Washington Voter Research Project: BLOG

There’s a category of voters Washingtonians don’t really know about: ‘Never Residents’. The Secretary of State allows them to vote even though they’ve never set foot here... A ‘Never Resident’ is a US citizen born outside the US who has never resided in the US. The US...

In the era of universal vote-by-mail, ‘dual voting’ has become a common issue in Washington state, but few are aware of it. It’s not publicly discussed by election officials; it’s rarely criminally pursued in court... Dual voting comes in many forms: Individuals...

Every two years, the US Election Assistance Commission puts out a report (the “EAVS report”) compiling nationwide data from the immediately prior November federal election. Key national data points from the November 2024 election: 40% of rejected ballots were rejected...