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Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-215 - Declarations of candidacy and filing procedures › Section 434-215-165 - Presidential nominations by major political parties

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Nominations for president and vice-president by major political
				parties are conducted at each party's national convention. Immediately
				following the convention, each party must submit a certificate of nomination
				and list of electors to the secretary of state in order to place the nominees
				on the presidential general election ballot.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-215-165, filed 12/6/11, effective
				  1/6/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-215 - Declarations of candidacy and filing procedures › Section 434-215-170 - Filing qualifications

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When state law requires a candidate to possess all
				qualifications of the office at the time of candidate filing, a candidate must
				satisfy this requirement at the time of candidate filing; a candidate cannot
				rely on possessing the qualifications at a later time, such as election day or
				the beginning of the term of office.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 10-03-072, § 434-215-170,
				  filed 1/18/10, effective 2/18/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-215 - Declarations of candidacy and filing procedures › Section 434-215-180 - Write-in candidates

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A candidate desiring to file as a write-in candidate must file
				the write-in declaration of candidacy no later than 8:00 p.m. on election day.
				If a write-in declaration of candidacy is filed with the filing officer after
				the close of the regular candidate filing period per
				RCW
				 29A.24.050 and more than 18 days before a
				primary or election, no filing fee is required.
Candidates filing a write-in declaration of candidacy on or
				after the 18th day before a primary or election must pay a filing fee at the
				time of filing the declaration. Offices with a fixed annual salary of more than
				$1,000 must pay a filing fee equal to one percent of the annual salary at the
				time of the regular filing period as per
				RCW
				 29A.24.091. For all other offices, a filing
				fee of $25 is required.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-215-180, filed 12/6/11, effective
				  1/6/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-050 - Procedures to be followed when changing primary date

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If the date of the presidential primary is changed pursuant to
				RCW  29A.56.020 from the
				second Tuesday in March to another date, the secretary of state shall promptly
				notify the county auditors and the chairperson of the national committee of
				each major political party, in writing, of that date.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-050,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  96-03-141, recodified as § 434-219-050, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96;
				  91-18-012, § 434-75-050, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-060 - Designation of candidates by secretary of state

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-060,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  96-03-141, recodified as § 434-219-060, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96;
				  91-18-012, § 434-75-060, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-080 - Petition process for ballot access

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-219-080, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-080,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  03-23-093, § 434-219-080, filed 11/17/03, effective 12/18/03; 96-03-141,
				  recodified as § 434-219-080, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012,
				  § 434-75-080, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-090 - Form of the nominating petition

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Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070. 96-03-141, recodified as
				  § 434-219-090, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012, §
				  434-75-090, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-100 - Verification of signatures by secretary of state

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-219-100, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-100,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  03-23-093, § 434-219-100, filed 11/17/03, effective 12/18/03; 96-03-141,
				  recodified as § 434-219-100, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012,
				  § 434-75-100, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-110 - Determination of sufficiency

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-110,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  96-03-141, recodified as § 434-219-110, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96;
				  91-18-012, § 434-75-110, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-115 - Withdrawal

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-219-115, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-115,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-120 - Certification of candidates

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(1) Per
			 RCW
			  29A.56.031, the party chair for each major
			 party must provide that party's official list of candidates to the secretary of
			 state no later than 63 days prior to the primary. This list must include the
			 full name of each candidate, the form of the candidate's name as it will appear
			 on the ballot and a signature of the party chair certifying the list as the
			 official party candidates.
(2) Per
			 RCW
			  29A.56.040(4) each major
			 party may request that the ballot for that party include a response position
			 allowing the voter to indicate the voter's preference for having delegates to
			 the party's national convention remain uncommitted.
(3) Immediately following the receipt of each
			 major party's official list of candidates, the secretary of state shall certify
			 to the county auditors the final list of candidates who will appear on the
			 presidential primary ballot and a response position for uncommitted if
			 requested by either party.
(4) Per
			 RCW
			  29A.56.031, if a major party chooses to
			 accept votes for write-in candidates in the primary, the party chair for that
			 major party must provide that party's official list of write-in candidates no
			 later than the seventh day prior to the primary. This list must include the
			 full name of each write-in candidate, and a signature of the party chair
			 certifying the list as the official party write-in candidates.
(5) Immediately following the last day for
			 major political parties to submit write-in candidates, the secretary of state
			 shall certify to the county auditors the final list of official write-in
			 candidates to be counted for each party for the presidential primary.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-120,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  00-03-003, § 434-219-120, filed 1/6/00, effective 2/6/00; 96-03-141,
				  recodified as § 434-219-120, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012,
				  § 434-75-120, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-140 - Party declarations

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(1) No
			 later than August 15th in the calendar year preceding the year in which the
			 presidential preference primary is to be held, the state chair of each major
			 party shall submit in writing to the secretary of state the exact wording of
			 any party declaration required by rules of the state or national
			 party.
(2) The secretary of state
			 shall certify the language of each major party's declaration to the county
			 auditors no later than August 30th in the calendar year preceding the year in
			 which the presidential preference primary is to be held.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-140,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  99-22-073, § 434-219-140, filed 11/2/99, effective 12/3/99; 96-03-141,
				  recodified as § 434-219-140, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012,
				  § 434-75-140, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-155 - Ballot materials

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(1) Each county
			 shall print declarations on the return envelopes in the same format and color
			 as prescribed by the secretary of state which must include:
(a) The standard declaration per WAC
			 434-230-015
			 printed on the return envelope along with each political party
			 declaration.
(b) Each political
			 party declaration printed with a checkbox for voters to indicate the party
			 declaration to which they subscribe.
(c) One signature line to serve as both the
			 voter's standard ballot declaration and the signature for the voter's political
			 party declaration.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-185 - Logic and accuracy tests

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The logic and accuracy test shall be conducted pursuant to the
				provisions of chapter 434-335 WAC and
				RCW
				 29A.12.130.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-185,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  03-23-093, § 434-219-185, filed 11/17/03, effective 12/18/03; 00-03-003,
				  § 434-219-185, filed 1/6/00, effective
				  2/6/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-190 - Special election held in conjunction with the presidential primary

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If a presidential primary occurs on an election date described
				in
				RCW
				 29A.04.330, all measures or candidates for
				office for which the voters are eligible to vote at that special election shall
				be listed on the ballot in such a manner that each voter can identify and vote
				on those candidates or measures separately from the presidential primary
				candidates.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-219-190, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 09-18-098, § 434-219-190,
				  filed 9/1/09, effective 10/2/09; 07-24-044, § 434-219-190, filed 11/30/07,
				  effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070. 96-03-141, recodified
				  as § 434-219-190, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012, §
				  434-75-190, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-200 - Direct recording electronic voting devices (DRE)

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Ballots cast on direct recording electronic voting devices
				must be verified as matching the signed political party declaration.
(1) The voter must sign a standard ballot
			 declaration form and select one political party ballot declaration.
(2) If using DREs, the county auditor must
			 use a method that verifies the voter only casts votes according to the
			 political party declaration marked. DREs may be programmed as separate ballots.
			 For consolidated ballots, the county auditor must use one of the following
			 methods:
(a) Provide a separate DRE
			 designated for each political party.
(i)
			 Verify the corresponding party ballots were cast on each device.
(ii) If all ballots cast are of the
			 corresponding political party, all ballots shall be tabulated.
(iii) If any ballots were cast of the
			 opposite political party, those ballots shall be referred to the canvassing
			 board for rejection. All remaining ballots of the corresponding political party
			 shall be duplicated and tabulated; or
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-230 - Processing of ballots

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(1) Each
			 registered voter desiring to participate in the presidential primary of a major
			 party that requires a declaration shall subscribe to the declaration in order
			 for their vote to be counted.
(2)
			 If the voter selected a political party declaration, a notation of the party
			 selected must be made in the voter's registration file.
(3) If the voter fails to submit a marked and
			 signed political party declaration on the return ballot envelope, the auditor
			 shall send at least one notice by either mail or email and advise the voter of
			 the correct procedures for completing the declaration. If a voter submits a
			 marked and signed political party declaration by the day before the primary is
			 certified, the voter's ballot may be counted if all other requirements are met.
Exception: A political party selection on a federal write-in
				absentee ballot form substitutes for the political party declaration.
(4) Ballots must be sorted
			 according to major party declaration choice before removal from the return
			 envelope. Once a ballot is removed from the return envelope and secrecy
			 envelope, it must be inspected and processed consistent with the party
			 declaration. Ballots that have been removed from the return and secrecy
			 envelopes must be processed and stored by party.
(5) If the voter writes in a candidate name,
			 the ballot should be processed in the same manner as WAC
			 434-262-160,
			 however only votes for candidates contained on an official party list of
			 write-in candidates may be counted.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-219-230, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-230,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  03-23-093, § 434-219-230, filed 11/17/03, effective 12/18/03; 00-03-003,
				  § 434-219-230, filed 1/6/00, effective 2/6/00; 96-03-141, recodified as
				  § 434-219-230, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012, §
				  434-75-230, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-235 - Statewide standards on what is a vote-Presidential primary

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The following standards determine the validity of political
				party declarations on a presidential primary return envelope and ballot. All
				standards listed in WAC
				434-261-086
				apply to ballots.
(1) In order for a
			 ballot to be valid and included in the ballot count, the ballot must contain
			 one marked political party declaration, if a declaration has been provided by
			 the party, a valid voter signature, and meet other requirements in law and
			 rule. Only a vote on the ballot within the party the voter selected shall be
			 included in the ballot count. Ballots must be rejected by the county canvassing
			 board for the following reasons:
(a)
			 Political party declarations.
(i) The voter
			 selects both political party declarations.
(ii) The voter fails to provide a marked and
			 signed political party declaration by the day before certification of the
			 primary.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-240 - Canvassing consolidated ballots that include a party checkbox (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-240,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  00-03-003, § 434-219-240, filed 1/6/00, effective 2/6/00; 96-03-141,
				  recodified as § 434-219-240, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 92-08-032,
				  § 434-75-240, filed 3/24/92, effective 4/1/92; 91-18-012, §
				  434-75-240, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-250 - Canvassing separate party ballots and consolidated ballots that do not include a party checkbox (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-250,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  03-23-093, § 434-219-250, filed 11/17/03, effective 12/18/03; 00-03-003,
				  § 434-219-250, filed 1/6/00, effective 2/6/00; 96-03-141, recodified as
				  § 434-219-250, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 92-08-032, §
				  434-75-250, filed 3/24/92, effective 4/1/92; 91-18-012, § 434-75-250,
				  filed 8/26/91, effective 9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-290 - Certification of presidential primary by secretary of state

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County canvassing boards shall certify the results of the
				presidential primary ten days following the primary. The county auditor shall
				transmit the returns to the secretary of state immediately. Not later than
				seventeen days following the presidential primary, the secretary of state shall
				certify the results of the presidential primary and notify the candidates and
				the chairperson of the national and state committees of each major political
				party of the votes cast for all candidates listed on the
				ballot.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-219-290, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-290,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  03-23-093, § 434-219-290, filed 11/17/03, effective 12/18/03; 00-03-003,
				  § 434-219-290, filed 1/6/00, effective 2/6/00; 96-03-141, recodified as
				  § 434-219-290, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012, §
				  434-75-290, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-310 - Mandatory statutory recount provisions do not apply

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The provisions of
				RCW  29A.64.021 regarding mandatory statutory recounts do not apply to a presidential
				primary.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-310,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  00-03-003, § 434-219-310, filed 1/6/00, effective 2/6/00; 96-03-141,
				  recodified as § 434-219-310, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012,
				  § 434-75-310, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-320 - Transmittal of political party preference data and results to the major political parties

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No later than thirty days following the presidential
				primary:
(1) Upon request, each county
			 auditor shall provide to the county committee of each major political party, at
			 actual reproduction cost, the results of the presidential primary by precinct,
			 and the names and addresses of voters registered in the county who signed a
			 party declaration for that party and the signature was verified.
(2) Upon request, the secretary of state
			 shall provide to the state committees of each major political party, at actual
			 reproduction cost, the names and addresses of all voters registered in the
			 state who signed a party declaration for that party and the signature was
			 verified.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-219-320, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-320,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  00-03-003, § 434-219-320, filed 1/6/00, effective 2/6/00; 96-03-141,
				  recodified as § 434-219-320, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012,
				  § 434-75-320, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-330 - Retention of election material

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The county auditor shall maintain all presidential primary
				material, including ballot request forms, ballot envelopes, and ballots, for a
				period of twenty-two months following the presidential primary. Sixty days
				following certification of the presidential primary by the secretary of state,
				the county auditor must remove from the voter registration files any record of
				party designation in the presidential primary.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-219-330, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-330,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  96-03-141, recodified as § 434-219-330, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96;
				  91-18-012, § 434-75-330, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-219 - Presidential primary › Section 434-219-340 - Claims for reimbursement

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Following the presidential primary, each county auditor shall
				provide to the secretary of state a completed claim for reimbursement of
				expenses incurred by the county in conducting the primary. This cost shall be
				prorated with any other jurisdictions holding special elections in conjunction
				with the primary under
				RCW
				 29A.04.410. The procedures for allocating
				such costs shall be the same as those prescribed by the office of the state
				auditor for election cost allocations to the state, cities, towns, and special
				purpose districts. Claims for reimbursement and supporting documents shall be
				submitted to the secretary of state not later than sixty days following the
				certification of the presidential primary by the secretary of
				state.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 07-24-044, § 434-219-340,
				  filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.19.070.
				  03-23-093, § 434-219-340, filed 11/17/03, effective 12/18/03; 96-03-141,
				  recodified as § 434-219-340, filed 1/24/96, effective 2/24/96; 91-18-012,
				  § 434-75-340, filed 8/26/91, effective
				  9/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-010 - Sample ballots

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Sample ballots shall be available at least fifteen days prior
				to an election. A printed copy must be made available through the office of the
				county auditor. A sample ballot may be published on the county auditor's web
				site. Sample paper ballots shall be printed in substantially the same form as
				official ballots. Sample ballots shall be printed in a manner that makes them
				easily distinguishable from the official ballot.
At any primary or election when a local voters' pamphlet is
				published which contains a full sample ballot, a separate sample ballot need
				not be produced.
Counties with populations of over five hundred thousand may
				produce more than one sample ballot for a primary or election, each of which
				lists a portion of the offices and issues to be voted on at that election.
				Sample ballots may be printed by region or area (e.g., legislative district,
				municipal, or other district boundary) of the county, provided that all offices
				and issues to be voted upon at the election appear on at least one of the
				various sample ballots. Each regional sample ballot shall contain all offices
				and issues to be voted upon within that region. A given office or issue may
				appear on more than one sample ballot, provided it is to be voted upon within
				that region. Sample ballots shall be made available and distributed to each
				voting center.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 09-12-078, § 434-230-010,
				  filed 5/29/09, effective 6/29/09; 08-15-052, § 434-230-010, filed 7/11/08,
				  effective 8/11/08; 06-14-049, § 434-230-010, filed 6/28/06, effective
				  7/29/06. Statutory Authority: RCW  29A.04.610. 04-15-089, § 434-230-010,
				  filed 7/16/04, effective 8/16/04. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.04.080,
				  29.04.210, 29.36.150 and 29.79.200. 97-21-045, recodified as §
				  434-230-010, filed 10/13/97, effective 11/13/97. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   29.04.080 and 29.04.210. 92-10-038, § 434-30-010, filed 5/4/92, effective
				  6/4/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-012 - Ballot design

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(1) The ballot must
			 have a clear delineation between the ballot instructions and the first ballot
			 measure or office through the use of white space, illustration, shading, color,
			 symbol, font size, or bold type.
(2) The following standards for ballot design
			 and layout are provided pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.36.161:
(a) If space allows, allow the instructions
			 to occupy their own column;
(b)
			 Avoid the use of ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. Mixed-case letters are more legible than
			 ALL CAPITAL LETTERS;
(c) Avoid
			 centered type. Left-aligned type is more legible than centered type;
(d) Avoid using more than one font. Using
			 multiple fonts requires the eye to stop reading and adjust. Use one font,
			 preferably a sans-serif font such as Arial, Univers, or Verdana;
(e) Use color and shading consistently, such
			 as to differentiate instructions from ballot section dividers and contest
			 information;
(f) If space allows,
			 use a 12-point type size. Do not use a type size lower than 8-point;
			 and
(g) Maintain consistent font
			 and type size throughout the ballot. For example, do not adjust type size for
			 one race. Type size should be adjusted throughout all comparable areas of the
			 ballot or, at a minimum, by page.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-025 - Order of offices

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Measures and offices must be listed in the following order, to
				the extent that they appear on a primary or election ballot:
(1) Initiatives to the people;
(2) Referendum measures;
(3) Referendum bills;
(4) Initiatives to the legislature and any
			 alternate proposals;
(5) Proposed
			 constitutional amendments (senate joint resolutions, then house joint
			 resolutions);
(6) Countywide ballot
			 measures;
(7) President and vice
			 president of the United States;
(8)
			 United States senator;
(9) United
			 States representative;
(10)
			 Governor;
(11) Lieutenant
			 governor;
(12) Secretary of
			 state;
(13) State
			 treasurer;
(14) State
			 auditor;
(15) Attorney
			 general;
(16) Commissioner of
			 public lands;
(17) Superintendent
			 of public instruction;
(18)
			 Insurance commissioner;
(19) State
			 senator;
(20) State
			 representative;
(21) County
			 officers;
(22) Justices of the
			 supreme court;
(23) Judges of the
			 court of appeals;
(24) Judges of
			 the superior court; and
(25) Judges
			 of the district court.
For all other jurisdictions, the offices in each jurisdiction
				shall be grouped together and listed by position number according to county
				auditor procedures.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 08-15-052, § 434-230-025,
				  filed 7/11/08, effective 8/11/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-030 - Placement of ballot measures for local units of government

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All county-wide ballot measures shall be listed immediately
				following state ballot measures. In the absence of state ballot measures,
				county-wide ballot measures shall appear first where state ballot measures
				would appear. For other local ballot measures and offices, each county shall
				establish written procedures to determine the order in which local units of
				government are to be listed on the ballot. Such order of local governmental
				units shall be substantially consistent on all ballots. The order may be
				determined by, but is not limited to the following: Size of jurisdictional
				area, alphabetical order by jurisdictional area, or such order as to provide
				for efficient use of ballot spacing and voting positions. Such procedures are
				to provide consistency from election to election within a county.
Except for county-wide ballot measures, local ballot measures
				and offices, if any, may be positioned in the area dedicated for that
				jurisdiction; or, local ballot measures may be grouped in a separate area
				dedicated to special measures only. This may be an area on the ballot separate
				from the candidates of such local government unit.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-230-030, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 06-14-049, § 434-230-030,
				  filed 6/28/06, effective 7/29/06. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.04.080,
				  29.04.210, 29.36.150 and 29.79.200. 98-03-033, § 434-230-030, filed
				  1/13/98, effective 2/13/98; 97-21-045, recodified as § 434-230-030, filed
				  10/13/97, effective 11/13/97. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.04.080 and 29.04.210.
				  92-10-038, § 434-30-030, filed 5/4/92, effective
				  6/4/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-035 - Office format

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(1) The name of
			 each office must be printed on the ballot.
(2) The description "partisan office" must be
			 printed either for each partisan office or as a heading above a group of
			 partisan offices. The description "nonpartisan office" must be printed either
			 for each office or as a heading above a group of nonpartisan offices.
(3) If the term of office is not a full term,
			 a description of the term (e.g., short/full term, two-year unexpired term) must
			 be printed with the office name.
(4) Following each list of candidates shall
			 be a response position and a space for writing in the name of a
			 candidate.
(5) Each office or
			 position must be separated by a bold line.
(6) On a general election ballot in a year
			 that president and vice-president are elected, each political party's
			 candidates for president and vice-president shall be provided one vote response
			 position for that party.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 08-15-052, § 434-230-035,
				  filed 7/11/08, effective 8/11/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-045 - Candidate format

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(1) For each office
			 or position, the names of all candidates shall be listed together. If the
			 office is on the primary election ballot, no candidates skip the primary and
			 advance directly to the general election.
(2)
(a) On
			 the primary election ballot, candidates shall be listed in the order determined
			 by lot.
(b) On the general election
			 ballot, the candidate who received the highest number of votes in the primary
			 shall be listed first, and the candidate who received the second highest number
			 of votes in the primary shall be listed second. If the two candidates who
			 received the most votes in the primary received exactly the same number of
			 votes, the order in which their names are listed on the general election ballot
			 shall be determined by lot.
(c) The
			 political party that each candidate prefers is irrelevant to the order in which
			 the candidates appear on the ballot.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-055 - Partisan primary

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In a primary for partisan congressional, state or county
				office conducted pursuant to chapter 2, Laws of 2005 (Initiative 872):
(1) Voters are not required to affiliate with
			 a political party in order to vote in the primary election. For each office,
			 voters may vote for any candidate in the race.
(2) Candidates are not required to obtain the
			 approval of a political party in order to file a declaration of candidacy and
			 appear on the primary or general election ballot as a candidate for partisan
			 office. Each candidate for partisan office may state a political party that he
			 or she prefers. A candidate's preference does not imply that the candidate is
			 nominated or endorsed by the party, or that the party approves of or associates
			 with that candidate. A candidate's political party preference is not used to
			 determine which candidates advance to the general election.
(3) Based on the results of the primary, the
			 two candidates for each office who receive the most votes and who receive at
			 least one percent of the total votes cast for that office advance to the
			 general election. The primary election does not serve to nominate any political
			 party's candidates, but serves to winnow the number of candidates down to a
			 final list of two for the general election. Voters in the primary are casting
			 votes for candidates, not choosing a political party's nominees.
(4)Chapter 2, Laws of 2005 (Initiative 872)
			 repealed the prior law governing party nominations. Political parties may
			 nominate candidates by whatever mechanism they choose. The primary election
			 plays no role in political party nominations, and political party nominations
			 are not displayed on the ballot.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 08-15-052, § 434-230-055,
				  filed 7/11/08, effective 8/11/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-085 - Candidate who qualifies for more than one office (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 08-15-052, § 434-230-085,
				  filed 7/11/08, effective 8/11/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-090 - Determining nominees for multiple positions

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If there are two or more places to be filled for a nonpartisan
				office, the number of candidates equaling the number of positions to be filled
				who receive the highest number of votes at the primary and an equal number who
				receive the next highest number of votes shall appear under the designation for
				that office.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-230-090, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   29.04.080, 29.04.210, 29.36.150 and 29.79.200. 97-21-045, recodified as §
				  434-230-090, filed 10/13/97, effective 11/13/97. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   29.04.080 and 29.04.210. 92-10-038, § 434-30-090, filed 5/4/92, effective
				  6/4/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-100 - Political party precinct committee officer

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(1) The election of major political party
			 precinct committee officers is established in
			 RCW
			  29A.52.171 and
			 29A.80.051.
(2) The election of precinct committee
			 officer is an intraparty election; candidates compete against other candidates
			 in the same political party.
(a) If only one
			 candidate files for a position, that candidate is deemed elected without
			 appearing on the ballot and the county auditor shall issue a certificate of
			 election.
(b) If more than one
			 candidate files for a position, the contested race must appear on the ballot at
			 the primary and the candidate who receives the most votes is declared
			 elected.
(c) If no candidates file
			 during the regular filing period, the race does not appear on the ballot and
			 the position may be filled by appointment pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.80.031.
(d) No write-in line may be printed on the
			 ballot for a contested race, and no write-in votes may be counted.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-110 - President and vice-president of the United States

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(1) When the race for president and
			 vice-president appears on a general election ballot, the candidates for these
			 offices must be paired together.
(2) The full name of the political party,
			 rather than an abbreviation, must be provided for each pair of candidates, with
			 a designation that these candidates are the nominees of the party. The first
			 letter of each word in the political party name must be capitalized. For
			 example:
Example Party Nominees
(3) If candidates are not nominees of a
			 political party and are running as independent candidates, that description
			 must be provided for the pair of candidates. The first letter of each word in
			 the description must be capitalized. For example:
Independent Candidates
(4) The order that candidates appear on the
			 ballot is based on their political party, as established by
			 RCW
			  29A.36.161. Minor party and independent
			 candidate nominating petitions are processed in the order in which they are
			 submitted to the office of the secretary of state.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611. 08-15-052, § 434-230-110,
				  filed 7/11/08, effective 8/11/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-130 - Envelopes

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Mail-in ballots must be accompanied by the following:
(1) A security envelope or sleeve, which may
			 not identify the voter and must have a hole punched in a manner that will
			 reveal whether a ballot is inside;
(2) A return envelope, which must be
			 addressed to the county auditor and have a hole punched in a manner that will
			 reveal whether the security envelope is inside. The return envelope must
			 display the official election materials notice required by the United States
			 Postal Service and conform to regulations required by the county auditor's U.S.
			 Postal Service business reply mail account.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   29A.04.611,
				  29A.04.620, and
				  29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
				  434-230-130, filed 12/6/11, effective
				  1/6/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-230 - Ballots › Section 434-230-135 - Ballot return postage

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The secretary of state will work with each county auditor to
				identify the most cost effective U.S. Postal Service business reply permit type
				for their county. Once the appropriate business reply mail permit type is
				determined, each county auditor must:
(1) Establish and maintain the U.S. Postal
			 Service business reply mail permit identified and use it exclusively for ballot
			 return postage; and
(2) Use ballot
			 return envelopes approved by the U.S. Postal Service for the business reply
			 mail permit established in subsection (1) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-232 - Seventeen year olds participating in the primary-Future voters › Section 434-232-010 - Definitions

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(1) "Ballot
			 measure" for the purposes of this chapter means any question put forth for
			 voting that involves a yes/no or approve/disapprove response. This includes,
			 but is not limited to, any bond election; tax levy proposition; election to
			 form, dissolve, or annex territory into a district or municipality; charter
			 adoption, amendment, or abandonment; initiative; referendum; advisory vote; or
			 any issue characterized by finalization of the question.
(2) "Contests prohibited to primary-only
			 voters" means the following contests, even when held in conjunction with a
			 primary:
(a) Any ballot measure; or
(b) Any contest where a candidate is deemed
			 elected following the primary including, but not limited to, candidates for
			 precinct committee officer, freeholder, charter review, and commissioners
			 elected to a newly formed jurisdiction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-232 - Seventeen year olds participating in the primary-Future voters › Section 434-232-020 - Primary-only voters-Future voters eligible to participate in primaries

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As authorized by
				RCW
				 29A.08.170, persons signed up to register to
				vote as part of the future voter program are eligible to vote in state and
				local primaries and presidential primaries if they are 17 years of age on the
				day of the primary and will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the
				associated subsequent November general election.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-232 - Seventeen year olds participating in the primary-Future voters › Section 434-232-030 - Ballots issued to primary-only voters

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The county auditor may issue standard primary ballots to
				primary-only voters that contain all eligible races in a state, local, or
				presidential primary if there are no contests prohibited to primary-only voters
				on the ballot. When a contest prohibited to primary-only voters is held on the
				date of the primary as specified in
				RCW  29A.04.311, county
				election offices must issue primary-only voter ballots to primary-only
				voters.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-232 - Seventeen year olds participating in the primary-Future voters › Section 434-232-040 - Information pertaining to primary-only voters, when disclosable

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(1) Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.08.720, personally identifiable
			 information from the voter registration record is exempt from public inspection
			 and copying until the voter is 18 years of age, or until the person is eligible
			 to participate in the next presidential primary, primary, or
			 election.
(2) Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.40.130, ballot issuance and return
			 information for a primary-only voter, excluding the date of birth, gender, and
			 address, is subject to public disclosure at the time of ballot is suance by the
			 county auditor for a presidential primary or primary that the voter is eligible
			 to participate in.
(3) Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.08.170, a person who signs up to register
			 to vote must remain as a "future voter" as defined by
			 RCW
			  29A.04.070 until such time as they will be
			 eligible to vote in the next election. The voter registration information is
			 exempt from public inspection and copying until they are 18 years of age or
			 until the person is eligible to participate in the next presidential primary,
			 primary, or election.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-235 - Service and overseas voters › Section 434-235-010 - Scope

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(1) This chapter
			 implements the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act,
			 52 U.S.C. Sec.
			 20301, the Military and Overseas Voter
			 Empowerment Act, 52 U.S.C.
			 Sec. 20301, and the provisions for service
			 and overseas voters in Title 29A RCW.
(2) Absent uniformed service voter is defined
			 in 52 U.S.C. Sec.
			 20310(1) as:
(a) A member of a uniformed service on active
			 duty who, by reason of such active duty, is absent from the place of residence
			 where the member is otherwise qualified to vote;
(b) A member of the merchant marine who, by
			 reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the place of residence
			 where the member is otherwise qualified to vote; and
(c) A spouse or dependent of a member
			 referred to in (a) or (b) of this subsection who, by reason of the active duty
			 or service of the member, is absent from the place of residence where the
			 spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-235 - Service and overseas voters › Section 434-235-020 - Voter registration

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(1) A
			 service or overseas voter may register to vote by providing:
(a) A voter registration application issued
			 by the state of Washington;
(b) A
			 federal post card application issued by the federal voting assistance
			 program;
(c) A federal write-in
			 absentee ballot issued by the federal voting assistance program;
(d) A national mail voter registration form
			 issued by the election assistance commission; or
(e) A ballot with a valid signature on the
			 ballot declaration.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-235 - Service and overseas voters › Section 434-235-030 - Voting

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(1) A service or
			 overseas voter may request or return a ballot by:
(a) Any manner authorized by WAC
			 434-250-030;
(b) A federal post card application issued by
			 the federal voting assistance program; or
(c) A federal write-in absentee ballot issued
			 by the federal voting assistance program.