King County Elections

A government, philanthropic and community partnership to remove barriers to voting in diverse communities.

King County Elections and Seattle Foundation will award a total of $460,000 in grants to community-based organizations to provide either an ongoing campaign or events focused on one or more of the following:

Voter education or outreach informing underrepresented voters about how voting works in King County, such as who is eligible to vote, what is vote-by-mail, and democracy 101.
Voter registration activities where underrepresented communities work, play or connect.
Nonpartisan opportunities for communities to come together and educate themselves about what’s on the ballot.
Culturally appropriate technical assistance in navigating the voting process, such as helping voters change their address or language preference.

Learn more about the organizations that received funding in 2018.