Turnout for this year’s election lagging behind 2020 numbers – but there are a few reasons why

As of Friday, around 800,000 fewer ballots had been returned than at this time during the 2020 election, according to data from the Washington Secretary of State.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Fewer voters have returned their ballots for this election than they had at this point in the 2020 general election, according to numbers from the Washington Secretary of State’s Office. 

Four days before the election in 2020, 64.9% of voters had returned their ballots. As of last Friday, only 47.2% have returned in early voting. 

Though the lag is significant, the COVID-19 pandemic caused more people to vote early in 2020 than they would

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