Washington Elections

Washington's New Secretary Of State Wants Primary Voters' Pamphlets

Alexandra Kocik — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:54:04 +0000

Washington’s new Secretary of State Kim Wyman wants printed voters’ pamphlets in statewide and legislative primary elections. She’s asking state lawmakers to pay the $1 million cost. Currently it’s up to county auditors to decide whether to print voters’ pamphlets for those primaries and some choose not to.

Latest Eyman Initiative Would Extend Washington Signature-Gathering Period

Austin Jenkins — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:35:05 +0000

Washington initiative promoter Tim Eyman says he wants to make it easier to put an initiative on the ballot. Eyman submitted nearly 350,000 signatures Thursday for his latest ballot measure. But critics are suspicious.

Philosophical Control Of Washington State Senate Hangs In Balance

Austin Jenkins — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:40:04 +0000

Two southwest Washington legislative races are headed for hand recounts. They are that close. One of them could hand control of the Washington state Senate to a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats.

One-On-One With Washington's Candidates For Governor

Austin Jenkins — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:03:02 +0000

Ballots are arriving in the mail. And a new poll shows the race for Washington governor is a virtual dead heat. Whoever is elected will inherit a budget shortfall along with a court order to spend more on education.

Feds Silent So Far On Marijuana Ballot Measures

Chris Lehman — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:47:14 +0000

Two years ago, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder opposed a California initiative to legalize marijuana. But this year, the Justice Department has been silent on similar measures before voters in Oregon, Washington and Colorado. Monday, a group of former federal drug officials urged the Obama administration to weigh in.

Early Voting Makes Vote-By-Mail States Look Like Late Comers

Jessica Robinson — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:13:31 +0000

Voters in Oregon and Washington will start receiving ballots in the mail late this week. This is the first presidential election to be conducted entirely through the postal service in Washington.

Wash. Governor Candidates To Meet For Third Debate

Austin Jenkins — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:53:32 +0000

The candidates for Washington governor will square off in Yakima Tuesday night for their third official debate. Polls give Democrat Jay Inslee a slight lead over Republican Rob McKenna.

Wash. State Auditor Candidates Clash Over Character At Debate

Austin Jenkins — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:42:26 +0000

Character is quickly becoming a key issue in the race for Washington State Auditor. Republican James Watkins and Democrat Troy Kelley sparred Wednesday over the question of honesty as they debated before a business audience.

Explosive Allegations In Wash. State Auditors Race

Austin Jenkins — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:36:25 +0000

Past allegations of corrupt business practices have come back to haunt Troy Kelley, the Democratic candidate for Washington state auditor. Kelley’s Republican opponent Thursday launched a website containing hundreds of pages of court documents. Some of them contain accusations that Kelley misappropriated funds and attempted to move the money offshore.

Wash. Election Regulators Brace For Onslaught Of Third-Party Spending

Austin Jenkins — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:36:24 +0000

Independent Super PACS are playing a big role in the presidential election. At the state level, Washington campaign regulators also predict a deluge of spending by third-party interest groups.