by Janet I. Tu | Seattle Times
The narrow lead in votes to approve Referendum 71 widened slightly with the latest tally released by the Secretary of State’s Office.
As of late Wednesday afternoon, about 51.65 percent of votes counted thus far were to approve R-71 and 48.35 percent were to reject it.
The Secretary of State’s Office estimates about 600,000 ballots statewide are still outstanding, with about 300,000 of them expected from King County, where the measure is being approved by about 2 to 1.
