20+ hour, 21+ min ago   (840+ words) [Jacob Fischler | States Newsroom] — President Donald Trump has, at times, justified his campaign against mail-in voting in explicitly partisan terms, claiming Republicans’ electoral chances hinge on whether the practice is allowed. A new analysis from a Democratic-aligned voting rights group,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (383+ words) Sauer’s application calls the rule a modest set of envelope-design and address requirements that govern use of the mail, not a federal takeover of how states run elections. Sauer also points to an Aug. 24 order by the Supreme Court in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (927+ words) “The Office of the Secretary of State remains committed to defending Washington’s constitutional authority to administer our elections,” wrote Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs on SCOTUS temporary pause of a lower court’s ruling on restriction to mail-in ballots. “These…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (548+ words) State Supreme Court Commissioner Michael Johnston denied Arthur West’s request for a preliminary injunction to block a state law requiring inclusion of the “public investment impact disclosure” for Initiative 645, which voters will consider in the Nov. 3 election. Johnston said he…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (576+ words) OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street] — Authorities charged a Washington state House candidate Thursday with impaired driving that resulted in a five-car crash in Tacoma earlier in the week. Krista Perez, 40, is accused of driving her pickup truck into a parked car, causing…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (876+ words) OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield] — Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons was fined $15,000 on Friday by a state ethics panel for improperly using her position to steer public funds to a nonprofit where she worked and trying to retaliate against the person who…...