Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 29A Elections - Chapter 29A.60 Canvassing
- 29A.60.010 Conduct of elections -- Canvass
All elections, whether special or general, held under RCW *29A.04.320 and 29A.04.330 must be conducted by the county auditor as ex officio county supervisor of ...
- 29A.60.021 Write-in voting -- Declaration of candidacy -- Counting of vote
(1) For any office at any election or primary, any voter may write in on the ballot the name of any person for an office ...
- 29A.60.030 Tabulation continuous
Except as provided by rule under *RCW 29A.04.610, on the day of the primary or election, the tabulation of ballots at the polling place or ...
- 29A.60.040 Rejection of ballots or parts -- Write-in votes
A ballot is invalid and no votes on that ballot may be counted if it is found folded together with another ballot or it is ...
- 29A.60.050 Questions on validity of ballot -- Rejection -- Preservation and return
Whenever the precinct election officers or the counting center personnel have a question about the validity of a ballot or the votes for an office ...
- 29A.60.060 Poll-site ballot counting devices -- Results
After the close of the polls, counties employing poll-site ballot counting devices may telephonically or electronically transmit the accumulated tally for each device to a ...
- 29A.60.070 Returns, precinct and cumulative -- Delivery
The county auditor shall produce cumulative and precinct returns for each primary and election and deliver them to the canvassing board for verification and certification. ...
- 29A.60.080 Sealing of voting devices -- Exceptions
Except for reopening to make a recanvass, the registering mechanism of each mechanical voting device used in any primary or election shall remain sealed until ...
- 29A.60.090 Voting systems -- Maintenance of documents
In counties using voting systems, the county auditor shall maintain the following documents for at least sixty days after the primary or election: (1) Sample ...
- 29A.60.095 Electronic voting devices--Record maintenance
(1) The electronic record produced and counted by electronic voting devices is the official record of each vote for election purposes. The paper record produced ...
- 29A.60.100 Votes by stickers, printed labels, rejected
Votes cast by stickers or printed labels are not valid for any purpose and shall be rejected. Votes cast by sticker or label shall not ...
- 29A.60.110 Ballot containers, sealing, opening
Immediately after their tabulation, all ballots counted at a ballot counting center must be sealed in containers that identify the primary or election and be ...
- 29A.60.120 Counting ballots -- Official returns
(1) The ballots picked up from the precincts during the polling hours may be counted only at the counting center before the polls have closed. ...
- 29A.60.125 Damaged ballots
If inspection of the ballot reveals a physically damaged ballot or ballot that may be otherwise unreadable or uncountable by the tabulating system, the county ...
- 29A.60.130 Certificate not withheld for informality in returns
No certificate shall be withheld on account of any defect or informality in the returns of any election, if it can with reasonable certainty be ...
- 29A.60.140 Canvassing board -- Membership -- Authority -- Delegation of authority -- Rule making
(1) Members of the county canvassing board are the county auditor, who is the chair, the county prosecuting attorney, and the chair of the county ...
- 29A.60.150 Procedure when member a candidate
The members of the county canvassing board may not include individuals who are candidates for an office to be voted upon at the primary or ...
- 29A.60.160 Absentee ballots
(1) Except for an election conducted under the instant runoff voting method for the pilot project authorized by RCW 29A.53.020, the county auditor, as delegated ...
- 29A.60.165 Unsigned absentee or provisional ballots
(1) If the voter neglects to sign the outside envelope of an absentee or provisional ballot, the auditor shall notify the voter by first-class mail ...
- 29A.60.170 Counting center, direction and observation of proceedings -- Manual count of certain precincts
(1) The counting center in a county using voting systems is under the direction of the county auditor and must be observed by one representative ...
- 29A.60.180 Credit for voting -- Retention of ballots
Each registered voter casting an absentee ballot will be credited with voting on his or her voter registration record. Absentee ballots must be retained for ...
- 29A.60.185 Audit of results
Prior to certification of the election as required by RCW 29A.60.190, the county auditor shall conduct an audit of results of votes cast on the ...
- 29A.60.190 Certification of election results -- Unofficial returns
(1) Except as provided by subsection (3) of this section, fifteen days after a primary or special election and twenty-one days after a general election, ...
- 29A.60.195 Provisional ballots--Disposition
Before certification of the primary or election, the county auditor must examine and investigate all received provisional ballots to determine whether the ballot can be ...
- 29A.60.200 Canvassing board -- Canvassing procedure -- Penalty
Before canvassing the returns of a primary or election, the chair of the county legislative authority or the chair's designee shall administer an oath to ...
- 29A.60.210 Recanvass -- Generally
Whenever the canvassing board finds during the initial counting process, or during any subsequent recount thereof, that there is an apparent discrepancy or an inconsistency ...
- 29A.60.221 Tie in primary or final election
(1) If the requisite number of any federal, state, county, city, or district offices have not been nominated in a primary by reason of two ...
- 29A.60.230 Abstract by election officer -- Transmittal to secretary of state
(1) Immediately after the official results of a state primary or general election in a county are ascertained, the county auditor or other election officer ...
- 29A.60.235 Certification reports
(1) The county auditor shall prepare, make publicly available at the auditor's office or on the auditor's web site, and submit at the time of ...
- 29A.60.240 Secretary of state -- Primary returns -- State offices, etc
The secretary of state shall, as soon as possible but in any event not later than the third Tuesday following the primary, canvass and certify ...
- 29A.60.250 Secretary of state -- Final returns -- Scope
As soon as the returns have been received from all the counties of the state, but not later than the thirtieth day after the election, ...
- 29A.60.260 Canvass on statewide measures
The votes on proposed amendments to the state Constitution, recommendations for the calling of constitutional conventions and other questions submitted to the people must be ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009