• You will be out of town prior to election day. (General election ballots will begin arriving on October 21.)
   
• You wish to become an ongoing absentee voter.    
   
• You wish to use this form to change your voter registration address. You must be a registered voter and moving within Thurston County to use this form. (Please be sure to check the “New Permanent Address” box or complete the change of address form on page 17.)

1. Service Absentee Ballot: Members of the military service and their dependents may apply for an absentee ballot at any time.                                                                                                              
2. Special Absentee Ballot: A voter who is outside the continental United States at election time and will be unable to return a regular absentee ballot by normal mail delivery, may apply for a special absentee ballot up to 90 days before an election. The special absentee ballot will contain the known offices and measures scheduled to appear on the ballot.                                                                                      
3. Emergency Health Clause: If you are confined to a hospital or health care facility, you may apply for an absentee ballot up to and including the day of the election. Contact the hospital administrator or County Auditor for such a ballot.

Please Note...

• Any voter may request an absentee ballot, in person, by telephone (360) 786-5408, by mail, fax (360) 786-5223, or by e-mail: www.co.thurston.wa.us/auditor.

• Submit your request at once to allow time for a correspondence exchange.

• If you have any absentee related questions, please call our office at (360) 786-5408.