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Video voters’ guide now available

Video voters’ guide now available

In partnership with TVW, the Office of Secretary of State is proud to present a new Video Voters Guide to help voters make informed decisions in the 2018 Primary and General Elections. At the Video Voters Guide, which the Yakima Herald-Republic calls “must-see TV for (the) 2018 election,” viewers can watch unedited candidate statements for the four statewide races on this year’s ballots — three Washington state Supreme Court justice positions and a seat in the United States Senate. Twenty…

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Legacy Washington’s “Korea 65” exhibit officially launches

Legacy Washington’s “Korea 65” exhibit officially launches

Seven veterans or soldiers, four Korean Americans and two civilians affected by the Korean War, all profiled in a new exhibit and book about the war, have been honored at its official launch event in the Capitol. The colorful and informative exhibit in the Office of Secretary of State’s front lobby is called “Korea 65: The Forgotten War Remembered.” Created by our office’s Legacy Washington team, it explores stories about Washingtonians who experienced the war (1950-53) in different ways, including…

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Writing contest champions share their winning letters

Writing contest champions share their winning letters

Three Washington students showed that the emotional power and inspiration of the written word is as strong as ever. The three state champions in this year’s Letters About Literature contest read aloud their winning entries before a large audience in the Capitol Friday, sharing life lessons they learned from authors who inspired them. Sponsored by the Washington State Library – a division of the Office of Secretary of State – and the Library of Congress, the competition encourages students to…

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Neary & Lane sworn in as top aides to Secretary Wyman

Neary & Lane sworn in as top aides to Secretary Wyman

Secretary Wyman and the whole Office of Secretary of State are saying farewell to Assistant Secretary Ken Raske and welcoming his successor, Mark Neary, and Greg Lane, Neary’s successor as Deputy Secretary. Raske has a long history of working with Secretary Wyman, dating back to more than a decade in county government when Wyman was Thurston County Auditor. When Wyman was elected Secretary in 2012, her first personnel announcement was Raske as her top lieutenant.  But earlier this year, Raske…

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3.2 million WA Voters’ Pamphlets are hot off the presses!

3.2 million WA Voters’ Pamphlets are hot off the presses!

Ready to vote in this fall’s General Election? Make sure to first read the always-helpful Voters’ Pamphlet that is arriving in your mailbox this week. If you don’t receive your Voters’ Pamphlet by Oct. 22, please call the Voter Hotline at (800) 448-4881 for assistance. The Voters’ Pamphlet, provided by our Elections Division, is packed with useful information about state candidates and measures found on this fall’s ballot. It includes info on the two statewide initiatives on the ballot: Initiative…

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’13 Election: Video, online voters guides available

’13 Election: Video, online voters guides available

Want to get a head start studying up on the two statewide initiatives on this fall’s General Election ballot? Don’t know anything about the five non-binding advisory votes on the Legislature’s revenue bills that passed last session? Our Election Division has lots of useful voter information to help you be ready when you vote. The 2013 General Election Video Voters’ Guide is now available. Jointly produced  by our Elections Division and TVW, the video guide includes information about Initiative 517…

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Here’s your WA 2012 Election-at-a-glance

Here’s your WA 2012 Election-at-a-glance

Secretary of State Reed and the state Elections Division are producing scads of useful voter information, including a cool online Voters’ Guide and, in partnership with TVW, a Video Voters’ Guide  You always can find your custom-tailored voter guide by logging onto MyVote.  And in mid-October, you’ll have the official Voters’ Pamphlet (and possibly county-sponsored guides as well) arriving in your mailbox. And today, Reed and the Elections crew put out a handy-dandy one-pager Election-at-a-Glance for you.  Print it out,…

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Register to vote and check out online voter guides

Register to vote and check out online voter guides

If you haven’t registered to vote and want to vote in the Aug. 7 Primary Election, you have two options, but time is running out on either one. Monday, July 9, is the deadline for online and mail-in registrations, and voter registration updates. You can register online by going to MyVote. Monday, July 30, is the last day to do in-person voter registration at the county elections office for people not already registered in Washington State. With the Primary being…

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Centennial celebration: WA initiative process turns 100 in 2012

Centennial celebration: WA initiative process turns 100 in 2012

Secretary Reed draws a smile out of Tim Eyman Secretary of State Sam Reed and the Foley Institute at Washington State University teamed up Friday for a centennial celebration of Washington’s initiative process being approved by the voters. Panelists described the historic sweep of a hundred years of  “direct democracy” being used to pass some of the state’s landmark pieces of legislation — and talked about the growing expense of qualifying for the ballot, the rising role of well-heeled interests,…

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