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.

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,

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

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,

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

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.

As National Voter Registration Day approaches, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is urging residents to consider the impact of every election, whether national or local, on their daily

In a special election on Sept. 9, Washington voters enacted changes to the Land Use Ordinance including transferring some review power from the Planning Board to the CEO and "Housekeeping" updates to the language in the code,

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.