News editor Donna Blankinship interviewed Steve Hobbs about boosting voter confidence ahead of this year's elections.

Washington’s Secretary of State has a big year ahead.  

The 2024 election is already underway as Washington voters begin to cast their ballots in the presidential primary. Voters have until March 12 to choose among a handful of candidates, including Joe Biden and Donald Trump — the likely nominees for president.  

In mid-February, Crosscut’s news editor, Donna Blankinship, interviewed Washington Secretary Steve Hobbs to hear his thoughts on different election-related matters.  

In this episode of Crosscut Reports, Blankinship speaks with Hobbs about protecting election workers, combating misinformation, ranked-choice voting and more.  

Read more about what Hobbs had to say here. 

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Credits

Host/Producer: Maleeha Syed and Sara Bernard

Reporter: Donna Blankinship

Story editor: Ryan Famuliner

Executive producer: Sarah Menzies

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