Steve Hobbs
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Steve Hobbs
@stevehobbs.bsky.social
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Washington Secretary of State. Lt. Colonel, Washington Army National Guard.
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It is the final day to vote in the 2025 General Election!

I'll be reminding people to vote all morning on local TV and radio. If you haven't turned in your ballot yet, return it to an official ballot drop box.

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WA Secretary of State talks Election Day
YouTube video by KING 5 Seattle
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@spielessen.bsky.social—you've been amazing! One of our delegation members already signed a contract to manufacture products in WA for a game in Slovenia. Thank you, WA State Commerce, and the local game designers, publishers, and distributors who joined us over the past few days. 🫶🥨
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Within the next week or so, many Washingtonians will receive ballots for the Nov. 4 general election.

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is urging voters to fill out and return their ballots as soon as possible, especially if they're planning to do so by mail.
Secretary of state urges Washington voters to submit ballots early
Ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day on Nov. 4. If ballots aren’t postmarked in time, those votes won't be counted.
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DO NOT SEND TROOPS TO SEATTLE! THIS IS NOT A RIOT — WE ARE GOING TO THE ALCS! GO MARINERS!
BREAKING: Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history.
Polanco hits winning single in the 15th inning as the Mariners beat the Tigers to advance to ALCS
Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history.
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Welp... Great time to visit VoteWA.gov to make sure your voter registration is up to date and sign up for text updates on the status of your ballot. #GoMs
Oh look. A roof. Seems useful.
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Thank you Secretary Steve Hobbs for continuously standing up to the Trump DOJ and protecting Washingtonians’ private voter data.
Our democracy depends on trust, and you’ve shown that our elections put people first, not politics.
Washington denies DOJ request for voter rolls • Washington State Standard
Washington’s secretary of state denied the Trump administration’s request for personal information contained in the state’s voter rolls.
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NEW: The DOJ sues California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania for refusing to release sensitive voter registration data, aggressively escalating the department’s ongoing efforts to obtain states’ voter rolls.

From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
DOJ Sues Six States, Escalating Campaign to Seize Private Voter Data
Read more here.
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CAL RALEIGH, HOMER #60!!!

Even better: his parents are in attendance 🥹

#TridentsUp #SeattleMariners
“What Secretary of State Hobbs said about connecting with people in elementary school and middle school really struck home for me,” [Vinson Russell ’28, from Fairburn, Georgia] said. “So I’m hoping to expand our work into the Walla Walla community.”

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Whitman Students Lead the State in College Voting Challenge
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs visited campus last week to recognize Whitman College for achieving the highest student voter turnout in Washington state in the 2024 election cycle, thanks t...
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Sec. Hobbs responded to the U.S. Department of Justice’s request for all fields of Washington’s voter registration list by directing his office to provide only the publicly disclosable information permitted under state law. Read the full news release here: https://bit.ly/4mzevbk
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Join our team! From IT and accounting to external affairs, there's something for everyone. View open roles here: https://bit.ly/3B4YA2o

#Hiring #Government #Careers
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As Washington's Chief Election Officer, Secretary Hobbs has committed himself to visiting our rural county auditors and their teams: this week, Sec. Hobbs visited auditors and their teams in Garfield, Columbia, and Benton counties.

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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and the Office of the Secretary of State encourage Washingtonians to participate in National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Read the full news release here: https://bit.ly/42v8DbO
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This week, Secretary Hobbs and our office ventured to Southwest Washington to meet with Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey, toured the facilities of @printplaygames.com, and sat down with the Columbian's editorial board. Next week, we'll be in Eastern Washington! #OSOS #CommunityVisits

The federal government is reducing its support for local election security, so we must step up as a state to provide these resources. By providing MS-ISAC membership for all of our county partners, we ensure they have continued access to cybersecurity services.

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WA counties to join multistate election cybersecurity group
The Washington Secretary of State’s Office is funding memberships for all counties to join a multistate election-security program after federal money for election cybersecurity was cut, the Secretary ...
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Trump’s DOJ is demanding Washington’s voter data. WA’s Secretary of State is saying hell no.
We won’t let the Trump admin. violate voters’ privacy or our secure election system.

Thank you, Secretary Steve Hobbs, for standing up for voters and our democracy
Trump’s DOJ requests WA voter data, including personal info
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs says he is inclined to refuse a demand by the U.S. Department of Justice for sensitive state voter-roll data.
www.seattletimes.com
I condemn all political violence. No one should ever be the target of violence or harassment.
I do not plan on releasing any information until DOJ provides me information on what they plan to do with the data.
Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting a full copy of the Washington state Voter Registration Database within 14 days. Read the full news release here: https://bit.ly/4mU3lPl