Early Indications from Washington State Primary: 17% of Voters Refuse to Choose a Party

February 17th, 2008

According to this newspaper story from Olympia, Washington, 17% of the presidential primary ballots processed so far will not count for president. That is because a voter who votes by mail is supposed to check a box on the outer envelope, indicating that he or she is either a Republican or a Democrat. One-sixth of the ballots processed so far do not have either box checked, in Thurston County (the county that contains Olympia).

2 Responses to “Early Indications from Washington State Primary: 17% of Voters Refuse to Choose a Party”

  1. Richard Shepard Says:

    Today’s New York Times looks at the point of even having a primary.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/us/politics/18washington.html?ei=5090&en=c442b578eddd0357&ex=1360990800&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1203350127-HhPS8UAvn4jgd8a2DqVyAQ

  2. David Sundahl Says:

    I thought we lived in America, where every vote counts.

    Hmmm???