Podcasts Government Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast Todays Capitol Idea is election security, and Democratic state Rep. Gael Tarleton of Seattle is the Legislature's recognized authority on the issue. Today's conversation is longer than usual, but the topic is that important. Stick around.

Todays Capitol Idea is election security, and Democratic state Rep. Gael Tarleton of Seattle is the Legislature's recognized authority on the issue. Today's conversation is longer than usual, but the topic is that important. Stick around.

Published: March 6, 2020, 5:12 a.m.

Given what\u2019s gone on and is still going on in the world, ensuring the security and integrity of elections is about as important an idea as it\u2019s possible to talk about in a representative democracy like ours. Rep. Gael Tarleton agrees, and she's been talking about it, and thinking about it, and doing something about it, for years. We've got her today, and what she has to say is worth listening to.