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Can We Register Voters Better? Yes.

In the state of Washington there are over 3.6 million registered voters and roughly 84% of these cast valid ballots. Interest in judicial races, especially among young votes, remains low and more often than not, voters select judicial candidates at random or leave the ballot blank. In 2008, 35%, or 1 of 3 million voters did not vote for a Supreme Court justice. Similarly, 640,000 of 930,000 voters did not vote for a King County Superior Court justice. Despite the low judicial turnout, interest in elections for other offices was high; 98% of voters cast a ballot for a state governor, 92.5% voted for an attorney general, and 96.5% voted on a statewide initiative.