Voters should re-elect Kim Wyman

We should all be grateful that Washington’s elections are trustworthy, accurate, and run by Secretary of State Kim Wyman. She is a leader who has kept Washington’s edge in voter registration, turnout, and ballot security.

Washington is consistently ranked at or near the top of the nation in voter turnout, number of voters registered, and election innovations. Secretary Wyman led us to these accomplishments.

Unfortunately, Secretary Wyman’s opponent has not shown such concern for our elections. Her call to unlawfully cancel an election after voting had already begun would have suppressed over 1.4 million voters. We cannot afford to hand this office off to a hyper-partisan and grossly unqualified politician.

Secretary Wyman is the best person for this job. The vast majority of current local election officials endorse her, including non-partisan officials in Snohomish, Pierce, and King Counties. Kim Wyman is the only candidate in the race who will run our elections in a non-partisan and trustworthy manner.

Election administrators should be committed to the impartial and non-partisan administration of elections. We urge all voters to re-elect Secretary of State Kim Wyman, and keep Washington a national leader in voting.

This story was originally published October 27, 2016 at 7:51 PM with the headline "Voters should re-elect Kim Wyman."