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New Elections Center Provides Transparency and Security
 Snohomish County's new Elections Center upholds the highest standards of transparency, security, and efficiency for voters.
In our previous e-newsletter, we celebrated the opening of our new Elections Center, which enhances both transparency and security of our processes. If you haven’t visited us in Everett yet to observe how we conduct accurate and accountable elections for Snohomish County, check out our short video.
Want to learn more? Attend one of our “Elections Explained” events at a local library. Dozens of people have already attended previous events at the Everett, Marysville, Monroe, and Stanwood libraries. There's still time to attend one of the remaining events:
Wed. Oct. 9 | 6:00 PM at Lynnwood Library
Sat. Oct. 12 | 12:00 PM at Granite Falls Library
Tues. Oct. 15 | 6:00 PM at Mountlake Terrace Library
Ballots for the November 5 General Election will be mailed by October 18.
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Animal Services Survey and the Benefits of Licensing Pets
 Animal Control Officer at public safety event in Stanwood, WA on August 6, 2024.
Our Animal Services team needs your feedback to help more pets across unincorporated Snohomish County. If you haven't already, please take our short pet survey now.
Licensing your pets is quick, easy — and the law. Pet licensing enhances protections for your pets and funds benefits for furry friends throughout Snohomish County:
- Giving your pet a free ride if found wearing a Snohomish County License
- Investigating animal neglect and other domesticated animal cases
- Maintaining equipment and providing ongoing training for our animal services team
- Caring for abandoned animals
Snowmobile License Renewals Due October 1, 2024
If you own a snowmobile and plan on using it this year in Washington, now is the time to renew your license. You can visit your local licensing subagency to renew the registration for your snowmobile or snow bike. More information on registration and renewal of snowmobiles and snow bikes can be found at the Washington State Department of Licensing website HERE.
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Save Money by Transferring Your Old License Plates to Your New Vehicle
Instead of waiting for a new plate for your car, did you know you can transfer the plates from your old car to your new purchase? When you transfer your plates, you have your plates immediately, you don’t need to memorize a new number, it helps save precious resources, and it’s CHEAPER than purchasing new plates. When you trade in or sell your old car, make sure to take off your plates. Then ask your dealership or local licensing subagency to transfer the plates to your new vehicle. To learn more about how to transfer plates, visit the Washington State Department of Licensing’s website.
Recording and Preserving Documents for Everyone
Do you know that a portion of fees collected for each document recorded in Snohomish County helps fund the Washington State Archives? The Archives oversees a digital archive facility, the main archives facility in Olympia, and regional archive facilities throughout the state. The Archives collects, preserves, and makes available the historical records of all branches of state and local government from the territorial period to the present: marriage records, land records, oral histories, and photographs.
You can search the digital records on the State Archives website. Fun fact: Washington State was the first state in the nation to create a digital archive to preserve electronic media. Snohomish County is currently working with the Digital Archives to upload images of all our property and marriage records into the State’s system. To search Snohomish County’s current records, please visit our website. For records not available in the digital archives, you can visit your local Archives facility. More information on the Archives and their important work is available at the State Archives website.
About the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office
Through the dedicated work of 46 public employees, the nonpartisan Auditor’s Office registers voters and conducts elections; issues pet and kennel licenses; responds to animal-related safety incidents; licenses cars, boats, and other vehicles; records property and other legal documents; issues marriage licenses; and performs many other customer-focused vital government services.
Elected Auditor Garth Fell has led the office in Washington’s third largest county since 2020 and is a nationally certified elections administrator who has overseen nearly 100 elections over his 25-year career. Auditor Fell also serves as treasurer of the Washington State Association of County Auditors and as a member of the Washington State Recording Standards Commission.
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