Washington Will Fund Prepaid Ballot Postage Statewide, Except in King County
County leaders are pissed.by Heidi Groover DAVID MCNEW/GETTY
When the King County Council approved a measure last week to add prepaid postage to county ballots, some claimed the move would disadvantage voters in other counties. Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman urged Governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, to approve $2 million in emergency funding to cover prepaid postage in all Washington counties for this year's elections.Today, the governor answered that call, but frustrated King County offic
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