King County Elections certified the April 17 Special Election today, with final election results available on the County’s web site. More than 80,000 voters (34 percent) cast ballots, meeting the projected turnout of 34 percent. The County mailed ballots to nearly 240,000 voters.

The next election will be the August 7 Primary.  Register to vote by mail or online atwww.kingcounty.gov/elections by July 9 to participate in the August election. The in-person voter registration deadline for the Primary Election is July 30.  Registered voters should keep their name and address updated with Elections.

April 2012 Special Election: By the numbers

Ballots issued…………………………….. 239,254

Ballots returned……………………………. 80,443

Ballots counted…………………………….. 78,773

Discrepancies……………………………………….. 0

Ballots cast on AVUs…………………………….. 6

Ballots returned at drop boxes………… 6,373

Signature challenge ballots……………. 1,851

Challenged ballots cured……………….. 1,086

Returned too late………………………………. 703

Returned as undeliverable…………….. 1,426

Calls to voter hotline………………………. 1,220

Emails to Voter Services……………………. 183