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Reed urges strong Top 2 Primary turnout

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Secretary of State Sam Reed is urging a great turnout for Washington’s Top 2 Primary, which o

WA voters will face two first-ever tax advisory measures

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Washington voters will get a first-ever chance to give their non-bind

"Library Jewel" # 3: Political business cards

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Washington State's Primary Election is nearly upon us, occuring next Tuesday, August 7. In honor of the upcoming Primary, we are featuring two rare political business cards as our third "Library Jewel" for July, located within the Rare Publicans section of the Washington State Library. These political business cards, featured below in the picture, belonged to candidates who were running for separate elections in 1908. The card on the left belonged to Republican Party candidate Theodore Mentzer, a lumberjack from Tenino, who was running for State Senator.

Eyman tax crackdown measure qualifies for ballot

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Rossi returns to the Senate...temporarily

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Charter school fans, Eyman submit initiative sigs

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Visiting cloudy Coupeville

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Taking his final tour of the northwestern part of our state, Secretary of State Reed is visiting Coupeville, the Island County seat located in the central part of beautiful Whidbey Island. Reed chatted with Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider and staff at the Island County Courthouse, and took a tour of the Island County Historical Society Museum. Later this afternoon, Reed will travel to Bellingham. Below is a picture of the Coupeville wharf on this fine, if cool, June-uary morning.