OLYMPIA — National Voter Education Week is Oct. 3-7, and the Office of the Secretary of State is calling on students and teachers across Washington to participate in the 2022 Student Mock Election.
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10/04/2022
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and King County Elections Director Julie Wise addressed election myths, issues, challenges, and opportunities.
Event included a guided tour of King County’s elections headquarters.
RENTON — Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and King County Director of Elections Julie Wise provided audiences insight into the layered security protocols that allow Washingtonians to vote with confidence this November.
08/30/2022
OLYMPIA — The Productivity Board will convene from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 in the Columbia Room at the Legislative building.
This is the first convening of the Productivity Board after the state Legislature reinstated the Employee Involvement and Recognition Board during the 2022 Legislative Session.
08/09/2022
Grant to fund pilot that will address disparities among library services at state and territorial prisons
Additional state funding strengthens Washington State Library’s commitment to reinvest in prison libraries
OLYMPIA — Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, was awarded a $149,668 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
07/26/2022
“The Last Cuentista” and “Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk” chosen for the National Center for the Book’s Great Reads from Great Places program
06/30/2022
OLYMPIA — Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has appointed Heather Hirotaka, a longtime public servant, as the next Washington State Archivist, effective July 5, 2022.
06/23/2022
OLYMPIA — Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has announced this year’s Election Award winners.
The Secretary of State Election Awards recognize exemplary election workers and counties across the state that engage and educate voters, promote greater election transparency and accountability, and administer secure, accurate, and accessible elections for all Washingtonians.
State Elections Director Stuart Holmes presented the awards at this year’s Washington State Elections Conference in Spokane.
The awards and awardees include:
05/18/2022
OLYMPIA — Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) received the 2022 Regional Library of the Year Award from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) May 18.
Each year NLS, part of the Library of Congress, recognizes its national network of libraries for providing outstanding service in their communities. WTBBL was honored for excellence, innovation, and special achievement in serving people who are blind or have a print disability.
05/05/2022
OLYMPIA — Candidate Filing Week is May 16-20 for people who want to run for any of the 165 federal, state, and multicounty legislative or judicial offices up for election in Washington this year.
05/03/2022
OLYMPIA — Up to $1 million in state funding is now available to local governments through the Local Records Grant Program.
Administered by Washington State Archives, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, the Local Records Grant Program helps local-government agencies and entities upgrade the technological resources needed to improve their records management and retention, as well as processes for responding to public-records requests.
