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King County Elections Director.
The King County Elections Director is responsible for conducting elections
and overseeing voter registration and voter education in King County.
The King County Elections Director serves a four-year term.
All voters in King County are eligible to vote in this race.
-Hi, I'm Julie Wise and it is a privilege to serve as
your King County Director of Elections.
Each day I work hard to fulfill my commitment to removing barriers
to voting while ensuring accurate,
transparent, and secure elections.
Voting in King County has never been more convenient.
During my first term we added 60 ballot drop boxes;
now 95% of voters live within 3 miles of a secure,
24-hour voting location.
We implemented prepaid postage, because you shouldn't have to
buy a stamp to vote, and added service in Spanish and Korean.
We invested in culturally specific voter outreach
through a first-in-the-country
government/philanthropic partnership.
We've also opened five new vote centers across the county
to support same-day registration.
Voting in King County has also never been more secure.
As Elections Director, I brought in the Department of Homeland Security
and State Auditor's cyber security team to ensure our elections are protected.
We've expanded our auditing practices and strengthened accountability.
We implemented a new, state-of-the-art tabulation system
that is not only more secure, but saving the county
nearly $500,000 per year.
Most recently, I spoke out about issues with the state's
new voter registration system because I believe
that even one voter left behind is too many.
I've been a nonpartisan election administrator for 19 years,
certified at the state and national level.
At a time when elections are under threat, both from international
interests leading us to question the integrity of our systems,
and domestically by those who would prevent rightful voters
from having their voice heard, the 1.3 million voters
of King County need and deserve an Elections Director
with experience, integrity, and a commitment to
making every vote count.
I am proud to be endorsed by elections colleagues statewide,
And I, Julie Wise, ask for your vote this November.
-I'm going to take this time to reach out to the youngest voters,
18 to 29 years old, the most open-minded voters of King County.
According to surveys, you're doing better, but still the most likely
demographic not to vote, but the levers of power
in the county and the nation are in your hands,
because it turns out you could be the swing voters
who tip the balance of power in one direction or another.
My campaign has no choice but to turn its lonely eyes to you,
because you, of all people, have not only seen
the chaos and turmoil of the world up close, but have had to have
the courage to live under the gun, though my generation
took mundane schools for granted, and now you have to be be
bold enough to enter a world that is increasingly unfriendly
and unwelcoming to those just starting out in adulthood.
It shouldn't be that way, however, so send them a message
by electing me, and suddenly the shock waves
that you propel will reach your peers across the state
and the nation, and the power of the people
shall indeed include a youth wing that will shake foundations
and revitalize politics.
Tell your high schools and colleges that Mark Greene
is running for Director of Elections, and he asks that you
register and vote right up to Election Day itself,
and that I support the expansion of the vote
to our 16- and 17-year-old brethren. Thank you.