Kitsap County Auditor Notice of Special Election Notice is hereby given that on February 10, 2026, there will be a Special Election for approximately 70,000 registered voters in Kitsap County. This election will be conducted entirely by mail. Voter Registration Citizens may register to vote by completing or printing an application, available online at votewa.gov, or in person at the Kitsap County Auditor's Office (kitsap.gov/elections). Libraries, city halls, and public school offices may also have registration forms. The last day for mail and online voter registration, updates, and voting residence transfers for this election is February 2, 2026. The in-person voter registration deadline for this election for citizens not currently registered to vote, or to update a Washington address, is 8 p.m., Election Day, February 10, 2026, at the Auditor's Office, 619 Division St., Port Orchard, WA 98366. Registration changes may also be made February 10, 2026, at one of three Vote Centers: Poulsbo Fire Station, 911 Liberty Road, Poulsbo; Marvin Williams Recreation Center, 725 Park Avenue, Bremerton; and Kitsap County Administration Building, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard. The Vote Centers are open 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Election Day, February 10, 2026. Voter Assistance Accessible voting units, which enable voters to cast ballots independently and in private, are available for this election. These secure voting devices provide audio capabilities and a paper ballot. They became available for use at the Auditor's Office, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday on January 14, 2026, and will remain available there until February 9, 2026. The accessible voting units will also be available at the Vote Centers: Poulsbo Fire Station, 911 Liberty Road, Poulsbo; Marvin Williams Recreation Center, 725 Park Avenue, Bremerton; and Kitsap County Administration Building, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard. The Vote Centers are open 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Election Day, February 10, 2026. For additional information, or to replace a damaged or lost ballot, contact the Kitsap County Auditor – Elections Division at auditor@kitsap.gov, use the Online Questions and Service Request form at KitsapVotes.gov, or call 360-307 VOTE (8683) (Press "1" to bypass the recording.), 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, or 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Election Day, February 10, 2026. A replacement ballot may also be obtained by appearing in person at the Auditor's Office or at a Vote Center. Additional information about this election is available at KitsapVotes.gov. Public meetings All public meetings for this election will be held at the Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management Building, 8900 Imperial Way SW, Bremerton, WA 98312. All meetings shall be continued until the activity for which the meeting is held has been completed: Notice of Public Meeting The Kitsap County Auditor's Office Elections Division previously advertised and held public meetings for Certification of Logic and Accuracy for the Accessible Voting Units and digital scan voting equipment. These tests were in preparation for the February 10, 2026, Special Election. The first meeting to test the Accessible Voting units was at 10 a.m., January 14, 2026, in the ballot processing room in the Kitsap County Auditor's Office, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA. The test for the digital scan voting equipment was at 10 a.m., January 15, 2026, in the ballot tabulation room of the Kitsap County Auditor's Office Processing Center, 8900 SW Imperial Way, Bremerton, WA 98312. Each meeting was open to the public, was recorded and is viewable on the Kitsap County Auditor's Elections page, kitsap.gov/elections. The Kitsap County Canvassing Board, or its duly authorized representatives, will convene for the purposes of opening and canvassing ballots at 8 a.m., January 20, 2026 and will meet as needed through February 19, 2026, until all valid mail and provisional ballots are opened and canvassed. Meetings may convene at approximately 8 a.m. and end at approximately 4:30 p.m. daily. A Random Batch Audit in which a batch of ballots are counted to test the accuracy of the tabulation system will be at 10 a.m., February 11, 2026. The lot draw to determine which batches of ballots are counted is a day earlier, 10 a.m., February 10, 2026.Canvassing Board determination of challenged ballots and certification of the election is at 9 a.m., February 20, 2026. Dated January 18, 2026, in Port Orchard, Washington PAUL ANDREWS, Kitsap County Auditor Ex-Officio Supervisor of Elections January 18 2026 LBKS0440955