Washington Vote-by-Mail remains as First Circuit rejects Trump EO stay
BOSTON — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on July 25 denied emergency motions by the Trump administration and 12 intervening states seeking to stay a lower-court injunction that blocks key provisions of a presidential executive order on mail-in ballots and citizenship verification lists. The decision leaves in […]
New Jersey faces non-US citizen voting probe after thousands registered to vote in just a 12-month period
NEW JERSEY—Just hours after New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced that a “software error” in the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission system led to thousands of non-U.S. citizens being added to voter rolls, the software vendor, IDEMIA, said Tuesday night that the state Division of Elections bears ultimate responsibility for verifying voter eligibility. Now, New Jersey […]
‘Ramblings of a Mad King:’ Democrats respond to Trump’s election integrity claims
OLYMPIA — Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said the “information” presented in President Donald J Trump’s nationally televised address last Thursday on election integrity does not change the established record that claims of widespread election fraud have been repeatedly disproven. “In the past year, cuts to federal programs supporting state election security have created […]
Trump Announces Immediate Declassification and Release of Documents on Election Integrity
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J Trump delivered a primetime address from the White House on Thursday evening, July 16, 2026, announcing the immediate declassification and release of intelligence documents on election integrity. Trump said the documents reveal what he called shocking vulnerabilities in U.S. election infrastructure, including a large-scale compromise of voter data by […]
‘Election Integrity’ Crusader Robert Sutherland Idaho VA Loan Purchase Sparks Major Questions Over Washington Residency
BONNERS FERRY, ID—Republican candidate Robert Sutherland purchased a three-story home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, in the summer of 2025 using a VA loan. Both his lender, Premier Mortgage Resources, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed to the Lynnwood Times that VA loans require the property to be used as the borrower’s primary residence […]
COMMENTARY: Hands off our ballots! Secretary Hobbs on USPS new proposed ballot mail rule
As Secretary of State of Washington, I submit the following comments in response to the United States Postal Service proposal titled Ballot Mail for Federal Elections as noticed on May 29, 2026. The Constitution is clear that authority over federal elections rests with states and Congress. My authority to administer elections is written in the […]
Executive Order on citizenship lists and mail-in voting blocked, day after USPS said ballots won’t be delivered until states provide lists
BOSTON, Mass. — U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, a Barack Obama appointee, ruled Thursday, June 25, that key provisions of President Donald J Trump’s March 31, 2026, executive order on election integrity exceed presidential authority and violated the U.S. Constitution related to federal elections. The Trump administration and Department of Justice may appeal the decision […]
‘Serious Vulnerabilities’: Feds launch election fraud investigation against CA; WA state shares identical system
LOS ANGELES—In what he called “serious structural vulnerabilities” in the state’s election system, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, announced Friday, June 5, that his office in coordination with the FBI has launched multiple active election fraud investigations against the state for California. Both California and Washington state share the same core election system “structural” features. “California’s […]
Dumped ballots raise fresh doubts about vote-by-mail security and chain of custody
BELLEVUE—Hundreds of undelivered, mostly blank ballots from multiple election cycles were discovered in February 2026 next to a dumpster behind a Renton strip mall, later turned over to Washington State Republican Party Chairman Jim Walsh and are now under federal investigation by U.S. Postal Inspectors, with the FBI expressing interest. The discovery of almost 500 […]
Trump signs new citizenship verification and mail ballot tracking executive order, Hobbs objects
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J Trump signed an executive order on March 31 directing federal agencies to compile lists of confirmed U.S. citizens for each state and to impose new tracking requirements on mail-in and absentee ballots sent through the U.S. Postal Service. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs responded the same day, saying […]
