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Top 2 Primary producing finalists for WA General Election

Top 2 Primary producing finalists for WA General Election

Washington voters began clearing the decks for the fall General Election by choosing their favorite candidates to advance, using a qualifying election called the Top 2 Primary. There were surprises — such as several state Senate and House incumbents who were attempting to fend off strong challenges — and the twist of producing several marquee November matchups that will feature finalists from the same party. For the first time, it appears that two candidates from the same party will vie…

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July 4 is online voter registration deadline for Primary

July 4 is online voter registration deadline for Primary

Independence Day (happy birthday, America!) is this Monday. Here’s wishing everyone a fun and safe Fourth of July weekend. July 4 is also the deadline to register online or make updates to your existing voter registration before this summer’s state Primary. If you want to mail in your voter registration form to vote in the Primary, it has to be postmarked by July 2, since post offices won’t have counter service/postmarks on Sunday or on the holiday.  If you’re not…

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WA House OKs military voting bill

WA House OKs military voting bill

The Washington House has voted unanimously in favor of a bill championed by Secretary of State Sam Reed to help our military and overseas voters.  Senate committee action on a broader bill is scheduled for Monday. House Bill 1000, sponsored by Rep. Chris Hurst and others, would allow soldiers and Washington voters abroad to return their voted ballots by fax or email, as many states do. Currently, ballots can be sent electronically to the voter, but the final voted ballot…

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Sizzling turnout for WA primary

Sizzling turnout for WA primary

Washington primary voters may have set a new modern record for participation.  As of this morning, over 950,000 ballots have been counted — or nearly 27 percent of the state’s 3.6 million registered voters.  The rule of thumb is that between 50 and 60 percent of the expected votes are tallied on election night, with the rest arriving in the mail today and in the coming days. Elections Director Nick Handy says the eventual turnout could be in the mid-to-high…

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Can U Top 2?

Can U Top 2?

Hardly seems possible, but Washington’s Top 2 Primary gets underway next week! Mail ballots will be available for pick-up at the county elections offices next Wednesday and by law must be mailed out to voters by Friday.  That means most of us can start voting in little more than a week from now.  The postmark deadline is Aug. 17. Secretary of State Sam Reed urged a big turnout for the run-up to this key mid-term election: “This is an excellent…

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Frisky Oregonians top 41 percent turnout

Frisky Oregonians top 41 percent turnout

The national media paid far more attention to Super Tuesday primaries in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Arkansas, but our neighbors in Oregon were busy voting too – and far exceeded the turnout posted in those other states. Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown said Wednesday that over 41 percent of Oregon registered voters returned their mail-in ballot by the Tuesday deadline, eclipsing her earlier prediction of 37 percent.  Oregon had a hotly contested governor’s primary in both parties, and Brown also attributed…

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