Experienced and impartial approach is key to successful elections

Accessible, accurate, and secure elections are the cornerstone of our government. All voters must have confidence that our representatives have been fairly elected. Because of this, all election administrators must demonstrate non-partisan actions in their work, lest voters lose trust in elections.

We are writing to bring some perspective to the position of Washington’s Secretary of State, our head elections official.

Together, we have a combined 37 years of continuous service in the office. We know what it takes to run Washington’s elections. Maintaining a competent, non-partisan, and imparti...