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Tag Archives: Voter Turnout

NPI urges Washington State House to advance legislation to move local elections to even years

Excerpt: Read NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve’s prepared remarks in support of House Bill 1932, which would empower local governments in Washington to move their elections to even-numbered years.
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NPI makes the case for letting cities switch to even year elections on KUOW’s Soundside

Excerpt: NPI's proposal to allow cities and towns to move their regularly scheduled elections to even years if they want is drawing a lot of interest in the wake of the 2023 general election, which saw the worst turnout in state history.
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2023 is the new worst: Washington again sets a record for low turnout in a general election

Excerpt: November 28th, 2023 was the deadline for counties to certify their returns in the November 2023 general election. Statewide turnout will pass into the history books at 36.41% for this year. That's the lowest Washington has seen since recordkeeping began.
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2023 statewide voter turnout could end up as the worst ever in Washington history

Excerpt: Washington State is at real risk of setting a new record for the worst general election turnout in state history.
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Today is General Election Day 2023. Haven’t voted yet? It’s time to get that ballot in!

Excerpt: This is it. Election Day 2023 has arrived. Have you voted? Have you asked your family and friends if they've voted?
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2023 Washington State general election on track to join the worst turnouts of all time

Excerpt: Here's where voter turnout stands with twenty-four hours left to vote in the 2023 Washington State general election.
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King County 2023 Top Two voter turnout stalls out at around 30%, falling short of 35%

Excerpt: King County Elections staff had hoped that countywide turnout would surpass 35%, but it has stalled out at around 30%, and it looks like it will be below what it was in 2021 and 2019.
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It’s Top Two Election Day 2023 in Washington State – don’t forget to vote!

Excerpt: August 1st, 2023 is Top Two Election Day! Have you voted? Have you checked in with family and friends to make sure they have voted?
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Happening today: NPI’s Even Year Elections For All panel convenes at Netroots Nation ’23

Excerpt: Learn about the voting justice panel that the Northwest Progressive Institute is hosting at Netroots Nation 2023.
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Counties certify 2022 midterm election in Washington State; turnout about average

Excerpt: How does turnout compare to past midterm elections in Washington State? Read this NPI analysis if you'd like to get acquainted with the historical data.
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Moving King County elections to even years will make county topics more visible to voters

Excerpt: Republican Reagan Dunn asks rhetorically if people will pay attention to county races if they're in even years. The answer is yes, they will... because county governance and county-level topics will be part of the mix in years when people are more attuned to politics and when the media's political coverage is more robust. 
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It’s Top Two Election Day in Washington State – don’t forget to vote!

Excerpt: Today is Election Day! Have you voted? Have you checked in with family and friends to make sure they have voted?
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Washington’s 2021 general election certified; turnout is the third-worst in state history

Excerpt: Fewer than four in ten voters voted for just the third time in a statewide general election, going back to when recordkeeping began. The turnout we just saw is the third worst general election turnout in state history, behind only 2017 and 2015.
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Today is General Election Day 2021. Haven’t voted yet? It’s time to get that ballot in!

Excerpt: This is it. Election Day 2021 has arrived. Have you voted? Have you asked your family and friends if they've voted?
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