Sept. 1, 2010
Primary Election
Results Certified
Election
ends with a 39 percent turnout from
voters
King County Elections
this morning certified the results of the 2010 Primary Election, which had a
total voter turnout of 39 percent. Final results are posted on the King
County Election website.
Results of Precinct Committee Officer
races will be reported on September 13 at 4:30
p.m.
This election
experienced the highest voter turnout for a primary since 2004, with 421,157
ballots returned.
“We saw a
respectable rate of participation considering this was not a Presidential
election year,” said Sherril Huff, King County
Elections Director. “We were able to
process ballots very efficiently and got some great support from many voters who returned their ballots
early.”
As
with any election, some ballots could not be counted because they were
postmarked after Election Day or had issues with the voter signature. Voters can
use the online Ballot
Tracker to make sure their ballot was received and sent on to be counted.
Voters who may have experienced problems with their signatures or mailing
address should be sure to update their registration information now so that they
are ready for the upcoming November General Election.
Ballots for the General Election will
be mailed on October 13. The deadline to update voter registration
information for the election is October 4.
New Washington voters can register in person through
October 25
In
this election, 8,800 ballots were returned after Election Day. Voters are reminded that ballots must be
returned to a Ballot Drop Box before 8:00 p.m. or postmarked by Election Day.
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