OLYMPIA – The Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) identified a voter registration processing error affecting Ferry and Stevens counties. The issue, discovered on Friday, Oct. 31, impacted automatic voter registrations (AVR) between July 16, 2024, and Oct. 31, 2025.

An AVR is submitted automatically when a person applying for state government services provides proof of citizenship. However, each application still requires review by a county election administrator.

The error affected 6,783 applicants, including 924 eligible voters who may still be unregistered. The OSOS Elections Division uncovered the issue after auditing voter registrations from the Department of Licensing.

The processing error has been resolved, and both counties are now processing AVRs. OSOS is collaborating with

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