The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| 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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| Published at: | 6:25 PM on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Voter Turnout |
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| 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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| Published at: | 6:43 PM on Monday, October 10th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Even-Year Elections |
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| 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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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Election Day, Reminder to Vote |
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| 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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| Published at: | 1:01 PM on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Certification |
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| 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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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Reminder to Vote |
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| Excerpt: | With about thirty-four hours left to vote in the 2021 general election, statewide turnout stood at 16.7%, slightly above where it was at a comparable point in the 2017 general election four years ago. |
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| Published at: | 9:59 AM on Monday, November 1st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Reminder to Vote |
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| Excerpt: | Jena Griswold of Colorado, Denise Merrill of Connecticut, Shenna Bellows of Maine, and Jocelyn Benson of Michigan joined Daily Kos' Carolyn Fiddler discuss their role in state government as well as the current threat to democracy. |
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| Published at: | 11:20 AM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Emma Goolsby |
| Categories: | Elections, Events |
| Other Tags: | Automatic Voter Registration, Fair Elections, Netroots Nation, Universal Suffrage |
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| Excerpt: | Read the release announcement for the third episode of PNWcurrents, NPI's uniquely regional podcast. This episode features State Representatives Mia Gregerson, Ilana Rubel, and Dan Rayfield, who who joined NPI's Caya Berndt to discuss boosting voter turnout and combating election fatigue. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Announcements, Elections |
| Other Tags: | PNWcurrents |
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| Excerpt: | If we are to remain a democratic republic, voter suppression schemes like the kind Eyman plans to work on must be defeated. |
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| Published at: | 12:56 PM on Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Fair Elections |
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| Excerpt: | August 3rd, 2021 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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| Published at: | 12:00 PM on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Election Day, Reminder to Vote |
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| Excerpt: | With one day left to cast a ballot, voter turnout stands at just 17.36% statewide, with 756,092 ballots returned out of 4,355,758 issued. It's another sign we need to phase out odd-year elections. |
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| Published at: | 8:00 PM on Monday, August 2nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Voter Turnout |
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| Excerpt: | Ahead of Top Two Election Night 2021, it seems like a good time to circle back and take one final look at the Emerald City's electoral landscape before the last sprint to the finish. |
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| Published at: | 4:00 PM on Friday, July 30th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | Beginning in 2022, Beaver State voters will be able to vote through the Postal Service and have their ballot count as long as it's postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days. That's a win for democracy and ballot access. |
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| Published at: | 3:13 PM on Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Other Tags: | Fair Elections |
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| Excerpt: | Voter turnout reached 84.14% -- not quite as high as the 2008 general election twelve years ago, but pretty close to a record. |
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| Published at: | 8:28 PM on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Fair Elections |
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