Overview

• Let’s Go Washington says it has documented roughly 32 to 35 incidents in two weeks, including intimidation, theft, vandalism, assaults and a late‑September hit‑and‑run in Tacoma.
• Body‑camera footage from a Covington Walmart shows an officer telling a suspect he would handcuff him “for show,” and the police chief says Theft in the Third Degree and Malicious Mischief in the Third Degree charges were submitted the same day while the department reviews the response.
• Sen. Jeff Wilson is drafting 2026 legislation to set 25‑foot buffer zones around canvassers, make harassment or defacing petitions a gross misdemeanor and create Class C felonies for repeat interference and malicious theft of petitions.
• Secretary of State Steve Hobbs urged witnesses to report disruptions and noted that interfering with signature gathering is already a gross misdemeanor under current law.
• LGW leaders held a Tacoma press conference, alleged organized opposition without independent verification, and said public requests for petitions have increased despite the reported harassment.