August 18

Poll worker training

KCE

June 25 - August 18

Petition checking

KCE

No current petition

Logic & accuracy test of mail ballot tabulation equipment

KCE

August 15 at 10:30 a.m.*

Voter registration & absentee request data entry

KCE

Ongoing

Canvass process (includes the 4% accessible voting unit audit)

KCE

Begins August 20 until completion*

Provisional ballot processing

KCE

August 21 until completion*

Poll supply assembly

EDC

Currently until August 15

Absentee ballot tabulation

KCE

August 19 - September 3*

Depot supply pick up

Seattle and county depot locations

August 16 and 17

Depot activities

Depot locations (call for locations)

August 19 after 8 p.m.*

Memory card uploading/precinct reporting

KCE

August 19 from 8 p.m. until complete*

Trouble shooter activities

Various poll sites

August 11-22

Minority language compliance

Various poll sites and all election activities

Ongoing