Chelan County Auditor

Absentee Application

Notice of Fee Increase!

The fee for licenses purchased after 7-27-25 will be $157.00. The $100 increase is at the direction of HB1498, passed by the 2025 legislature, and funds a Domestic Violence Co-Responder program

 

Obtaining an Absentee Marriage Application

Attention Washington Residents: A license obtained at any Washington county is valid anywhere else in the state. It is not necessary to obtain your license in the county of ceremony.

  1. Submit your data online
  2. Send us an email (recording@co.chelan.wa.us ) after submitting your data, requesting that we create and email you an absentee application;
  3. Within two working days, you will receive an email with the application attached. Print the application on white paper & have your signatures notarized.
  4. Mail your signed original application and fee ($60 if including a certified copy, $57 if not) to us. We will proceed to create your Marriage License within 2 working days then mail you the final license paperwork. The paperwork can be picked up from our office rather than mailed, at your request.
  5. If one of you will be completing the application in person, that individual does not need to sign until they arrive in our office to finish the application. We will process the rest of your paperwork at that time, and you will leave with the Marriage License.
  6. The three-day waiting period begins on the day we process your application. The valid dates on your paperwork will reflect this.

Please let us know if you have any questions at all.

Posted: 12/18/2014 10:46 AM
Last Updated: 06/13/2025 04:40 PM

Chelan County Calendar

Upcoming events and schedules at the county!

  • 13
    Aug 2025
    09:30 AM - 10:30 AM

    Public Meeting: Public Canvassing Board Meetings

    Posted by: Chelan County Elections

    The Canvassing Board of Chelan County, pursuant to RCW 29A.60.160, will hold public meetings at the dates and times listed below. The meetings of the Canvassing Board are open, public meetings under the applicable provisions of chapter 42.30 RCW, and each meeting shall be continued until the activity for which the meeting is held has been completed.

    Chelan County Auditor’s Office
  • 13
    Aug 2025
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Chelan County Civil Service Commission

    Posted by: Human Resources

    The Chelan County Civil Service Commission will be meeting on August 13, 2025.

    Chelan County Commissioners Office, CM Conference Room 1
  • 08
    Aug 2025
    09:30 AM - 10:30 AM

    Public Meeting: Public Canvassing Board Meetings

    Posted by: Chelan County Elections

    The Canvassing Board of Chelan County, pursuant to RCW 29A.60.160, will hold public meetings at the dates and times listed below. The meetings of the Canvassing Board are open, public meetings under the applicable provisions of chapter 42.30 RCW, and each meeting shall be continued until the activity for which the meeting is held has been completed.

    Chelan County Auditor’s Office
  • 05
    Aug 2025
    09:00 AM - 08:00 PM

    Election Day

    Posted by: Chelan County Elections

    Election Day

    Please see Ballot Drop Locations
  • 02
    Aug 2025
    09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

    Monthly Drop-Off Saturday - Aug. 2, 2025

    Posted by: Solid Waste Management

    Drop-off Saturday at the Moderate Risk Waste Facility is Aug. 2.

    Chelan County Moderate Risk Waste Facility