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Every event recorded in Washington between 2008 and 2024, the themes they fall under, and everything published about the state.
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2008–2024
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Of 17 covered
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Of 9 in the taxonomy
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Of 33 in the taxonomy
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Over time
When the record thickens
Washington has events in 15 of the 17 years covered, with the most in 2022. In the finished database this curve is the first thing a reporter checks against the year they are writing about.
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The events
Recorded in Washington
| Date | Category | Theme | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2024 | Certification interferenceElection administration | Election administration | |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Polling place closure or relocationElection administration | Election administration | |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Public records law narrowingPublic information and transparency | Public information and transparency | |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Polling place closure or relocationElection administration | Election administration | |
| Mar 26, 2024 | State preemption of a local ordinanceLocal government autonomy | Local government autonomy | |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Retaliatory records denialPress freedom | Press freedom | |
| Jan 20, 2024 | Public records law narrowingPublic information and transparency | Public information and transparency | |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Refusal to enforce an enacted lawExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Retaliatory records denialPress freedom | Press freedom | |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Anti-protest penalty escalationCivil society and protest | Civil society and protest | |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Post-election audit irregularityElection administration | Election administration | |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Unilateral rule by executive orderExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Preemption of oversight authorityLegislative checks | Legislative checks | |
| May 14, 2022 | Election official removal or replacementElection administration | Election administration | |
| May 10, 2022 | Agency leadership purgeExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Refusal to enforce an enacted lawExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Judicial selection rule changeJudicial independence | Judicial independence | |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Voter roll purgeVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Preemption of oversight authorityLegislative checks | Legislative checks | |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Polling place closure or relocationElection administration | Election administration | |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Mail ballot restrictionVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Nov 15, 2020 | Certification interferenceElection administration | Election administration | |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Registration deadline changeVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Dec 25, 2019 | Registration deadline changeVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Sep 14, 2019 | Legal action over published reportingPress freedom | Press freedom | |
| Jun 10, 2019 | Legal action over published reportingPress freedom | Press freedom | |
| Jan 15, 2019 | Post-election audit irregularityElection administration | Election administration | |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Refusal to enforce an enacted lawExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Post-election audit irregularityElection administration | Election administration | |
| Jul 5, 2018 | Legislative session curtailmentLegislative checks | Legislative checks | |
| Jun 24, 2018 | Voter identification restrictionVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Nov 4, 2017 | Legal action over published reportingPress freedom | Press freedom | |
| Oct 10, 2017 | Public records law narrowingPublic information and transparency | Public information and transparency | |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Voter roll purgeVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Mail ballot restrictionVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Sep 14, 2016 | Public broadcaster interferencePress freedom | Press freedom | |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Confirmation process bypassExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| Jun 26, 2016 | Emergency powers extensionLegislative checks | Legislative checks | |
| May 10, 2016 | Voter roll purgeVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Apr 11, 2016 | Judicial budget retaliationJudicial independence | Judicial independence | |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Public data collection discontinuedPublic information and transparency | Public information and transparency | |
| Feb 4, 2016 | Emergency powers extensionLegislative checks | Legislative checks | |
| Oct 10, 2015 | Legislative session curtailmentLegislative checks | Legislative checks | |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Legal action over published reportingPress freedom | Press freedom | |
| Feb 10, 2015 | Refusal to enforce an enacted lawExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| Aug 12, 2013 | Retaliatory records denialPress freedom | Press freedom | |
| May 6, 2013 | Refusal to enforce an enacted lawExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| May 1, 2013 | Voter identification restrictionVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Sep 22, 2012 | Preemption of oversight authorityLegislative checks | Legislative checks | |
| Jun 4, 2012 | Judicial selection rule changeJudicial independence | Judicial independence | |
| Nov 21, 2011 | Nonprofit registration burdenCivil society and protest | Civil society and protest | |
| Oct 21, 2011 | Local official removal by the stateLocal government autonomy | Local government autonomy | |
| Aug 16, 2011 | Agency leadership purgeExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| Apr 5, 2011 | Emergency powers extensionLegislative checks | Legislative checks | |
| Nov 27, 2010 | Confirmation process bypassExecutive overreach | Executive overreach | |
| Oct 7, 2010 | Emergency powers extensionLegislative checks | Legislative checks | |
| Feb 14, 2010 | Registration deadline changeVoting rights and access | Voting rights and access | |
| Apr 15, 2009 | Anti-protest penalty escalationCivil society and protest | Civil society and protest | |
| Feb 18, 2009 | Certification interferenceElection administration | Election administration | |
| Jan 20, 2009 | Public broadcaster interferencePress freedom | Press freedom |
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