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 due to a non-matching signature
- 40% of provisional ballots cast were because the person did not appear on the roll of eligible voters
- 60% of voter registrations come from the motor vehicle office
- 70% of Confirmation Notices sent to registrants were unreturned
- 70% of ballots transmitted to overseas voters were to non-military voters
Key WA state data points from the November 2024 election:
- 66% of ballots in Washington state were returned by drop box
- 98% of Confirmation Notices sent to registrants were unreturned
- Washington state is one of the four states where nearly half (48.8%) of all overseas voters are concentrated
- 86.7% of applications for overseas voting came from non-military voters
The full report can be found here