Reed forecasts better-than-usual Primary turnout
Washington’s chief elections official, Secretary of State Sam Reed, is predicting a better-than-usual turnout for the Top 2 Primary that gets underway next week. Reed forecasts a 46 percent turnout – better than the 43 percent average for comparable presidential/gubernatorial years in recent decades. It would be the best voter participation for a primary since 1980, when it was 48 percent. Reed’s reasoning: “The people of Washington are pretty revved up by the campaigns and issues this year and that…