OLYMPIA -- Slightly less than two out of three Washington voters are likely to cast ballots in the November general election, Secretary of State Kim Wyman estimated today.

The 62 percent she's predicting is about twice the turnout of the August primary, but less than the last two previous mid-term elections. Wyman believes it will drop from the 71 percent in 2010 and 65 percent in 2006 because there's no major statewide office up for election. But the gun initiatives and the class size initiative, coupled with the fact that this is an all-mail election, should produce better turnout than 2002, the last time Washington had a midterm without a U.S. Senate seat on the ballot.

Overseas and military ballots have just gone out, so technically the election is underway. Ballots go out to the rest of us starting Oct. 17.

It's possible to register to vote online through Oct. 6. Click here for details.

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