Washington Administrative Code
Title 434 - Secretary of State
Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary
Section 434-219-200 - Direct recording electronic voting devices (DRE)
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 434-219-200
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
Ballots cast on direct recording electronic voting devices must be verified as matching the signed political party declaration.
(1) The voter must sign a standard ballot declaration form and select one political party ballot declaration.
(2) If using DREs, the county auditor must use a method that verifies the voter only casts votes according to the political party declaration marked. DREs may be programmed as separate ballots. For consolidated ballots, the county auditor must use one of the following methods:
(a) Provide a separate DRE
designated for each political party.
(i)
Verify the corresponding party ballots were cast on each device.
(ii) If all ballots cast are of the
corresponding political party, all ballots shall be tabulated.
(iii) If any ballots were cast of the
opposite political party, those ballots shall be referred to the canvassing
board for rejection. All remaining ballots of the corresponding political party
shall be duplicated and tabulated; or
(b) Provide a single DRE programmed with all
political party ballots.
(i) Keep signed
political party declarations in order of voting.
(ii) Compare the party declaration to the
corresponding party vote on the ballot. If all ballots cast are of the
corresponding political party, ballots shall be tabulated.
(iii) If any ballot fails to correspond with
the declared party:
(A) Separate each ballot
record and place each in a security envelope.
(B) Place the associated political party
declaration with the security envelope into an outer mailing
envelope.
(C) Process the ballots
in the same manner as electronically returned ballots;
(c) Any other method approved by
the secretary of state.
(3) The number of DRE votes must be reconciled with the number of signed declarations.
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