The big budget mess is affecting virtually every corner of Washington state government -- and we're getting ready. Cuts could be 20 percent or more, pretty darned painful in a smallish, task-driven service agency like this one. The Elections Division, Archives and their Digital Archives, state Library and their services to the blind, and the Corporations and Charities Division and their various programs, all are prepping for the budget knives. For a longer look at the Elections Division plans, some of which need approval from the Legislature and the voters, look here.