Record number of state’s voters have cast ballots

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A record number of voters in Washington have already returned their ballots ahead of tomorrow’s election.

Nearly 65 % of the state’s more than 4.8 million registered voters had already cast their ballot by Friday, and voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to drop their ballots off almost 500 drop-off boxes or voting centers around the state.

Four years ago, just over 41% of voters had returned their ballots by the weekend before the election.

Locally as of Saturday, nearly 73% of Whatcom County registered voters have returned ballots, according to the Whatcom County Auditor’s office.