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Washington's Secretary of State will fund MS-ISAC membership for all county election offices to bolster cybersecurity and incident response for elections.
As National Voter Registration Day approaches, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is urging residents to consider the impact of every election, whether national or local, on their daily
President Donald Trump's department of justice wants information from the state’s voter registration list.Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said right
PULLMAN — Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs will be visiting Washington State University’s Pullman campus today. The Foley Institute is hosting a discussion on democracy and open elections at noon today at the Foley Speaker’s Room, or room 308, in Bryan Hall. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.
Attorney General Nick Brown and Secretary of State Steve Hobbs condemned the federal administration for seeking information protected by state law.
The Trump administration has requested information about Washington voters, including names, dates of birth, addresses and either a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number as part of a probe into “ineligible voter entities.
The U.S. Department of Justice has requested Washington's voter registration records, including sensitive personal data.
In a special election on Sept. 9, Washington voters enacted changes to the Land Use Ordinance including transferring some review power from the Planning Board to the CEO and "Housekeeping" updates to the language in the code,
For years Trump and his supporters have wrongly criticized Washington's vote by mail system because its convenience helps boost voter participation.
Washington voters bucked an attempt last year to let folks opt out of the state’s new program providing long-term care benefits to residents.