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Graduation Day for new State Patrol troopers

Graduation Day for new State Patrol troopers

(Photo courtesy of Patrick McDonald) With several hundred family members, friends and veteran troopers watching, 27 cadets with the Washington State Patrol Academy’s 101st Trooper Basic Training Class became full-fledged troopers after graduating in the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday afternoon. They are shown here taking the oath of office from State Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst. State Patrol Chief John Batiste and Governor Jay Inslee spoke during the ceremony.

SecState: Patrol will probe initiative signature fraud

SecState: Patrol will probe initiative signature fraud

Election officials have completed a review of apparent fraud by a signature-gatherer who submitted 349 names on 20 petition sheets in support of Initiative 1098. The case will be turned over to the Washington State Patrol. The review showed that most of the names were invalid, either because the person was not found on voter registration rolls or the signature and address did not match those on file. All of the questioned names had been set aside and were not…

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SecState requests patrol probe of I-1098 sig fraud

SecState requests patrol probe of I-1098 sig fraud

The Secretary of State’s Election Division is asking the Washington State Patrol to look into apparent fraud by a petition-gatherer for Initiative 1098. The initiative, a plan for a high-wage earner income tax and lower other taxes, apparently is headed to the statewide ballot. Crews are mid-way through a random check of signatures. Sponsors submitted about 350,000 signatures on about 25,000 petition sheets, and a random sample of 11,545 signatures are being checked. As part of the standard practice of…

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