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These ballot boxes keep your vote safe from fire, rain and rampaging SUVs
The welded steel drop boxes got their start in the Puget Sound area, but are now in demand across the country.
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Election security will be key in 2020. Washington state is already ahead of the curve
Many anti-hacking measures that election watchdogs want to enact at the federal level are already in place in Washington state.
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With history against her, Kshama Sawant fights for her political life
The veteran council member earned 37% of the primary vote. No incumbent has recovered from numbers that low in at least 20 years.
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Legal experts say affirmative-action measure wouldn’t permit use of racial quotas
Opponents argue Referendum 88 would institute numeric, race-based quotas in Washington state. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled such practices illegal.
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How Washington state turned blue: Three decades of data explain our partisan shift
In the latest Crosscut/Elway Poll, Democrats far outnumber Republicans. It wasn’t always like this.