11,500 Dead Washingtonians Still Registered To Vote

By KOMO Staff & News Services

Summary

A sweep of voter records found thousands still on the register who have passed away, and another 36,000 who are registered in two counties.

Story Published: Jan 26, 2006 at 9:00 AM PDT

Story Updated: Aug 31, 2006 at 2:11 AM PDT

EVERETT - A statewide computer sweep of voter registration records in Washington found 11,500 voters listed as dead by the state Health Department.

The sweep this month also found 36,000 voters who appear to be registered in two counties. The manager of the new $6 million database project, Pam Floyd, says the names have been flagged for further scrutiny.

Snohomish County immediately canceled the voter registrations for the more than 1,400 dead people.

The state has 3.5 million registered voters.

Monthly sweeps are planned for duplicate and deceased voters. In March, officials plan to create the first comprehensive list of felons whose voting rights are in question.