Author: Melissa Waldie

Election Observer Training October 2023

Become a Certified Election Observer for the Democratic Party! Weekdays during the Election Cycle King County will process ballots and they request volunteers from each of the political parties come to observe to ensure the electoral process is transparent and accountable. Your training is good for 2 years, so if you get certified now, you will be all set to observe in the 2024 presidential election!King County Elections will be holding 5 trainings prior to this election cycle: Monday, October 16th, 10am – 12pmTuesday, October 17th, 1pm – 3pmWednesday, October 18th, 10:30am – 12:30pmThursday, October 19th, 4pm – 6pmFriday, October...

Legislative Action Committee Report

First as background to what we have accomplished this year, we must emphasize that majorities matter. Our election victories here in the 45th in 2017 and 18 with Manka Dhingra gaining and holding our Senate seat and the majorities of 29-20 in the Senate and 58-40 in the House give us the strength to have passed some of the most progressive legislation in the nation.In recent years we removed immunity from police use of deadly force and are retraining our police throughout the state on de-escalation tactics and implementing measures that improve policing in our communities and therefore our safety...