Title 29A — Title 29A ELECTIONS
22 chapters · 486 sections in this title.
RCW 29A.40.010 Ballots by mail.
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Each active registered voter of the state, overseas voter, and service voter shall automatically be issued a mail ballot for each general election, special election, or primary. Overseas voters and service voters are authorized to cast the same ballots, including those for specia…
RCW 29A.40.020 Request for ballot from an overseas voter or service voter.
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(1) A request for a ballot from an overseas voter or service voter must include the address of the last residence in the state of Washington.(2) No person, organization, or association may distribute any ballot materials that contain a return address other than that of the approp…
RCW 29A.40.050 Special ballots.
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(1) County auditors shall provide special absentee ballots to be used for state primary or state general elections. An auditor shall provide a special absentee ballot only to a registered voter who completes an application stating that she or he will be unable to vote and return …
RCW 29A.40.070 Date ballots mailed—Replacement ballots.
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(1) Except where a recount or litigation is pending, the county auditor must mail ballots to each voter at least eighteen days before each primary or election, and as soon as possible for all subsequent registration changes.(2) Except where a recount or litigation is pending, the…
RCW 29A.40.091 Envelopes, declaration, and instructions—Voter's oath—Overseas and service voters—Return of ballots—County auditor's name.
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(1) The county auditor shall send each voter a ballot, a security envelope in which to conceal the ballot after voting, a larger envelope in which to return the security envelope, a declaration that the voter must sign, and instructions on how to obtain information about the elec…
RCW 29A.40.100 Observers.
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County auditors must request that observers be appointed by the major political parties to be present during the processing of ballots at the counting center. County auditors have discretion to also request that observers be appointed by any campaigns or organizations. The absenc…
RCW 29A.40.110 Processing incoming ballots.
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(1) The opening and subsequent processing of return envelopes for any primary or election may begin upon receipt. The tabulation of absentee ballots must not commence until after 8:00 p.m. on the day of the primary or election.(2) All received return envelopes must be placed in s…
RCW 29A.40.111 Processing incoming ballots—Alternative verification options pilot project.
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(1) The secretary of state shall establish the alternative verification options pilot project. The purpose of the pilot project is to allow for the development and testing of supplemental methods, other than signature verification, to verify that a ballot was filled out and retur…
RCW 29A.40.130 Record of voters issued a ballot and voters who returned a ballot—Public access.
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Each county auditor shall maintain in his or her office, open for public inspection, a record of all voters issued a ballot and all voters who returned a ballot. For each primary, special election, or general election, any political party, committee, or person may request a list …
RCW 29A.40.160 Voting centers.
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(1) Each county auditor shall open a voting center each primary, special election if the county is conducting an election, and general election. The voting center shall be open during business hours during the voting period, which begins eighteen days before, and ends at 8:00 p.m…
RCW 29A.40.170 Ballot drop boxes.
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(1) The county auditor must prevent overflow of each ballot drop box to allow a voter to deposit his or her ballot securely. Ballots must be removed from a ballot drop box by at least two people, with a record kept of the date and time ballots were removed, and the names of peopl…
RCW 29A.40.180 Student engagement hubs.
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(1) Each state university, regional university, and The Evergreen State College as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 and each higher education campus as defined in RCW 28B.45.012 shall open a nonpartisan student engagement hub on its campus. The student engagement hub may be open during …