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County establishes "Rainy Day Fund" to protect against economic downturns
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The establishment of a Rainy-Day Fund by the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC)  is one of the most important financial developments we’ve made in recent years. 
 


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HB 1068 is about protecting election security risk assessments
Friday, January 22, 2021
I want to clear up some misconceptions about HB 1068. This is a narrowly tailored bill that will clarify state law that prevents the release of documents that would aid cyberattackers and our backup plan (COOP) should that happen. 
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We will count every vote
Friday, November 6, 2020

For election officials, November 3 is a big day. 

But November 24 is even bigger.  


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All Blog Titles

County establishes "Rainy Day Fund" to protect against economic downturns
6/23/2021

HB 1068 is about protecting election security risk assessments
1/22/2021

We will count every vote
11/6/2020

A deeper look at our amazing voter registration numbers
11/2/2020

How we are addressing concerns about USPS and the next election
8/17/2020

ERecording kept us moving through the shut down
7/28/2020

When you read the Voters’ Pamphlet, please keep in mind the rules that govern candidates' statements
7/6/2020

How we address justice and equity
6/16/2020

Our backup elections website is ready
4/27/2020

Read the Thurston County Auditor Community Report
4/17/2020

Continuity of Operations Planning pays off
4/2/2020

Get licensing services in your community
3/12/2020

Remote options for Auditor services (updated 11/17/2020)
3/2/2020

Even an SUV can't stop our ballot drop boxes
10/11/2019

This year's National Voter Registration Day in Thurston County is going to be bigger than ever!
9/20/2019

Why the Universal Postal Union is vital to military and overseas voters
9/13/2019

​Five lessons we learned from offering passport services
7/22/2019

Ballots are in the mail, let us know if you need one!
7/19/2019

How the legislature impacted the Thurston County Auditor's office this year
5/28/2019

How county employees got paid when the power went out and what that taught us about emergency planning
4/10/2019

Dedicated Thurston County Staff Carry Out Election Despite Historic Snow Storm
3/4/2019

Local Licensing Subagents
12/6/2018

Local Licensing Subagents
12/6/2018

Reconciling to Zero
12/5/2018

National Voter Registration Day 2018
9/21/2018

Licensing Services Interruption
8/27/2018

​Cybersecurity Task Force
7/10/2018

2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Published
7/5/2018

June 30: Boat Tab Renewal Deadline
6/27/2018

Cybersecurity and Elections
6/21/2018