North King County voters returning ballots slower than County as a whole

Voters in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and the rest of North King County are returning their primary ballots at a slower rate than the County as a whole.

Unlike other cities around the County, neither Shoreline nor Lake Forest Park has city council or school board contests on the primary ballot.

Shoreline voters are choosing candidates for the Ronald Wastewater District Board. Voters in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and other parts of North King County are choosing candidates for the District 1 position on the Metropolitan King County Council.

Voters around County Council District 1 had a ballot-return rate through Thursday of 12.61 percent, compared to 13.10 percent.

Shoreline voters in the Ronald Wastewater District had a return rate of 11.77 percent.