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The story behind our military voting waiver request

The story behind our military voting waiver request

In recent days, our office has received some inquiries about a federal waiver request to the U.S. Department of Defense by our Elections Division in early July dealing with military voters. The inquiries come on the heels of this FOX News story headlined “DOJ Accused of Stalling on MOVE Act for Voters in Military.” The story mentions Washington as one of two states  (Hawaii is the other, according to FOX) requesting this waiver. We’ve asked for a waiver from the…

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New voter registration deadlines kicking in …

New voter registration deadlines kicking in …

Among the many new laws that went into effect Sunday, July 26, was SSB 5270. This law sets new deadlines for voter registration. So now, if you are a registering to vote for the first time in Washington, you  have eight days before an election to register to vote in person at your county auditor’s office.  If you register to vote online or by mail, you’ll have to do so at least 29 days  before an election (same applies if you have changed your name…

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We gotcha wired … in a good way

We gotcha wired … in a good way

Washington, the home of Microsoft and lots of technosavvy people, has been called the nation’s most “wired” state (doubly so with all that java!).  We’re seeing that in campaigns and elections, too.  Last year was the launch of online voter registration (Washington is one of only two states that allow this, AZ being the other.) Candidates can file online, in their jammies at 2 a.m. if they wish. The state and some counties have online Voters’ Pamphlets, and TVW guides are online…

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Monster support for election reform

Monster support for election reform

A new statewide poll out today from independent pollster Stuart Elway shows broad support for four election-reform bills being advanced by Secretary of State Sam Reed.  Included in this new wave of reform measures are ones dealing with later deadlines for voter registration; allowing Internet voting by military and overseas Washingtonians; requiring mail-in ballots to be received by the elections offices on Election Day,  not just postmarked; and cleaning up the Top 2 Primary law, including clarifying party-preference labels. Reed says he’s “gratified and…

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