In Washington, elections are authorized by Articles II, III, and IV of the Washington State Constitution, which respectively include the establishment of elections for the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of the state government; Article VI establishes election procedures and rights.
Washington uses a vote-by-mail system under the supervision of the Secretary of State, mandated statewide since 2011. Counties were previously able to choose between it and in-person voting from 2005 onward, of which all but one adopted vote-by-mail by 2011.[1] Since 2008, most non-presidential elections are carried out using nonpartisan blanket primary, also known as the "top-two primary".[2]
In a 2020 study, Washington was ranked as the 2nd easiest state for citizens to vote in.[3]
1996
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edit2004
edit- 2004 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 2004 United States Senate election in Washington
- 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2004 Washington gubernatorial election
- Washington attorney general election, 2004
- Washington secretary of state election, 2004
- Washington ballot measures, 2004
2006
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edit2010
edit2012
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edit2016
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edit2018
edit2020
editFederal elections
edit- 2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
State elections
edit2022
editFederal elections
editState elections
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Washington State Vote-By-Mail (VBM) Fact Sheet" (PDF). Washington Office of the Secretary of State - Elections Division. February 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Washington Secretary of State. "Elections & Voting: Top 2 Primary". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (15 Dec 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517.
External links
edit- Elections & Voting at the Washington Secretary of State official website
- Washington at Ballotpedia
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020