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Does Washington state's ballot signature rule disenfranchise voters?

On Tuesday King County Superior Court Judge Mark Larrañaga heard a case challenging Washington State’s ballot verification system as discriminatory but made no ruling.
David Hyde

September 12, 2023 / 1:35 pm
Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. So what's a young, rural voter to do?

Democrats are aiming to make gains in North Carolina in 2024. And that path to victory in the state runs through its small towns and youngest voters. Here's where some of them stand.
Elena Moore

Ximena Bustillo

July 14, 2023 / 2:50 am
If property values go down in King County, will taxes follow? Not necessarily

In some parts of King County property values are dropping. But that doesn't mean property taxes will fall.
Diana Opong

June 05, 2023 / 1:48 pm
45 candidates are running for Seattle City Council. Who are they and what do they stand for?

KUOW’s politics editor Cat Smith has been talking to the candidates since last week’s filing deadline. She joined Morning Edition host Angela King to talk about some of the key issues and races so far.
Catharine Smith

Katie Campbell

Angela King

May 26, 2023 / 11:46 am
Washington won't be among early primary states ... that's OK, Democratic leaders say
Brandon Hollingsworth

February 08, 2023 / 1:19 pm
What if voting were not just a right, but a legally required duty?

Numerous Democrats in the Washington Legislature are backing a new proposal to make voting in elections compulsory. Citizens are required by law to cast ballots in about 25 counties, but in no other U.S. states. Republicans in Olympia described the idea as "un-American."
Tom Banse

January 24, 2023 / 5:15 pm
Seattle's ranked-choice voting system won't go into effect until 2027

Seattle voters have decided they want a ranked-choice voting system for future elections of mayoral and city council candidates, but the new system won't go into effect until 2027.
Paige Browning

November 23, 2022 / 2:57 pm
Do you ever wonder how ballots are counted in King County?

Today we’re getting a tour of exactly how your ballot gets counted with Director of King County Elections Julie Wise.
David Hyde

Teo Popescu

Juan Pablo Chiquiza

November 11, 2022 / 1:31 pm
College voters: Increased importance and expanding turnout

Since the 2016 presidential election, voter turnout among college students has been steadily increasing. Take the last midterms for example: In 2018, 40 percent of registered college students voted. It’s too early to tell if that trend will continue during this midterm election, but what can this trend tell us about the power of college students as a voting block?
Libby Denkmann

Noel Gasca

November 07, 2022 / 3:32 pm
Turnout remains low heading into Tuesday’s midterm election

With only a few days to go until Election Day, 70 percent of registered voters in Washington state have yet to return their ballots.
Paige Browning

November 04, 2022 / 5:43 pm

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