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5 Questions with the Assistant Director of Elections

5 Questions with the Assistant Director of Elections

Shane Hamlin, assistant director for the agency’s Elections Division, fills you in on what’s next for Referendum 71 – and what needs to happen for it to get on the Nov. ballot. Q.) Today sponsors of R-71 turned in enough petition sheets for Elections to begin the process of counting signatures. What happens now? The petition sheets will be secured in a vault at the State Archives, and at the start of the weekday, Archives staff will begin microfilming the…

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5 Questions with the State Librarian

5 Questions with the State Librarian

Washington State Librarian Jan Walsh provides the scoop about some recent changes to the State Library — and how that impacts you. Q: There were several changes made over the session that impacted the State Library. How will it all impact State Library users? A: As the State Library has the largest percentage of state general funds within the Office of the Secretary of State, the library had the largest percentage of cut. Find-It Washington, a search engine used by…

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