Nearly 7,000 Voter Registrations Lost In 'malfunction'

By Joel Connelly, SeattlePI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tue, 02/06/2018 - 7:39pm

A computer malfunction at the state Department of Licensing left 6,969 people off the voter rolls.  The glitch was discovered in late January.  The DOL and Secretary of State's Office insist that the "impacted voters" will receive their ballots in time for the Feb. 13 election.

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