InWashington,elections are authorized by Articles II, III, and IV of theWashington State Constitution, which respectively include the establishment of elections for the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of thestate government; Article VI establishes election procedures and rights.
Washington uses avote-by-mail system under the supervision of theSecretary of State, mandated statewide since 2011.Counties were previously able to choose between it andin-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 usingnonpartisan 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]
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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