Battle’s voter registration hearing exposes an alleged political ploy to silence District 4 voters
EVERETT—Everett City Council District 4 candidate Niko Battle, who won the Primary Election to advance to the General Election, called the voter registration challenge during Monday’s administrative hearing with the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office “a politically motivated attack” designed to “suppress” his campaign and “silence the voices of voters.” “A political opponent has chosen to […]
Republicans voice opposition to allowing incarcerated murderers and rapists to serve as jurors, vote, run for office
OLYMPIA—On Tuesday, January 16, the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee held a public hearing on a bill that would allow convicted serial murderers and rapists to serve as jurors, vote, and run for elected office while in prison. The three Republicans on the committee, ranking member Rep. Greg Cheney, R-Battle Ground, assistant ranking […]
DOJ to monitor polls in 24 states for compliance with federal voting rights laws
The Justice Department announced on Monday that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the Nov. 8, 2022, general election. Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Civil Rights Division has regularly monitored elections in the field in jurisdictions around the […]
