Washington Administrative Code
Title 434 - Secretary of State
Chapter 434-250 - Elections by mail
Section 434-250-380 - Disclosure of voter signatures
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) In-person inspection of unredacted ballot return envelopes, ballot declarations, and signature correction forms is authorized, so long as photocopying, photographs, and other types of image reproduction of voter signatures, phone numbers, and email addresses are prohibited.
(2) Upon receiving a public records request for ballot return envelopes, ballot declarations, or signature correction forms, an agency should offer the requestor the option of receiving redacted copies or inspecting unredacted versions in-person.
(3) For purposes of this regulation, "signature correction form" means any form submitted by a voter for the purpose of curing a missing or mismatched signature on a ballot declaration or otherwise updating the voter signature.
(4) For purposes of this section, "voter signature" means any original handwritten signature or image of the voter's signature.
