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WA Rev Code § 29A.56.092 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.092 - Amended certificate of ascertainment—Certificate of vote.

RCW 29A.56.092 Amended certificate of ascertainment—Certificate of vote.(1) After the vote of this state's electors is completed, if the final list of electors differs from any list that the governor previously included on a certificate of ascertainment prepared and transmitted under 3 U.S.C. Sec. 6, the secretary of state immediately shall prepare an amended certificate of ascertainment and transmit it to the governor for the governor's signature.(2) The governor immediately shall deliver the signed amended certificate of ascertainment to the secretary of state and a signed duplicate original of the amended certificate of ascertainment to all individuals entitled to receive this state's certificate of ascertainment, indicating that the amended certificate of ascertainment is to be substituted for the certificate of ascertainment previously submitted.(3) The secretary of state shall prepare a certificate of vote. The electors on the final list shall sign the certificate. The secretary of state shall process and transmit the signed certificate with the amended certificate of ascertainment under 3 U.S.C. Secs. 9, 10, and 11.[ 2019 c 143 § 8.]NOTES:Short title—Uniformity of application and construction—2019 c 143: See notes following RCW 29A.56.080.
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.110 - Initiating proceedings—Statement—Contents—Verification—Definitions.

RCW 29A.56.110 Initiating proceedings—Statement—Contents—Verification—Definitions.Whenever any legal voter of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, either individually or on behalf of an organization, desires to demand the recall and discharge of any elective public officer of the state or of such political subdivision, as the case may be, under the provisions of sections 33 and 34 of Article 1 of the Constitution, the voter shall prepare a typewritten charge, reciting that such officer, naming him or her and giving the title of the office, has committed an act or acts of malfeasance, or an act or acts of misfeasance while in office, or has violated the oath of office, or has been guilty of any two or more of the acts specified in the Constitution as grounds for recall. The charge shall state the act or acts complained of in concise language, give a detailed description including the approximate date, location, and nature of each act complained of, be signed by the person or persons making the charge, give their respective post office addresses, and be verified under oath that the person or persons believe the charge or charges to be true and have knowledge of the alleged facts upon which the stated grounds for recall are based.For the purposes of this chapter:(1) "Misfeasance" or "malfeasance" in office means any wrongful conduct that affects, interrupts, or interferes with the performance of official duty;(a) Additionally, "misfeasance" in office means the performance of a duty in an improper manner; and(b) Additionally, "malfeasance" in office means the commission of an unlawful act;(2) "Violation of the oath of office" means the neglect or knowing failure by an elective public officer to perform faithfully a duty imposed by law.[ 2003 c 111 § 1407; 1984 c 170 § 1; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 47 § 1; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.010. Prior: 1913 c 146 § 1; RRS § 5350. Former part of section: 1913 c 146 § 2; RRS § 5351, now codified in RCW 29.82.015. Formerly RCW 29.82.010.]NOTES:Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 47: "If any provision of this amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 47 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.120 - Petition—Where filed.

RCW 29A.56.120 Petition—Where filed.Any person making a charge shall file it with the elections officer whose duty it is to receive and file a declaration of candidacy for the office concerning the incumbent of which the recall is to be demanded. The officer with whom the charge is filed shall promptly (1) serve a copy of the charge upon the officer whose recall is demanded, and (2) certify and transmit the charge to the preparer of the ballot synopsis provided in RCW 29A.56.130. The manner of service shall be the same as for the commencement of a civil action in superior court.[ 2003 c 111 § 1408. Prior: 1984 c 170 § 2; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 47 § 2; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.015; prior: 1913 c 146 § 2; RRS § 5351. Formerly RCW 29.82.010, part. Formerly RCW 29.82.015.]NOTES:Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 47: See note following RCW 29A.56.110.
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.130 - Ballot synopsis.

RCW 29A.56.130 Ballot synopsis.(1) Within fifteen days after receiving a charge, the officer specified below shall formulate a ballot synopsis of the charge of not more than two hundred words.(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, if the recall is demanded of an elected public officer whose political jurisdiction encompasses an area in more than one county, the attorney general shall be the preparer, except if the recall is demanded of the attorney general, the chief justice of the supreme court shall be the preparer.(b) If the recall is demanded of an elected public officer whose political jurisdiction lies wholly in one county, or if the recall is demanded of an elected public officer of a district whose jurisdiction encompasses more than one county but whose declaration of candidacy is filed with a county auditor in one of the counties, the prosecuting attorney of that county shall be the preparer, except that if the prosecuting attorney is the officer whose recall is demanded, the attorney general shall be the preparer.(2) The synopsis shall set forth the name of the person charged, the title of the office, and a concise statement of the elements of the charge. Upon completion of the ballot synopsis, the preparer shall certify and transmit the exact language of the ballot synopsis to the persons filing the charge and the officer subject to recall. The preparer shall additionally certify and transmit the charges and the ballot synopsis to the superior court of the county in which the officer subject to recall resides and shall petition the superior court to approve the synopsis and to determine the sufficiency of the charges.[ 2003 c 111 § 1409; 1984 c 170 § 3. Formerly RCW 29.82.021.]
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.140 - Determination by superior court—Correction of ballot synopsis.

RCW 29A.56.140 Determination by superior court—Correction of ballot synopsis.Within 15 days after receiving the petition, the superior court shall have conducted a hearing on and shall have determined, without cost to any party, (1) whether or not the acts stated in the charge satisfy the criteria for which a recall petition may be filed, and (2) the adequacy of the ballot synopsis. The court shall notify the person subject to recall and the person demanding recall of the hearing date. Both persons may appear with counsel. The court may hear arguments as to the sufficiency of the charges and the adequacy of the ballot synopsis. The court shall not consider the truth of the charges, but only their sufficiency. An appeal of a sufficiency decision shall be filed in the supreme court as specified by RCW 29A.56.270. The superior court shall correct any ballot synopsis it deems inadequate. Any decision regarding the ballot synopsis by the superior court is final. The clerk shall certify and transmit the ballot synopsis to the officer subject to recall, the person demanding the recall, and either the secretary of state or the county auditor, as appropriate.[ 2021 c 92 § 1; 2003 c 111 § 1410. Prior: 1984 c 170 § 4. Formerly RCW 29.82.023.]
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.150 - Filing supporting signatures—Time limitations.

RCW 29A.56.150 Filing supporting signatures—Time limitations.(1) The sponsors of a recall demanded of any public officer shall stop circulation of and file all petitions with the appropriate elections officer not less than six months before the next general election in which the officer whose recall is demanded is subject to reelection.(2) The sponsors of a recall demanded of an officer elected to a statewide position shall have a maximum of two hundred seventy days, and the sponsors of a recall demanded of any other officer shall have a maximum of one hundred eighty days, in which to obtain and file supporting signatures after the issuance of a ballot synopsis by the superior court. If the decision of the superior court regarding the sufficiency of the charges is not appealed, the one hundred eighty or two hundred seventy day period for the circulation of signatures begins on the sixteenth day following the decision of the superior court. If the decision of the superior court regarding the sufficiency of the charges is appealed, the one hundred eighty or two hundred seventy day period for the circulation of signatures begins on the day following the issuance of the decision by the supreme court.[ 2003 c 111 § 1411; 1984 c 170 § 5; 1971 ex.s. c 205 § 2. Formerly RCW 29.82.025.]NOTES:Severability—1971 ex.s. c 205: "If any provision of this 1971 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1971 ex.s. c 205 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.160 - Petition—Form.

RCW 29A.56.160 Petition—Form.Recall petitions must be printed on single sheets of paper of good writing quality (including but not limited to newsprint) not less than eleven inches in width and not less than fourteen inches in length. No petition may be circulated or signed prior to the first day of the one hundred eighty or two hundred seventy day period established by RCW 29A.56.150 for that recall petition. The petitions must be substantially in the following form:The warning prescribed by RCW 29A.72.140; followed by:Petition for the recall of (here insert the name of the office and of the person whose recall is petitioned for) to the Honorable (here insert the name and title of the officer with whom the charge is filed).We, the undersigned citizens and legal voters of (the state of Washington or the political subdivision in which the recall is to be held), respectfully direct that a special election be called to determine whether or not (here insert the name of the person charged and the office which he or she holds) be recalled and discharged from his or her office, for and on account of (his or her having committed the act or acts of malfeasance or misfeasance while in office, or having violated his or her oath of office, as the case may be), in the following particulars: (here insert the synopsis of the charge); and each of us for himself or herself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the State of Washington in the precinct and city (or town) and county written after my name, and my residence address is correctly stated, and to my knowledge, have signed this petition only once.The petition must include a place for each petitioner to sign and print his or her name, and the address, city, and county at which he or she is registered to vote.[ 2003 c 111 § 1412; 1984 c 170 § 6; 1971 ex.s. c 205 § 4; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.030. Prior: 1913 c 146 § 4; RRS § 5353. Formerly RCW 29.82.030.]NOTES:Severability—1971 ex.s. c 205: See note following RCW 29A.56.150.
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.170 - Petition—Size.

RCW 29A.56.170 Petition—Size.Each recall petition at the time of circulating, signing, and filing with the officer with whom it is to be filed, must consist of not more than five sheets with numbered lines for not more than twenty signatures on each sheet, with the prescribed warning, title, and form of petition on each sheet, and a full, true, and correct copy of the original statement of the charges against the officer referred to therein, printed on sheets of paper of like size and quality as the petition, firmly fastened together.[ 2003 c 111 § 1413; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.040. Prior: 1913 c 146 § 6; RRS § 5355. Formerly RCW 29.82.040.]
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.180 - Number of signatures required.

RCW 29A.56.180 Number of signatures required.When the person, committee, or organization demanding the recall of a public officer has secured sufficient signatures upon the recall petition the person, committee, or organization may submit the same to the officer with whom the charge was filed for filing in his or her office. The number of signatures required shall be as follows:(1) In the case of a state officer, an officer of a city of the first class, a member of a school board in a city of the first class, or a county officer of a county with a population of forty thousand or more—signatures of legal voters equal to twenty-five percent of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for the office to which the officer whose recall is demanded was elected at the preceding election.(2) In the case of an officer of any political subdivision, city, town, township, precinct, or school district other than those mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, and in the case of a state senator or representative—signatures of legal voters equal to thirty-five percent of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for the office to which the officer whose recall is demanded was elected at the preceding election.[ 2003 c 111 § 1414. Prior: 1991 c 363 § 36; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.060; prior: 1913 c 146 § 8, part; RRS § 5357, part. Formerly RCW 29.82.060.]NOTES:Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.Recall of elective officers—Percentages required: State Constitution Art. 1 § 34 (Amendment 8).
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.190 - Canvassing signatures—Time of—Notice.

RCW 29A.56.190 Canvassing signatures—Time of—Notice.Upon the filing of a recall petition, the officer with whom the charge was filed shall stamp on each petition the date of filing, and shall notify the persons filing them and the officer whose recall is demanded of the date when the petitions will be canvassed, which date must be not less than five or more than ten days from the date of its filing.[ 2003 c 111 § 1415; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.080. Prior: 1913 c 146 § 9, part; RRS § 5358, part. Formerly RCW 29.82.080.]
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.200 - Verification and canvass of signatures—Procedure—Statistical sampling.

RCW 29A.56.200 Verification and canvass of signatures—Procedure—Statistical sampling.(1) Upon the filing of a recall petition, the elections officer shall proceed to verify and canvass the names of legal voters on the petition.(2) The verification and canvass of signatures on the petition may be observed by persons representing the advocates and opponents of the proposed recall so long as they make no record of the names, addresses, or other information on the petitions or related records during the verification process except upon the order of the superior court. The elections officer may limit the number of observers to not fewer than two on each side, if in his or her opinion a greater number would cause undue delay or disruption of the verification process. Any such limitation shall apply equally to both sides. If the elections officer finds the same name signed to more than one petition, he or she shall reject all but the first such valid signature.(3) Where the recall of a statewide elected official is sought, the secretary of state may use any statistical sampling techniques for verification and canvassing which have been adopted by rule for canvassing initiative petitions under RCW 29A.72.230. No petition will be rejected on the basis of any statistical method employed. No petition will be accepted on the basis of any statistical method employed if such method indicates that the petition contains less than the number of signatures of legal voters required by Article I, section 33 (Amendment 8) of the state Constitution.[ 2003 c 111 § 1416. Prior: 1984 c 170 § 7; 1977 ex.s. c 361 § 107; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.090; prior: 1913 c 146 § 9, part; RRS § 5358, part. Formerly RCW 29.82.090.]NOTES:Effective date—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 361: See notes following RCW 29A.16.040.
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.210 - Fixing date for recall election—Notice.

RCW 29A.56.210 Fixing date for recall election—Notice.If, at the conclusion of the verification and canvass, it is found that a petition for recall bears the required number of signatures of certified legal voters, the officer with whom the petition is filed shall promptly certify the petitions as sufficient and fix a date for the special election to determine whether or not the officer charged shall be recalled and discharged from office. The special election shall be held not less than forty-five nor more than ninety days from the certification and, whenever possible, on one of the dates provided in RCW 29A.04.330, but no recall election may be held between the date of the primary and the date of the general election in any calendar year. Notice shall be given in the manner as required by law for special elections in the state or in the political subdivision, as the case may be.[ 2013 c 11 § 55; 2003 c 111 § 1417. Prior: 1984 c 170 § 8; 1977 ex.s. c 361 § 108; 1971 ex.s. c 205 § 5; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.100; prior: 1913 c 146 § 9, part; RRS § 5358, part. Formerly RCW 29.82.100.]NOTES:Effective date—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 361: See notes following RCW 29A.16.040.Severability—1971 ex.s. c 205: See note following RCW 29A.56.150.
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.220 - Response to petition charges.

RCW 29A.56.220 Response to petition charges.When a date for a special recall election is set the certifying officer shall serve a notice of the date of the election to the officer whose recall is demanded and the person demanding recall. The manner of service shall be the same as for the commencement of a civil action in superior court. After having been served a notice of the date of the election and the ballot synopsis, the officer whose recall is demanded may submit to the certifying officer a response, not to exceed two hundred fifty words in length, to the charge contained in the ballot synopsis. Such response shall be submitted by the seventh consecutive day after service of the notice. The certifying officer shall promptly send a copy of the response to the person who filed the petition.[ 2003 c 111 § 1418. Prior: 1984 c 170 § 9; 1980 c 42 § 1. Formerly RCW 29.82.105.]
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.230 - Destruction of insufficient recall petition.

RCW 29A.56.230 Destruction of insufficient recall petition.If it is found that the recall petition does not contain the requisite number of signatures of certified legal voters, the officer shall so notify the persons filing the petition, and at the expiration of thirty days from the conclusion of the count the officer shall destroy the petitions unless prevented therefrom by the injunction or mandate of a court.[ 2003 c 111 § 1419; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.110. Prior: 1913 c 146 § 9, part; RRS § 5358, part. Formerly RCW 29.82.110.]
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.240 - Fraudulent names—Record of.

RCW 29A.56.240 Fraudulent names—Record of.The officer making the canvass of a recall petition shall keep a record of all names appearing on it that are not certified to be legal voters of the state or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, and of all names appearing more than once, and shall report the same to the prosecuting attorneys of the respective counties where the names appear to have been signed, to the end that prosecutions may be had for the violation of this chapter.[ 2003 c 111 § 1420; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.120. Prior: 1913 c 146 § 10; RRS § 5359. Formerly RCW 29.82.120.]
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.250 - Conduct of election—Contents of ballot.

RCW 29A.56.250 Conduct of election—Contents of ballot.The special election for the recall of an officer shall be conducted in the same manner as a special election for that jurisdiction. The county auditor shall conduct the recall election. The ballots at any recall election shall contain a full, true, and correct copy of the ballot synopsis of the charge and the officer's response to the charge if one has been filed.[ 2003 c 111 § 1421. Prior: 1990 c 59 § 71; 1980 c 42 § 2; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.130; prior: 1913 c 146 § 11; RRS § 5360. See also RCW 29.48.040. Formerly RCW 29.82.130.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—1990 c 59: See notes following RCW 29A.04.013.
WA Rev Code § 29A.56.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 29A - Elections|Chapter 29A.56 - Special Circumstances Elections.|29A.56.260 - Ascertaining the result—When recall effective.

RCW 29A.56.260 Ascertaining the result—When recall effective.The votes on a recall election must be counted, canvassed, and the results certified in the manner provided by law for counting, canvassing, and certifying the results of an election for the office from which the officer is being recalled. However, if the officer whose recall is demanded is the officer to whom, under the law, returns of elections are made, the returns must be made to the officer with whom the charge is filed, and who called the special election. In the case of an election for the recall of a state officer, the county canvassing boards of the various counties shall canvass and return the result of the election to the officer calling the special election. If a majority of all votes cast at the recall election is for the recall of the officer charged, the officer is thereupon recalled and discharged from the office, and the office thereupon is vacant.[ 2003 c 111 § 1422; 1977 ex.s. c 361 § 109; 1965 c 9 § 29.82.140. Prior: 1913 c 146 § 12; RRS § 5361. Formerly RCW 29.82.140.]NOTES:Effective date—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 361: See notes following RCW 29A.16.040.Canvassing the returns: Chapter 29A.60 RCW.