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The secretary of state is in effect the guarantor of the continuity and stability of good government in Washington, with his or her role extending to the certification, filing, and preservation of public records, the supervision of all aspects of state and local elections, and the registration and regulatory oversight of businesses and charities.
Kimberley Marie Wyman [1] (born July 15, 1962) is an American politician who served as the 15th Secretary of State of Washington from 2013 to 2021. [2] [3] Wyman resigned as Secretary of State on November 19, 2021, to work on election security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration.
In Washington, the secretary of state is ex officio chairperson of the state's Productivity Board. [53] By law, the Productivity Board is charged with reviewing civil servant suggestions to improve the delivery of public services and increase efficiency of government operations. [54]
Explainer: There are 3 easy ways to register to vote in Washington state: online, by mail, or in person. The Secretary of State explains.
Steven Ryuma Hobbs [1] (born February 12, 1970) is an American military officer and politician serving as the 16th Secretary of State of Washington since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 44th district from 2007 to 2021.
The 2024 Washington Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the Washington Secretary of State, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington.
Aug. 22—Cybersecurity and election fraud are top of mind in this year's race for Washington's secretary of state. On the November general election ballot, Democratic incumbent Steve Hobbs will ...
Washington uses a vote-by-mail system under the supervision of the Secretary of State, mandated statewide since 2011. Counties were previously able to choose between it and in-person voting from 2005 onward, of which all but one adopted vote-by-mail by 2011. [ 1 ]