Gregoire inks ballot design improvements
Governor Gregoire has approved legislation aimed at improving ballot design in Washington, making it less likely a voter will miss important issues. The measure, House Bill 2496, will require counties to clear up visual clutter on their ballots, and make sure that the voter-instruction section is clearly separated from the actual beginning of the voting itself. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Scott White of Seattle, grew out of apparent confusion by many King County voters last November, when about 7…