Elections Division honored for emergency planning
A wildfire burning near Twisp. (Photo credit: Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times) Washington has won national recognition for emergency preparedness for state and county elections operations, Secretary of State Kim Wyman and state Elections Director Lori Augino announced Friday. The National Association of State Election Directors selection committee named Washington the winner of the 2015 state division of the Election Center’s Professional Practices Awards. The award will be presented at the 2016 NASED meeting. Wyman, an officer of the National Association…