华盛顿州国民警卫队在七县执行选举值守：不着制服、不经手选票
据华盛顿州媒体10月30日报道，华盛顿州国民警卫队人员本周已前往全州七个县，执行州长 Bob Ferguson 10月21日签署启动令部署的「选举社区值守」（Election Neighborhood Watch）任务，覆盖 King、Pierce、Snohomish、Thurston、Clark、Lewis 与 Island 七县。任务于10月26日开始，将持续到11月10日凌晨0时01分结束。
州政府说明，值守人员不穿制服、不携带武器，不与选民互动，不在投票场所形成显眼存在，也不经手任何选票，任务是为地方选举工作人员提供安全支援。华盛顿州以邮寄投票为主，近七成已交回选票经由选票投递箱送达。州务卿 Steve Hobbs 表示，这样部署国民警卫队协助选举安全，在该州尚属首次；自2016年以来，国民警卫队每个选举周期都为州选举提供网络安全支援。
此次部署的背景包括2024年10月 Vancouver 市一处选票投递箱遭纵火装置破坏等事件。Thurston 县审计官已接受部署并发表澄清声明，说明值守人员不会影响投票流程；也有少数县选择不接受，包括 Spokane 县。州政府强调，各县可自行决定是否接受支援，值守安排不改变任何投票规则。
Washington National Guard Deploys Election Watch in Seven Counties: Plainclothes, Unarmed, No Ballot Handling
Washington National Guard members have deployed to seven counties this week under an activation order Governor Bob Ferguson signed on October 21, state media reported on October 30. The 'Election Neighborhood Watch' mission covers King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Clark, Lewis and Island counties, began on October 26 and runs until 12:01 a.m. on November 10.
State officials said the Guard members serve in plainclothes, are unarmed, do not interact with voters, keep no conspicuous presence at voting sites and do not handle ballots; their role is to support the safety of local election workers. Washington votes primarily by mail, and nearly 70 percent of returned ballots arrive through drop boxes. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said deploying the Guard this way for election security has not been done before in the state, though the Guard has provided cybersecurity support at every election since 2016.
The deployment follows incidents including an incendiary device placed in a ballot drop box in Vancouver, Washington, in October 2024. Thurston County's auditor accepted the support and issued a clarifying statement, while a few counties, including Spokane County, declined. The state emphasized that counties choose whether to accept the support and that the mission changes no voting rules.
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