EVERETT — Several hundred people registered to vote Monday at the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office, meeting the deadline for the Nov. 4 election.
Monday marked the final day for sign-ups of those who will be voting in Washington for the first time.
Snohomish County Auditor Carolyn Weikel said people lined up at 8 a.m. and were still signing up at 5 p.m. On Saturday, the elections office held special hours for registering and 163 people came in then, she said.
Weikel said it did not appear those signing up Monday were part of any effort orchestrated by a political party or organization
“Several of those I spoke to said they were just procrastinators or had tried unsuccessfully to register online,” she said.
Two people registered to vote shortly after they were sworn in as citizens, she said,
“That was exciting,” she said.
Snohomish County had 367,399 registered voters as of last week, a new record. As of Monday, the county had received 7,516 ballots from voters.
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