Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 29A Elections - Chapter 29A.68 Contesting An Election

• 29A.68.011 Prevention and correction of election frauds and errors
  Any justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, or judge of the superior court in the proper county shall, by order, ...
• 29A.68.020 Commencement by registered voter -- Causes for
  Any of the following causes may be asserted by a registered voter to challenge the right to assume office of a candidate declared elected to ...
• 29A.68.030 Affidavit of error or omission -- Contents -- Witnesses
  An affidavit of an elector filed pursuant to RCW 29A.68.011(6) must set forth specifically: (1) The name of the contestant and that he or she ...
• 29A.68.040 Hearing date -- Issuance of citation -- Service
  Upon such affidavit being filed, the clerk shall inform the judge of the appropriate court, who may give notice, and order a session of the ...
• 29A.68.050 Witnesses to attend -- Hearing of contest -- Judgment
  The clerk shall issue subpoenas for witnesses in such contested election at the request of either party, which shall be served by the sheriff or ...
• 29A.68.060 Costs, how awarded
  If the proceedings are dismissed for insufficiency, want of prosecution, or the election is by the court confirmed, judgment shall be rendered against the party ...
• 29A.68.070 Misconduct of board -- Irregularity material to result
  No irregularity or improper conduct in the proceedings of any election board or any member of the board amounts to such malconduct as to annul ...
• 29A.68.080 Misconduct of board -- Number of votes affected -- Enough to change result
  When any election for an office exercised in and for a county is contested on account of any malconduct on the part of any election ...
• 29A.68.090 Illegal votes -- Allegation of
  When the reception of illegal votes is alleged as a cause of contest, it is sufficient to state generally that illegal votes were cast, that, ...
• 29A.68.100 Illegal votes -- List required for testimony
  No testimony may be received as to any illegal votes unless the party contesting the election delivers to the opposite party, at least three days ...
• 29A.68.110 Illegal votes -- Number of votes affected -- Enough to change result
  No election may be set aside on account of illegal votes, unless it appears that an amount of illegal votes has been given to the ...
• 29A.68.120 Election set aside -- Appeal period
  If an election is set aside by the judgment of the superior court and if no appeal is taken therefrom within ten days, the election ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009