SEATTLE (AP) — With King County election officials predicting voter turnout up to 90% early indications already show record-breaking numbers of ballots being returned as of Sunday.
KOMO reports oficials estimate that between just Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, upwards of 50,000 ballots have been dropped off in ballot boxes. The previous record for number of ballots turned in on the first five days of early voting in Washington’s most populous county was 16,015.
On Saturday, the county tweeted that multiple drop boxes had become so full, voters were unable to get their ballot through the slot.
