Letter: Fixes for voter turnout

Once again, we read about how terrible the turnout was for the election this month. If there is real concern about solutions, I offer two ideas.

No more February elections. We save money and ensure higher turn-out by adding these few issues to the November ballot. February elections were created in order to have low turnout, so why complain when it succeeds in its mission?

Second, less than 10 years ago, each county in Washington was allowed to decide whether to forward its ballots to all voters. Thanks to the wisdom of our auditor’s office, Clark County only forwarded ballots to voters with legitimate reasons, i.e., soldiers, students, snowbirds, etc.

Now it is mandatory for all counties to send a ballot to any voter, regardless of if they have moved from their registered address. When a person moves, their mail is forwarded for one year.

It is no surprise that people in that situation did not return their ballot. And it is estimated that 10 percent of the population moves every year. And weren’t we told that low turnout would be solved if only people did not have to pay for their own postage? Where are those proponents now?