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Nearly 99% of WA ballots are accepted, what's going on with the 1% that aren't?
Manage episode 432703867 series 3303135
When I say the one percent, what do you think of?
Is it the ultrawealthy? A phrase coined during the Occupy Movement? Is it the second wateriest form of milk on the market?
This story is about a different group of one percenters, it’s primary election season, after all, and we’re talking about voters who have their ballots rejected in Washington.
Over the last decade, around 99 percent of cast ballots were accepted.
But of those one percent that were disqualified, the Secretary of State's office noticed a trend: certain demographic groups had higher rates of rejections than others.
That’s something the office wanted to know more about, so they teamed up with University of Washington researchers to better understand whose ballots were rejected and why.
Guest:
- Scott W. Allard, Associate Dean for Research & Engagement at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington
Relevant Links:
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
774 episodes
Manage episode 432703867 series 3303135
When I say the one percent, what do you think of?
Is it the ultrawealthy? A phrase coined during the Occupy Movement? Is it the second wateriest form of milk on the market?
This story is about a different group of one percenters, it’s primary election season, after all, and we’re talking about voters who have their ballots rejected in Washington.
Over the last decade, around 99 percent of cast ballots were accepted.
But of those one percent that were disqualified, the Secretary of State's office noticed a trend: certain demographic groups had higher rates of rejections than others.
That’s something the office wanted to know more about, so they teamed up with University of Washington researchers to better understand whose ballots were rejected and why.
Guest:
- Scott W. Allard, Associate Dean for Research & Engagement at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington
Relevant Links:
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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