Military and Overseas Voters

To participate, you must provide your email address and have access to email and a printer. Remember to state a ballot receipt preference of email when registering to vote using one of the methods above. 

You are emailed a link to your ballot, voter declaration, voting instructions, and a fold-and-tape return envelope 45 days prior to every primary and general election and 30 days prior to every special election.

Ballots returned by email or fax must be received by the Elections Office by 8 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Election Day. Include the signed and dated declaration page, the privacy sheet, and the ballot in the email as attachments. A digital signature does not suffice on the ballot declaration.

Email:
elections@cowlitzwa.gov

Fax:
(360) 442-7879

Federal Write-in Ballots (FWAB's) may be used by military and overseas civilians residing outside of the United States. Contact your Installation Voting Officer, any US Embassy, Consular Office, or the Federal Voting Assistance Program. Federal Write-in ballots may only be accepted if you are an absent uniformed service member or a citizen residing outside of the United States.

Federal Write-in ballots returned by mail must be dated on or before the day of the election and received in the Auditor's Office by the day prior to certification of the election. This occurs 10 days after a Special Election, 14 days after a Primary, and 21 days after the General Election.

Federal Write-in ballots returned by email or fax must be received by the Elections Office by 8 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Election Day. A digital signature will not suffice on the ballot declaration.

Mail:
Cowlitz County Elections
207 N 4th Ave, Rm 205
Kelso, WA 98626

Email:
elections@cowlitzwa.gov

Fax:
(360) 442-7879

Special Absentee ballots may be requested in writing or via email within 90 days of a Primary or General Election for voters who otherwise would be unable to vote through the normal voting process. 

You will receive a sample ballot with all of the races and issues you are entitled to vote on. 

Special Absentee Ballot Application