Observation of Temperance and Good Citizenship Day promotes civics education and peaceful citizen engagement.
It is important to educate #FutureVoters about the issues, processes, and impacts of voting in elections. OSPI is proud to partner with the Washington Office of Secretary of State offer resources to support teaching about elections K-12 and help eligible students register to vote, including links to #FutureVoter materials, lesson plans, videos, games, and printables, most of which are appropriate for both distance and in person learning.
Sign up and be registered to vote in Washington state when you become eligible!
In Washington state, 16- and 17-year-olds can sign up as Future Voters and be automatically registered to vote when they become eligible. A voter who turns 18 between the August Primary and the November General Election can vote in the Primary. (RCW 29A.08.170)
Join #FutureVoters if you are at least 16 years old, a U.S. Citizen, and a Washington resident.
Ways to sign up:
Online at VoteWA.gov using your driver’s license, permit, state ID, or at least (4) digits of your Social Security number.
Mail in a paper form with a clear signature. The signature will be used to verify your ballot when voting.
At your county elections office or when getting a driver’s license, permit, or ID at DOL.
At your school’s Temperance and Good Citizenship Day event in January.
