ACLU of Washington
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Protecting the civil rights and civil liberties of all in Washington state. Advocating:
⚖ in the Courts
🗽 in the Legislature
🤝 with community
⚖ in the Courts
🗽 in the Legislature
🤝 with community
Be sure to drop your signed ballot at an official drop box by 8pm. If you need to register to vote, you can do so in-person today at a voting center.
Drop Box and Voting Center Locations | WA Secretary of State
www.sos.wa.gov
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Be sure to drop your signed ballot at an official drop box by 8pm. If you need to register to vote, you can do so in-person today at a voting center.
🗳️Find an official drop box near you before 8pm on Tuesday, 11/4.
https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-registration/drop-box-and-voting-center-locations
https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-registration/drop-box-and-voting-center-locations
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
🗳️Find an official drop box near you before 8pm on Tuesday, 11/4.
https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-registration/drop-box-and-voting-center-locations
https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-registration/drop-box-and-voting-center-locations
We all deserve to move around our communities without being tracked. Automated license plate readers put that freedom at risk.
It’s time for common sense regulations.
It’s time for common sense regulations.
November 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We all deserve to move around our communities without being tracked. Automated license plate readers put that freedom at risk.
It’s time for common sense regulations.
It’s time for common sense regulations.
That means police in areas with this technology – like Arlington and Yakima, for example – can find out where and when we drive our cars, keep that information indefinitely, and share it with anyone – without any restrictions.
November 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
That means police in areas with this technology – like Arlington and Yakima, for example – can find out where and when we drive our cars, keep that information indefinitely, and share it with anyone – without any restrictions.
Let us explain: WA currently has no statewide safeguards or limits on how law enforcement uses license plate reading cameras, also known as automated license plate readers (ALPRs).
UW report finds police unknowingly shared license plate data with Border Patrol
New research from the University of Washington's Center for Human Rights has revealed that the U.S. Border Patrol may have accessed data from automated license
kimatv.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Let us explain: WA currently has no statewide safeguards or limits on how law enforcement uses license plate reading cameras, also known as automated license plate readers (ALPRs).
Washington's lack of restrictions puts everyday people and vulnerable communities at risk. We need clear guardrails on who can access this data and how they use it.
Join us in the fight for privacy📲
Join us in the fight for privacy📲
FIGHT FOR JUSTICE IN WASHINGTON AND ACROSS THE US
action.aclu.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Washington's lack of restrictions puts everyday people and vulnerable communities at risk. We need clear guardrails on who can access this data and how they use it.
Join us in the fight for privacy📲
Join us in the fight for privacy📲
Without regulations, out-of-state and federal agencies can access – and already have accessed – private data about Washingtonians.
Feds can tap Washington police networks, even without approval, study shows
A recent UW report reveals federal authorities accessed local police plate‑reader systems.
www.axios.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Without regulations, out-of-state and federal agencies can access – and already have accessed – private data about Washingtonians.
Devices known as Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) capture and store data from Washington drivers every day.
Police departments buy these devices from companies like Flock Safety and Axon.
Police departments buy these devices from companies like Flock Safety and Axon.
Automatic License Plate Readers | American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
www.aclu.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Devices known as Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) capture and store data from Washington drivers every day.
Police departments buy these devices from companies like Flock Safety and Axon.
Police departments buy these devices from companies like Flock Safety and Axon.
📌Ballots must be returned to an official ballot drop box by 8pm on Tuesday, November 4th.
🗺️Find a drop box close near you using the map on the WA Secretary of State's website.
🗺️Find a drop box close near you using the map on the WA Secretary of State's website.
Drop Box and Voting Center Locations | WA Secretary of State
www.sos.wa.gov
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
📌Ballots must be returned to an official ballot drop box by 8pm on Tuesday, November 4th.
🗺️Find a drop box close near you using the map on the WA Secretary of State's website.
🗺️Find a drop box close near you using the map on the WA Secretary of State's website.