“Based on general and specific information and concerns about the potential for violence or other illegal activity related to the 2024 General Election, I want to ensure that we are fully prepared for any situation,” Gov. Jay Inslee wrote in a letter posted on his website.
The state is one of two that witnessed the setting of fires at ballot boxes last week.
Inslee added that hundreds of cards Ballot It was damaged or destroyed as a result of the use of an incendiary device in a ballot box in the city vancouver.
Opinion polls indicate that the Democratic candidate is expected to win Kamala Harris On the Republican Donald Trump In the state easily.
It is worth noting that early voting is available to voters in Washington More than two million people have already cast ballots, according to the University of Florida Elections Lab.