On July 27th, Washington State passed SB 5014, creating its own election system.
It severs Washington from federal election laws to maintain one-party rule in its state government.
The Trump Administration responded yesterday by cutting off all federal funds from Washington State.
https://statescoop.com/washington-state-requires-counties-partition-off-their-election-systems/
Details are in this story:
Yesterday, WA state lost one-third of its budget income
Gov. Bob Ferguson's (D-WA) term started Jan. 15th last year.
He is up for re-election on Nov. 7th, 2028.
Bob filed his paperwork to run for re-election last year.
Washington is a state without term limits.
Gov. Bob Ferguson (D-WA)
https://governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/Gov.%20Ferguson%20Informal%20Headshot.JPG
A four-minute video dated May 17 of Ferguson signing SB 5014 is linked below:
https://tvw.org/video/governor-bob-ferguson-bill-signing-2025041216/