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April special election is underway

April special election is underway

For about 20 percent of Washington voters, today marks the beginning of the chance to cast ballots in a special election. Ballot boxes opened this morning for the April special election, the second of four election cycles for Washington voters in 2018. There’s plenty of time to participate: Election day is April 24, and the deadline for in-person voter registration with county election officials is April 16. So what’s on the ballot? For voters in 15 of Washington’s 39 counties…

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Watch out: businesses using fake certificates

Watch out: businesses using fake certificates

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: When it comes to turning over your money to someone else – whether to a charity or investment firm – check to make sure that organization is in compliance with the law and is properly registered with the state! The Corporations Division has recently been alerted to online investment businesses that are displaying and using fraudulent certificates that claim they are registered with the State of Washington. Yet, the State of…

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5 Questions with the Corporations Director

5 Questions with the Corporations Director

A new domestic partnership law goes into effect today. Pamela Floyd, Director for the agency’s Corporations and Charities Division, fills you in on how state domestic partnership registrations are impacted by the new law: Q.) Domestic partnerships are registered with your agency’s Corporation Division. Now that the law is in effect, does the process stay the same? The registration process stays the same. Domestic partnerships are still registered with our agency’s Corporations Division. Couples who want to register as domestic partnerships…

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