华盛顿州近170万选民已投票 交回率32.84%略超2022年
2026年11月1日，华盛顿州瑟斯顿县奥林匹亚市的州务卿办公室公布数据显示，距离11月3日选举日还有四天，全州已有近170万选民投出选票，提前投票率略高于上一届中期选举。截至10月30日星期五，全州5165860名登记选民中，已有1696308人交回选票，交回率为32.84%，略高于2022年中期选举同一时点的32.2%。
年龄结构上，65岁及以上选民交回率最高，达58.1%，18至24岁选民仅为13.3%。交回方式上，70.42%的选民使用官方投票箱，28.85%通过邮寄交回。绝大多数选票已被接受，另有10695张选票受到质疑，约占已交回选票的0.63%，主要原因是签名不符，共6122张，以及完全未签名，共2731张，另有652张正在复核中。
网上与邮寄登记的截止时间已过，尚未登记的居民须亲自前往当地选举办公室登记。选举部门建议选民优先使用当地投票箱而非邮寄，以确保选票按时送达；西雅图巴拉德公共图书馆投票点11月1日仍有选民前来投递选票。州务卿办公室的选票交回统计看板可查询最新数据。
Nearly 1.7 Million Washington Voters Have Cast Ballots; 32.84% Return Rate Tops 2022
On November 1, data released by the Washington Secretary of State's office in Olympia, Thurston County, showed that with four days left before the November 3 election, nearly 1.7 million voters statewide had already cast ballots, an early return pace slightly above the last midterm election. As of Friday, October 30, of the state's 5,165,860 registered voters, 1,696,308 had returned ballots, a return rate of 32.84%, slightly above the 32.2% recorded at the same point in the 2022 midterms.
By age, voters 65 and older had the highest return rate at 58.1%, while voters aged 18 to 24 were at only 13.3%. By return method, 70.42% of voters used an official drop box and 28.85% returned ballots by mail. The vast majority of ballots have been accepted; another 10,695 ballots, about 0.63% of those returned, have been challenged, mainly for signature mismatches (6,122) and missing signatures (2,731), with a further 652 under review.
The deadlines for online and mail registration have passed, and residents who are not yet registered must register in person at a local elections office. Election officials recommended using a local drop box rather than the mail to ensure ballots arrive on time. On November 1, voters were still coming to cast ballots at the Ballard Public Library voting site in Seattle. The Secretary of State's ballot return statistics dashboard carries the latest figures.
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图片来源：华盛顿州的选票投递箱（资料图）。Joe Mabel摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / A ballot drop box in Washington state (file photo). Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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