Washington Administrative Code
Title 434 - Secretary of State
Chapter 434-261 - Counting center procedures
Section 434-261-075 - Votes on something other than a ballot
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
If the voter returns voting responses by mail on any form other than a ballot, the votes thereon shall be acceptable and tallied provided that:
(1) Only votes for offices or measures for which the voter is eligible are counted.
(2) The candidate or measure response position for which the voter is voting can be clearly identified.
(3) The ballot issued is not returned, or if returned, contains no marks indicating an attempt to vote it.
(4) A valid signature on a ballot declaration is received with the voting responses.
The votes accepted must then be duplicated to a ballot that can be read by the electronic voting equipment.
Votes on a ballot from a previous primary or election cannot be counted for another primary or election. These ballots must be rejected per WAC 434-262-031.
Statutory Authority: RCW 29A.04.611, 29A.04.620, and 29A.04.630. 11-24-064, § 434-261-075, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 29A.04.611. 07-12-032, § 434-261-075, filed 5/30/07, effective 6/30/07; 06-14-047, § 434-261-075, filed 6/28/06, effective 7/29/06; 05-17-145, § 434-261-075, filed 8/19/05, effective 9/19/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 29.04.210, 29.36.150. 02-07-029, § 434-261-075, filed 3/12/02, effective 4/12/02.