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Group of Washington Talking Book and Braille Library staff and volunteers recording audio versions of the General Election Voters' Pamphlet.
WTBBL Makes the Voters’ Pamphlet Accessible

WTBBL Makes the Voters’ Pamphlet Accessible

In preparation for the General Election on November 5, the Audio Book Production Department at Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) recorded the statewide voters’ pamphlet. Every voter deserves the right to learn more about the candidates and issues before Washingtonians this election, and for those who can’t read the print edition of the voters’ pamphlet, the audio version makes it possible. Narrators Rachel Glass and Gregg Porter spent over 53 hours recording the text, and editing required an…

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Looking for historic Voters’ Pamphlets? State Library has ‘em

Looking for historic Voters’ Pamphlets? State Library has ‘em

Just as turkey and football are Thanksgiving staples, the Voters’ Pamphlet is a regular feature during each fall’s General Election in Washington. In fact, you should have received the Voters’ Pamphlet in the mail for this year’s election. Did you know that the Office of Secretary of State is required by the Washington Constitution to send the Voters’ Pamphlet to every residence in the state? We’ve been doing just that since the state’s very first Voters’ Pamphlet, in 1914. Below…

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Heritage Center, election bills top Wyman’s wishlist

Heritage Center, election bills top Wyman’s wishlist

Resuming the Washington State Heritage Center project and enacting election improvements are the centerpieces of new Secretary of State Kim Wyman’s legislative package. Wyman unveiled her 2013 legislative agenda in her office Friday morning during a gathering with members of the Capitol Press Corps. Wyman introduced several division directors and most of her executive team during the informal get-together with the media. The Heritage Center, which would house the State Archives, State Library, historical exhibits, an educational center and other…

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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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New section launched on voter page for FAQs

New section launched on voter page for FAQs

Our Elections Division has just made voting even easier by launching new  website information explaining how voters can accomplish tasks that election staffers are frequently asked about. Links to the information can be found here under “I need to” on the Voters section of the Secretary of State’s Elections and Voting web page.  The Voters section also contains information to help special status voters under the subsection “I am a…” Voter Education and Outreach Coordinator JulieAnne Behar calls the additions…

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Are you ready to vote?

Are you ready to vote?

After weeks of watching campaign ads on TV, reading news articles about measures and local candidates, and seeing yard signs here or there, Washington’s registered voters soon will have their chance to voice their opinion by casting their ballot in this year’s General Election. But before you vote, we encourage you to read your Voters’ Pamphlet. Various versions of the statewide Voters’ Pamphlet were put in the mail starting Monday, which means you should receive yours any day now, if…

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Calling young artists: contest time!

Calling young artists: contest time!

Alright finger-painting geniuses and colored-pencil gurus, the Secretary of State’s Office wants your doodles and your masterpieces alike. This year our Elections Division is holding an Art Contest for 4th and 5th graders … and the winning art will appear on the statewide Washington State Voter’s Pamphlet. That’s like a few million people checking out your work! 2010 marks the centennial of woman’s suffrage in our state, so the art should fit the theme “Women’s Votes. Women’s Voices.” Below is a real low-budget example that…

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5 Questions about the new Voters’ Pamphlet

5 Questions about the new Voters’ Pamphlet

Notice something different about your Voter’s Pamphlet that just arrived in the mail? Our Voters’ Pamphlet team, assisted by a visiting Design for Democracy fellow, talk about how the guide’s facelift makes it easier for you to use it… Q) Why choose this year to do an overhaul of the Voters’ Pamphlet? A) We’ve been thinking of a redesign for a long time to make the Voters’ Pamphlet more usable. We decided to do it this year to take advantage…

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How R-71 does on the field

How R-71 does on the field

Our Elections Division this week put the final touches on this fall’s statewide Voters’ Pamphlet and sent it to the printer. (More than 3 million copies will be printed and mailed throughout Washington in October.) Of the 56 pages that make up this year’s edition, 37 are devoted to Referendum 71. The photo below shows how the pages look when you stretch them out on a football field. (No, Olympia and Capital high schools aren’t going to use this to replace their yard…

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