Washington's Secretary of State will fund MS-ISAC membership for all county election offices to bolster cybersecurity and incident response for elections.

Laura Arce, a member of the Voter Information Services team, said in terms of security there are different tests before and after elections. At the county level, she said all signatures are verified, tabulation machines are checked to be in working order, as well as a process called reconciliation that keeps track of each ballot issued to a voter.

As county auditors in Washington state, we serve in the executive branch of local government and are responsible for administering elections in accordance with state and federal law. That includes elections for local,

On National Voter Registration Day, Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs highlighted the critical importance of registering to vote and ensuring election security.

Sample ballots are available for the Nov. 4 general election in Washington County. Ballots are available at the Washington County Board of Elections office and on their website. Local offices including city council and village trustee seats are on the ballot this year,

The Trump administration has requested information about Washington voters, including names, dates of birth, addresses and either a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number as part of a probe into “ineligible voter entities.

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has raised concerns over a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for sensitive voter information.

Attorney General Nick Brown and Secretary of State Steve Hobbs condemned the federal administration for seeking information protected by state law.

Washington voters bucked an attempt last year to let folks opt out of the state’s new program providing long-term care benefits to residents.