News
10/01/2025
OLYMPIA — The Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) encourages all K-12 students and educators across Washington state to participate in the 2025 Student Mock Election, open now until Election Day, Nov. 4.
09/23/2025
OLYMPIA — Secretary of State Steve Hobbs responded to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Sep. 8 request for all fields of Washington’s voter registration list by directing his office to provide only the publicly disclosable information permitted under state law.
09/15/2025
OLYMPIA — Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and the Office of the Secretary of State encourage Washingtonians to participate in National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
09/11/2025
OLYMPIA – The Office of the Secretary of State and the Washington State Archives will display the 1889 Constitution of the State of Washington at the Spokane Public Library, Monday, September 15, 2025.
09/10/2025
OLYMPIA – On Monday, Sept. 8, the Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting a full copy of the Washington state Voter Registration Database within 14 days.
09/09/2025
The Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9, that it will fund Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) membership costs for all 39 county auditors and elections offices.
08/28/2025
OLYMPIA – The Productivity Board, a state employee incentive program of the Office of the Secretary of State, voted unanimously, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, to approve recognition of two teams of Washington state employees for their suggestions to reduce costs, saving more than $9.8 million in taxpayer money.
08/27/2025
OLYMPIA – The Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) will be at the PAX West convention, Friday Aug. 29 – Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, at the Seattle Convention Center.
08/25/2025
OLYMPIA — The Productivity Board will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Thursday, August 28, 2025, in Conference Room 111, Town Center 3 building, 243 Israel Road SW, Tumwater, WA 98501.
08/20/2025
OLYMPIA — The Office of the Secretary of State certified the results of the 2025 August Primary, Wednesday, Aug. 20.
According to vote totals certified by Deputy Secretary of State Randy Bolerjack, more than 1.2 million voters participated in the primary, and approximately 28.6% turnout of the eligible 4.4 million voters. Only two counties did not have any races or measures in the primary.
