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Filing Week makes it official for WA candidates

Filing Week makes it official for WA candidates

Many Washington candidates have been campaigning for months, but it all becomes official May 16-20 with state Filing Week. Candidates for U.S. Senate and House, all nine statewide executive offices, most of the legislative seats, the judiciary and some local offices will sign up, designate their party preference and pay a filing fee. The Secretary of State will accept filings for federal and statewide candidates, the state Supreme Court, and all legislative and judicial offices encompassing more than one county….

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Filing Week is under way!

Filing Week is under way!

Incumbent Supreme Court justices Debra Stephens (left) and Mary Fairhurst stop by our executive office in the Legislative Building to file in person Monday morning. Filing Week, that official kickoff of the 2014 campaign/election season, is under way. Three incumbent Supreme Court justices, Charles Johnson, Mary Fairhurst and Debra Stephens, and U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene of the 1st District, were among those at the starting gate, registering in person at the Secretary of State’s Office in the Capitol. Depending on…

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WA candidate Filing Week `important kickoff’

WA candidate Filing Week `important kickoff’

It all becomes official when Washington candidates for public office file their papers with election officials during the week of May 12-16. Filing by mail, now a little-used option, began quietly on April 28. But the more popular methods of filing for office, in-person or online, will take place during Filing Week.  Depending on the office sought, candidates will file either with the Secretary of State’s Office (on the 2nd floor of the Capitol) or with their county auditor. The…

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Start your engines! Filing Week May 13-17!

Start your engines! Filing Week May 13-17!

Candidate Filing Week, the official kickoff of the 2013 campaign season, is coming soon. For candidates throughout Washington, including local offices and three State Senate seats, it all begins Monday morning with the launch of Filing Week. For state offices, online filing begins Monday at 9 a.m. and runs night and day until 4 p.m. Friday, May 17. (Some county elections departments provide online filing, too.) In-person filing with the Secretary of State starts Monday at 8 a.m. and ends…

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`The race is on’: WA primaries next up

`The race is on’: WA primaries next up

Washington’s campaign season is officially underway, with hundreds of candidates signed up for 364 offices, from the U.S. Senate and statewide offices to key races that will determine control of the state Legislature and the future of 10 congressional districts. Secretary of State Sam Reed said he was pleased with the remarkable rush of interest in state and local office, given the difficult problems facing Washington state and the sometimes harsh nature of modern campaigning and the unpredictable influence of…

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And they’re off and running!

And they’re off and running!

Washington’s campaign season is officially under way. Filing Week opened with a bang Monday with hundreds of candidates statewide filing for office.  There are 344 state offices open this year, along with potentially thousands of party precinct committee officer slots. Besides the presidential election and a U.S. Senate race, the state has an unusually rich assortment of open offices this year that are sure to attract heavy attention this week, says Secretary of State Sam Reed.  Reed himself is an…

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Candidates, get ready for Filing Week!

Candidates, get ready for Filing Week!

For candidates throughout Washington, the official start to the 2012 campaign season kicks off Monday morning with Filing Week, which runs May 14 through May 18. Online filing begins Monday at 9 a.m. and runs day and night until 4 p.m. next Friday, May 18. In-person filing starts Monday at 8 a.m. and ends at close of business on Friday. For the Office of Secretary of State, close of business is 5 p.m. If you’re a candidate running for a…

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Secretary Reed salutes retiring Congressman Dicks

Secretary Reed salutes retiring Congressman Dicks

U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks speaks in Secretary Reed’s office during the 2009 launch of the oral history and biography of Kitsap County civil rights activist Lillian Walker. Secretary of State Sam Reed paid tribute Friday to Norm Dicks, dean of the Washington House delegation, who announced that he will not seek re-election to a 19th term this fall. He is the longest serving congressman in state history, eclipsing even the former House Speaker, Tom Foley, who served 30 years. Dicks,…

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Lawmakers OK Reed military voting bill, earlier primary

Lawmakers OK Reed military voting bill, earlier primary

Washington lawmakers have voted to move the state’s primary election two weeks earlier and to make it easier for our military and overseas voters to cast ballots electronically.  Secretary of State Sam Reed, who championed the legislation, hailed the Senate’s unanimous vote Thursday that sent the measure to Governor Gregoire for her signature. The measure, Senate Bill 5171, allows service members and Washington voters abroad to return their voted ballots by fax or email, as many states do. Currently, ballots…

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And we’re filing, we’re filing

And we’re filing, we’re filing

Nearly every sport has its opening day, and the equivalent for political candidates is here in Washington: the first day of Filing Week. How to make it official? Here’s the deal: If you’re a candidate running for a legislative seat in a single-county district, a single-county judicial district or other office wholly within one county, you gotta file with your county elections office .  Each county’s hours may vary. If you are running for a federal or statewide office, a…

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