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WA students: Your Mock Election is Oct. 26-30

WA students: Your Mock Election is Oct. 26-30

While Washington voters have until Nov. 3 to fill out and return their General Election ballots, thousands of students in grades K-12 will have their own chance next week to experience voting by taking part in the annual Washington State Mock Election. Now in its 11th year, the Mock Election lets students experience “voting” for real candidates and measures. Sponsored by the Office of Secretary of State, the Mock Election is a nonpartisan educational program that teaches kids to be…

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Archives Treasure #2: WA’s first Voters’ Pamphlet

Archives Treasure #2: WA’s first Voters’ Pamphlet

The top half of the 1914 Voters’ Pamphlet. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) Over the next few days, every Washington household will receive the state Voters’ Pamphlet for this year’s General Election. (If you don’t receive yours soon, contact our Elections Division.) Did you know that the Washington secretary of state has distributed a Voters’ Pamphlet every year since 1914? Yep, we’ve been providing this useful and informative voting tool for over 100 years. Nowadays, the VP features a…

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WA 2015 election is under way

WA 2015 election is under way

  It’s finally here: Washington’s 2015 election period is under way as the 39 counties mail out 4 million ballots and Voters’ Pamphlets begin arriving. Secretary of State Kim Wyman says the emphasis is on important local races and issues that affect our daily lives. There are two statewide ballot measures and two one-year state House vacancies to fill, but no statewide offices or congressional seats are on the ballot this year. Said Wyman: “This election may not have the…

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Mack Strong says register and then vote strong!

Mack Strong says register and then vote strong!

As Washington bears down on a Monday, Oct. 5, voter deadline to register online or by mail, Secretary Wyman enlisted a little Seahawks star power to help spread the message.  Two-time Pro Bowler Mack Strong, the Hawks’ popular and talented fullback for many years, graciously taped a 30-second video urging all eligible Washingtonians to get registered and then to vote.     Ballots will be coming out in just a few weeks, Secretary Wyman noted, and every vote matters. Registration…

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WA Elections Division contacting 218k potential voters

WA Elections Division contacting 218k potential voters

Washington election officials are sending out postcards this week to about 218,000 state residents who appear eligible to vote, but haven’t registered. The mailing has a simple message that online registration is easy: “3 minutes. Click. Done.” The postcard notes that the recipients aren’t on the voter rolls and that they are invited to register online or by mail by Oct. 5 in order to take part in the General Election. First-time Washington voters may also register in person at…

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It’s National Voter Registration Day!

It’s National Voter Registration Day!

Need a reason to register to vote in time for this fall’s General Election? How about this: It’s National Voter Registration Day! The National Association of Secretaries of State, in which Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman is involved as an executive board member, has declared September 22 as National Voter Registration Day. NASS also has chosen September as National Voter Registration Month. If you’re a Washington citizen who isn’t registered to vote and you want to vote in this…

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Wyman praises GOP decision to use PrezPrimary

Wyman praises GOP decision to use PrezPrimary

Secretary of State Kim Wyman says she is pleased with state Republicans’ decision to use the 2016 Presidential Primary to allocate the state’s delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next July. Wyman, the state’s chief elections officer, called it “a big win for the voters of Washington.” She noted that for months, she has been urging both parties to use the Presidential Primary results. The Presidential Primary was created as a citizen initiative to the Legislature back in…

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Supreme Court allows I-1366 to stay on fall ballot

Supreme Court allows I-1366 to stay on fall ballot

  The state Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that Initiative 1366 can remain on this fall’s statewide ballot. The court said an opinion outlining the court’s reasoning would come later, but it wrote that the group suing to keep I-1366 off the ballot has “not made the clear showing necessary for injunctive relief.” Secretary of State Kim Wyman, the state’s chief elections officer, was sued by challengers who wanted her to pull the measure off the ballot. Wyman said no…

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It’s National Voter Registration Month!

It’s National Voter Registration Month!

Most of us associate September with the return of school, football and fall. But it’s also the month dedicated to reminding citizens to register to vote. The National Association of Secretaries of State, in which Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman is heavily involved as an executive board member, has declared September as National Voter Registration Month. NASS also has marked September 22 as National Voter Registration Day. Wyman urges eligible citizens in Washington to register in time to participate…

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