More than 200,000 voting-age adults in Washington state, including 74,773 in King County, are getting a special request to sign up for this year’s election.

None of them are registered to vote right now. All of them have, or will soon receive, a postcard with instructions on how they can do so as part of a focused outreach effort by state and county election officials.

The Secretary of State’s Office is using a federal grant to cover the estimated $48,300 cost of mailing the postcards. They have been sent to men and women who are at least 18 years old, have a valid driver’s license or identification card and are not yet a registered voter.

According to figures from the state, more than half of the targeted recipients, 109,391, are between the ages of 18 and 25. Another 44,052 are going to those aged 26-35. Just 58 postcards went people who are 96 and older.

The postcard contains the requirements to be an eligible voter and the web address for registering online. There also is a toll-free phone number for those who want to obtain a paper registration form to fill out or have questions about their voting status. This is the third year it’s been done. Last year just 10 percent of those who received postcards, actually registered.

The state wants to make it as simple as possible. In a story in the Everett Herald, Secretary of State Kim Wyman said she is hoping that potential voters will take heed.

“We are hoping citizens who are eligible and want to participate will go online and register by Oct. 6 so they can participate in November,”  she said.

Let’s also hope that those who are already registered will use their right to vote in November as well.