Here’s everything union members need to know to vote in the 2026 Primary Election
by Tuesday, August 4!
Ballots are mailed to you by July 17.
3 STEPS TO VOTE:
1) Decide how you want to vote:
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- WSLC 2026 Election Endorsements
- WSLC 2026 Legislative Voting Record — see how your legislators voted on pro-worker policies this past year.
- The Millionaires Tax is a 9.9% tax on earnings over $1 million. Households and individuals with total yearly income below $1 million will not pay this tax. Repealing the Millionaires Tax will cut funding for public services like school funding, healthcare and higher education. Learn more here and find out how the tax will impact your family.
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2) Fill out your ballot.
3) Drop off your ballot (by 8 p.m. August 4 at the latest) or put it in the mail ASAP (ballots must be POSTMARKED by August 4).
Not registered? No problem! You can register online until July 27 and at your local County Auditor’s office and voting centers until 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Here’s how candidates are endorsed.
The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (WSLC), which represents more than 650 local unions with more than 600,000 rank-and-file members from across the state, has made election endorsements in special legislative races. These recommendations are the result of hundreds of delegates from unions across Washington state reviewing candidate questionnaires and voting records, interviewing the candidates, and then meeting to vote upon which candidates have earned labor’s support. A two-thirds majority of delegates is required to earn the endorsement of the WSLC, the state’s largest labor organization.