Voter Registration - ACP

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As an ACP participant, you can register to vote as a Protected Records Voter (PRV). Registration requires your actual residential address in addition to the substitute address provided by ACP. After becoming a PRV, your actual residential address, name, county, and voting precinct number will be kept out of public record.

If you would like to make changes to your voter registration record, call the ACP at (360) 753-2972. We will send the correct registration form to you to keep your address out of public record. DO NOT use the online voter registration system, VoteWA.

You should always register to vote using the Protected Voters Registration Form at your local county elections office or from the ACP which will say “Address Confidentiality Program (ACP)” at the top.

Voter Notifications

You may receive notifications from your county elections office. Here is an explanation of what they are.

Confirmation: If you recently joined ACP, were a registered voter and put in a change of address at the post office, you will be sent a confirmation notice. It’s a post card from the county that asks you to update your address so that you are sent a ballot at your new address for the next election.

If you have filled out a Protected Records Voter (PRV) registration form, do not fill out the post card. Doing so will place your new address in VoteWA, the very public voting database and undo the benefit of being in ACP.

If you need a PRV form call us at 360-753-2972.

Acknowledgment: A letter or voter card acknowledging your status as a PRV. It will list the registration date of your PRV status, your full name, ACP mailing address, and your precinct. You can call the county if you need more information, like what district you are in.

Verification or Identification: If your PRV form is missing information, such as your residential address or the required form of identification for the form to be valid, ACP will return the form to you to update the information and be registered to vote.

Challenge: There are two kinds sent when the ballot is either 1) missing a signature or 2) the signature on the envelope does not match the signature in the voter’s registration. Asks the voter to either 1) provide a signature or 2) provide an updated signature. Challenges are time sensitive so return them right away.

Please refer to the Key Information handbook for more information on voting as a Protected Records Voter or call us at 360-753-2972.