Presler tours WA state to rally signatures for new voter ID initiative
MARYSVILLE— Scott Presler, son of a retired Navy Captain and founder of Early Vote Action, spoke to approximately 300 at Reset Church in Marysville on Sunday on the need for true grassroots efforts in Washington state to collect signatures for Initiative Measure IL26-126. The initiative, sponsored by the Washington State Republican Party, would require voter […]
Lynnwood Council VP Binda appears to have falsely claimed college degree in official voter pamphlet
LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood Council Vice President Joshua Binda appears to have falsely claimed in the Snohomish County Voter’s Pamphlet (p. 73) that he graduated from Western Governors University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. Further, no enrollment records for Joshua Binda were found to confirm that he ever attended the University of Washington as […]
Hobbs rebukes Trump’s vow to eliminate mail-in voting nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a bold move that will likely be met with fierce legal opposition, President Donald J Trump announced on Monday, August 18, on Truth Social that he will be signing an executive order to “get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS,” calling the mail-in voting system a “scam” that facilitates voter fraud. “The president’s announcement should […]
Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue for facilitating illegal campaign contributions
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J. Trump on Thursday, April 24, signed an executive order to crack down on illegal “straw donor” and foreign contributions in American elections, following reports and congressional investigations regarding potentially unlawful activities through ActBlue and other online fundraising platforms. Federal law (52 U.S.C. 30121 and 30122) strictly prohibits making political contributions in […]
AG Brown takes on Trump: WA’s five main federal lawsuits
Attorney General Nick Brown has had his hands full since January. Since his term as Washington state’s top prosecutor coincides with the second Donald J Trump administration, Brown has been tasked with a balancing act —handling local legal affairs while simultaneously battling the federal government on several fronts. A source of advice for Brown may be […]
WA and OR sue Trump to stop ‘takeover administration of our state election systems’
OLYMPIA—Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and Attorney General Nick Brown announced a joint lawsuit with the state of Oregon against the Trump administration regarding an elections and voting rights executive order issued March 25 At a press conference in Seattle on April 4, Secretary Hobbs and Attorney General Brown outlined the ways the executive order […]
Secretary of State Steve Hobbs’ statement to Presidential executive order on elections
OLYMPIA—Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs issued the following statement on the recent Presidential Executive Order pertaining to elections, announced March 25, 2025. Steve Hobbs statement on executive order titled, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections” “Washington’s elections are secure, transparent, and built on the work of experienced state and local officials who […]
Binda breaks silence on Everett address discrepancies, says he was just ‘housesitting’
LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood City Council Vice President Joshua Binda broke his silence surrounding allegations made that he has been living in Everett during council’s meeting Monday, February 10, claiming that he had simply been housesitting for his father while he was out of the country tending to his ailing mother in Liberia. Council Vice President Binda’s grandmother […]
Lynnwood Council VP Josh Binda is now allegedly ‘unlawfully’ holding public office
LYNNWOOD—Washington Secretary of State’s Office has confirmed Lynnwood Times’ reporting that Lynnwood City Council Vice President Joshua Binda is not an “active” registered voter in the City of Lynnwood. Binda is now alleged to be “unlawfully” holding public office. The Washington Secretary of State’s Voter Registration Database (VRDB) has officially been updated to confirm the […]
Judge denies Binda’s protection order against Lynnwood Times, a victory for freedom of the press
LYNNWOOD—A Snohomish County Superior Court Judge has denied Lynnwood City Council Vice President Josh Binda’s request for a protection order against Lynnwood Times’ owner and award-winning journalist Mario Lotmore, marking a huge victory for first amendment rights and freedom of the press for all journalists. In her decision on January 28, the presiding Judge wrote […]
