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Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › STATE CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-210 - Application information for emergency approval

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A county auditor may apply in writing to the secretary of
				  state for emergency approval of a modification of an existing certified system.
				  The application must include a complete description of the modification that is
				  required and an explanation of why failure to modify the system materially
				  affects the lawful conduct, efficiency, accuracy, or security of the upcoming
				  election. The application must also explain why the emergency cannot be
				  adequately remedied with procedural processes.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 09-03-110, § 434-335-210,
					 filed 1/21/09, effective 2/21/09; 05-18-022, § 434-335-210, filed 8/29/05,
					 effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › STATE CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-212 - Emergency approval

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Emergency approval for a modification of an existing voting
				  or vote tabulating system or equipment may be obtained from the secretary of
				  state if failure to modify the system could materially affect the lawful
				  conduct, efficiency, accuracy, or security of an upcoming election.
If, after reviewing the application, the secretary of state
				  determines that an emergency exists, the examination and testing of the
				  proposed modification is expedited to meet the needs of the upcoming election.
				  The secretary of state develops a test plan and audit procedures to ensure the
				  modified system does not adversely affect the lawful conduct, efficiency,
				  accuracy, or security of the upcoming elections. The secretary of state may
				  consult with the voting systems review board. The requirement that the
				  modification be certified by a voting system test laboratory is waived for an
				  emergency approval. An emergency approval of a modification must state the time
				  period it is in effect.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 09-03-110, § 434-335-212,
					 filed 1/21/09, effective 2/21/09; 05-18-022, § 434-335-212, filed 8/29/05,
					 effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › STATE CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-214 - Public notice of emergency approval

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The secretary of state must notify all county auditors of the
				  emergency approval within five days of approving the application. Such notice
				  shall also be posted to a public forum such as the secretary of state's web
				  site.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 09-03-110, § 434-335-214,
					 filed 1/21/09, effective 2/21/09; 05-18-022, § 434-335-214, filed 8/29/05,
					 effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › STATE CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-220 - Final approval

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Pursuant to WAC
				  434-335-150, the applicant must
				  submit to the secretary of state a modification that incorporates a permanent
				  fix to the problem covered by the emergency approval. The modification must be
				  submitted in time to be approved under the normal modification application
				  procedures provided in WAC
				  434-335-150 through
				  434-335-180.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 05-18-022, § 434-335-220,
					 filed 8/29/05, effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › STATE CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-230 - Judicial review of agency action

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Any of the following decisions entered pursuant to this
				  chapter are final decisions of the secretary of state as to which no further
				  review by the agency is available, subject to judicial review pursuant to
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW:
(1) The issuance or denial of certification
				pursuant to WAC
				434-335-130;
(2) The issuance or denial of administrative
				approval of a modification pursuant to WAC
				434-335-160;
(3) The issuance or denial of recertification
				of a modified system or component pursuant to WAC
				434-335-180 and
				434-335-220.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 05-18-022, § 434-335-230,
					 filed 8/29/05, effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › STATE CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-240 - Acceptance testing of voting systems and equipment

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Whenever a county auditor acquires a new system or an upgrade
				  to an existing system that has been certified by the secretary of state, the
				  county must perform acceptance tests of the equipment before it may be used to
				  count votes at any election. The equipment must operate correctly, pass all
				  tests, and be substantially the same as the equipment certified by the
				  secretary of state. The minimum testing standards are described as
				  follows:
(1) The model number, version
				number, release number, and any other number, name or description that
				identifies the product must be the same as the identifying numbers for the
				product already certified by the secretary of state.
(2) The county must receive all manuals and
				training necessary for the proper operation of the system.
(3) For new hardware or hardware upgrades,
				the county must test the functionality of the hardware to verify the hardware
				works as designed. The test must include operating the hardware and submitting
				it to a series of assessments that determine the hardware works, performs, and
				functions as intended.
Acceptance testing and installation of the equipment may
				  occur only between December 1st and September 15th of each
				  year.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 10-03-072, § 434-335-240,
					 filed 1/18/10, effective 2/18/10; 09-12-078, § 434-335-240, filed 5/29/09,
					 effective 6/29/09; 05-18-022, § 434-335-240, filed 8/29/05, effective
					 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › STATE CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-250 - Inclusion of the Election Assistance Commission standards for voting equipment

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The Election Assistance Commission standards concerning
				  voting systems and software escrow are hereby included by reference, except
				  where otherwise modified by these rules and the
Revised Code of
				  Washington
.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 09-12-078, § 434-335-250,
					 filed 5/29/09, effective 6/29/09; 09-03-110, § 434-335-250, filed 1/21/09,
					 effective 2/21/09; 05-18-022, § 434-335-250, filed 8/29/05, effective
					 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › STATE CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-260 - Decertification of voting systems and vote tabulating systems

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(1) The secretary
				of state may decertify a voting system or vote tabulating system or any
				component thereof and withdraw authority for its future use or sale in
				Washington if, at any time after certification the secretary of state
				determines that:
(a) The system or component
				fails to meet the standards set forth in applicable federal guidelines or state
				statutes or rules;
(b) The system
				or component was materially misrepresented in the certification
				application;
(c) The applicant has
				installed unauthorized modifications to the certified software or hardware;
				or
(d) The system or component was
				operated or accessed in Washington state at any time by anyone other than an
				authorized staff member of the office of the secretary of state, an authorized
				individual employed by the county that has been delegated any task under
				RCW
				 29A.60.140(2), for the
				purposes of preparation, maintenance, and operation under
				RCW
				 29A.12.060, an independent testing authority
				designated by the United States election assistance commission, or an
				independent testing authority and the test plan has received approval by both
				the county auditor and secretary of state.
(i) County auditors shall not provide
				physical, electronic, or internal access to third parties seeking to copy
				and/or conduct an examination of state-certified voting systems, or any
				components of such systems including, but not limited to: Voting software and
				systems, tabulators, scanners, counters, automatic tabulating equipment, voting
				devices, servers, ballot marking devices, paper ballot printers, portable
				memory media devices, and any other hardware, software, or devices being used
				as part of the voting system.
(ii)
				If access described in (d)(i) of this subsection occurs, those pieces of voting
				equipment will be considered no longer secure or reliable to use in subsequent
				elections. As a result, the incidents will be treated as a security breach
				under
				RCW
				 29A.12.180 and the office of the secretary of
				state may decertify the use of the system or component.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-270 - Definition of official logic and accuracy test

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As used in this chapter, "official logic and accuracy test"
				  means the test performed in accordance with
				  RCW
				   29A.12.130.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-335-270,
					 filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08; 05-18-022, § 434-335-270, filed 8/29/05,
					 effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-280 - Logic and accuracy test conduct

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The county must provide adequate personnel to properly
				  operate the ballot tabulation system. Whenever possible, the system shall be
				  operated during the test by the same person or persons who will be responsible
				  for operating the system on election day. The official logic and accuracy test
				  shall be conducted as follows:
(1)
				Every ballot tabulator and scanner to be used in the primary or election shall
				be tested. Digital scan test decks shall be scanned during the official logic
				and accuracy test.
(2) Undervotes
				recorded by a digital scan system used to resolve or adjudicate ballots
				digitally shall be auto-resolved. Some under-votes may be manually resolved to
				demonstrate the process.
(3)
				Optical scan tabulators and digital scan tabulators not used to resolve or
				adjudicate ballots digitally shall be set to out-stack blank ballots,
				overvotes, and write-in votes.
(4)
				A printout of the test results shall be produced and compared to the expected
				test results. If the test results do not match the expected test results, the
				reason for the discrepancy must be satisfactorily determined and corrections
				made, if necessary.
(5) The upload
				of results to the secretary of state's office shall be tested and verified. If
				the upload of results cannot be completed, the results shall be transmitted to
				the office of the secretary of state through other means, and the county
				auditor shall work with the secretary of state to upload the results as soon as
				practicable.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  29A.04.611. 05-18-022, § 434-335-280,
					 filed 8/29/05, effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-290 - Logic and accuracy test observers

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The official logic and accuracy test must be observed by at
				  least one representative of each major political party, if representatives have
				  been appointed by the parties and are present at the test. The party observers
				  must be instructed as election observers by the county auditor. The official
				  logic and accuracy test must be open to candidates, the press, and the public.
				  If any observer hinders or disturbs the logic and accuracy test process, the
				  observer may be removed from the test area. An observer who has been removed
				  from a logic and accuracy test may also be barred from future tests. The
				  absence of observers may not delay or stop the test from being
				  conducted.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 05-18-022, § 434-335-290,
					 filed 8/29/05, effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-300 - Logic and accuracy testing of vote tabulation systems

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At least three days before each state primary or general
				  election, the office of the secretary of state shall observe the official logic
				  and accuracy test of the vote tabulation system prepared by the county auditor.
				  The test must verify that the system will correctly count the votes cast for
				  all candidates and all measures appearing on the ballot.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-335-300,
					 filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08; 05-18-022, § 434-335-300, filed 8/29/05,
					 effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-310 - Procedures for conducting an emergency logic and accuracy test

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If the official logic and accuracy test cannot be completed
				  at the scheduled time and place, an emergency test must be scheduled by the
				  county auditor. The emergency test must be conducted and properly completed
				  prior to processing any official ballots through the vote tabulation system. If
				  a representative of the office of the secretary of state is unable to attend
				  the emergency test, the county auditor and another member of the county
				  canvassing board or their designated representative must observe the test and
				  certify the results. Observers and notification must be provided pursuant to
				  WAC 434-335-290 and
				  434-335-320.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-335-310,
					 filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08; 05-18-022, § 434-335-310, filed 8/29/05,
					 effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-320 - Scheduling the logic and accuracy test - State primary and general election

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The office of the secretary of state must contact each
				  county auditor at least forty-five days before a state primary or general
				  election to schedule the official logic and accuracy test. After the test has
				  been scheduled, the county auditor shall notify the parties, press, public, and
				  candidates of the date and time of the test.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-335-320,
					 filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08; 06-14-048, § 434-335-320, filed 6/28/06,
					 effective 7/29/06; 05-18-022, § 434-335-320, filed 8/29/05, effective
					 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-323 - Preparing the logic and accuracy test

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(1) Each county shall prepare a matrix of the
				test pattern used to mark the test deck of ballots for the official logic and
				accuracy test. The matrix shall consist of a spreadsheet listing the number of
				votes cast for each candidate and responses for and against each measure in
				each precinct or ballot style. The matrix shall include:
(a) For every precinct or ballot style, the
				first response position of every race or measure shall be marked so the total
				votes cast for the first candidate of a race or the first response to a measure
				equals the total number of precincts or ballot styles being tested for that
				contest or measure;
(b) Two votes
				for the second response position, three votes for the third response position,
				four votes for the fourth response position, continuing the pattern for all of
				the response positions including the response position for writeins when a
				write-in response position is present;
(c) One overvote in each race or
				measure;
(d) For each tabulator's
				test deck:
(i) One blank ballot;
				and
(ii) At least one of each type
				of ballot to be used during the election including ballots on demand,
				alternative language ballots, electronically marked ballots, and electronically
				duplicated ballots.
(e)
				Unique results for all responses within a race or measure, including write-ins.
				Additional ballots must be added to the test deck in the following
				circumstances:
(i) Within a race or measure,
				more than one response has the same results;
(ii) A candidate appears in two different
				races on the same ballot; and
(iii)
				More than one measure appears on a ballot within the same jurisdiction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-325 - Exception to logic and accuracy test pattern

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A county auditor may file an exception request with the
				  secretary of state to modify the test pattern provided in WAC
				  434-335-323. The county auditor
				  must provide a description of the modification in detail, a sample test matrix,
				  and the reasons for an exception. The exception request must be filed with the
				  secretary of state no later than July 1st. The secretary of state must accept
				  or reject the request in writing within thirty days. Accepted test patterns may
				  be used in all future elections.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-330 - Logic and accuracy test certification

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(1) The official logic and accuracy test
				shall be certified by the county auditor or deputy, the secretary of state
				representative, and any political party observers for a state primary or
				general election in accordance with
				RCW
				 29A.12.130. Additionally, the county auditor
				must verify in writing that the version numbers for all software, firmware, and
				hardware of the voting system used have not changed from the certified
				versions.
(2) The county auditor
				shall provide the secretary of state representative copies of the following
				documents:
(a) Test results;
(b) A zero report;
(c) Signed verification of the version
				numbers;
(d) Signed certification
				of the official logic and accuracy test;
(e) A test log of:
(i) The number of accessible voting units to
				be used in the primary or election; and
(ii) The electronic duplication system, if
				electronic duplication will be used in the primary or election; and
(f) Any other documentation
				requested by the secretary of state representative in advance of the official
				test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTS › Section 434-335-335 - Other primaries and elections

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For a primary or election that is not a state primary or
				  election, the county auditor must conduct the official logic and accuracy test
				  in the same manner as though it is a state primary or election.
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code
				  are repealed:
WAC
				  434-335-430 Definition.
WAC
				  434-335-440 Logic and accuracy
				  pretestState primary and general electionOptical and digital scan
				  systems.
WAC
				  434-335-445 The preparation of
				  logic and accuracy test decks.
WAC
				  434-335-450 Optical and digital
				  scan test ballot selectionState primary and general
				  elections.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-510 - Definitions

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"Calibration" is the touch screen setting on an accessible
				  voting unit with touch screen capability that controls the target area.
"Direct recording electronic device" is a device that
				  electronically records a voter's choices.
"Electronic ballot marker" is a device that physically marks
				  a voter's choices on a preprinted paper ballot.
"Target area" is each area on the ballot where the voter's
				  choices are recorded.
"Touch screen" is a type of computer interface on a voting
				  device that allows the voter to make a choice by touching the
				  screen.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 10-03-072, § 434-335-510,
					 filed 1/18/10, effective 2/18/10; 08-05-120, § 434-335-510, filed 2/19/08,
					 effective 3/21/08; 05-18-022, § 434-335-510, filed 8/29/05, effective
					 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-520 - Logic and accuracy testing of accessible voting units

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(1) The logic and accuracy test of accessible
				voting units must be completed before they may be used for marking or casting
				ballots. Counties must complete the testing to have in-person accessible voting
				available starting eighteen days before the day of a primary or
				election.
(2) This test serves as
				the official logic and accuracy test. A log must be created during the test,
				recording the time of each test, the precinct numbers, the seal number, the
				machine number, and the initials of each person testing the system. The log
				must be included in the official logic and accuracy test materials. This
				process is open to observation and subject to all notices and observers
				pursuant to WAC
				434-335-290 and
				434-335-320.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611,
					 29A.04.620, and
					 29A.04.630. 11-24-064, §
					 434-335-520, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 10-03-072, § 434-335-520,
					 filed 1/18/10, effective 2/18/10; 08-05-120, § 434-335-520, filed 2/19/08,
					 effective 3/21/08; 06-14-048, § 434-335-520, filed 6/28/06, effective
					 7/29/06; 05-18-022, § 434-335-520, filed 8/29/05, effective
					 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-540 - Touch screen calibration adjustment standards and tests

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Prior to each state primary and election, the calibration
				  settings of each device using touch screen technology must be tested to ensure
				  that the target areas are functioning within system
				  standards.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-335-540,
					 filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08; 05-18-022, § 434-335-540, filed 8/29/05,
					 effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-550 - Direct recording electronic target area tests

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Each county employing a direct recording electronic voting
				  device must conduct a test to confirm that the target area indicated on each
				  ballot face is programmed correctly. If the direct recording electronic device
				  is going to be employed as an electronic ballot marker, the county must follow
				  the requirements of WAC
				  434-335-560.
				  Otherwise, the county must test each device to ensure that the programming is
				  correctly counting and accumulating every office, measure, and selection by the
				  voter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  29A.04.611. 10-03-072, § 434-335-550,
					 filed 1/18/10, effective 2/18/10; 08-05-120, § 434-335-550, filed 2/19/08,
					 effective 3/21/08; 05-18-022, § 434-335-550, filed 8/29/05, effective
					 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-560 - Electronic ballot marker test

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Each county employing an electronic ballot marker must
				  conduct a test to confirm the target area indicated on each ballot face is
				  programmed correctly. The county must test all ballot styles using the ballot
				  marker programming and test all devices to ensure each device is marking
				  ballots correctly.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-335-560,
					 filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08; 05-18-022, § 434-335-560, filed 8/29/05,
					 effective 9/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › AUTOMATED SIGNATURE VERIFICATION SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-605 - Initial application for approval

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Any vendor requesting approval of an automated signature
				  verification system for use with a specific election management system must
				  complete and submit an application to the secretary of state. The secretary of
				  state shall coordinate its review of the system with the vendor and the
				  participating county.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 09-03-110, § 434-335-605,
					 filed 1/21/09, effective 2/21/09; 07-12-032, § 434-335-605, filed 5/30/07,
					 effective 6/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › AUTOMATED SIGNATURE VERIFICATION SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-615 - Examination of signature verification system

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Prior to its use or purchase by any Washington county, an
				  automated signature verification system must be reviewed and approved by the
				  secretary of state for use with that county's particular election management
				  system.
Prior to approval, an automated signature verification system
				  must:
(1) Be able to integrate with
				the election management system in use by the test county and the ballot
				accountability processes implemented by the county;
(2) Have variable levels of confidence which
				the county may adjust and set to the level as subscribed by the secretary of
				state in the system's approval report; and
(3) Provide a setting that must not accept a
				signature that an election worker with required signature training should not
				accept.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 07-12-032, § 434-335-615,
					 filed 5/30/07, effective 6/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › AUTOMATED SIGNATURE VERIFICATION SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-625 - Signature verification system acceptance testing

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An agreement by a county auditor to purchase a signature
				  verification system is subject to that system passing an acceptance test that
				  demonstrates the system is operating as it was when it was approved by the
				  secretary of state. The minimum acceptance test standards are listed
				  below.
(1) The version number of the
				signature verification software must be the same as the version number of the
				software approved by the secretary of state. Any hardware must be the same
				model number and contain the same version of firmware that is certified by the
				secretary of state.
(2) The county
				auditor must receive all training and manuals necessary for the proper
				operation of the system.
(3) The
				county auditor must perform a series of tests to verify that the software is
				not accepting signatures that the county auditor's trained signature
				verification personnel would not accept. The test should include the county
				auditor's own signature envelopes, and be run against the county auditor's
				election management system signatures.
(4) The county auditor must perform a series
				of tests to verify the system integrates with the county election management
				system and ballot accountability processes.
(5) The county auditor must include the
				secretary of state where the signature verification system is being integrated
				with an election management system that has not been previously approved for
				that system.
(6) When participation
				by the secretary of state is not required under these rules, the county auditor
				must certify the results of the acceptance tests to the secretary of state. The
				certification must include version numbers of hardware, software and firmware
				installed and tested and ballot accountability procedures which incorporate the
				signature verification system.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 07-12-032, § 434-335-625,
					 filed 5/30/07, effective 6/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-335 - Voting systems › AUTOMATED SIGNATURE VERIFICATION SYSTEMS › Section 434-335-635 - Signature verification system approval report

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No more than fourteen days following the approval of an
				  automated signature verification system, the secretary of state must issue a
				  written approval report that specifies the approved use of the system and
				  conditions of its use. The approval must include the prescribed setting for the
				  confidence level for either accepting or rejecting signatures. Signature
				  verification systems are only approved for use with election management systems
				  included in the approval report.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 29A.04.611. 07-12-032, § 434-335-635,
					 filed 5/30/07, effective 6/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-369 - Maps and census correspondence listings › Section 434-369-005 - Authority and purpose

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These rules are adopted under authority of
				RCW
				 29A.04.611 to implement
				RCW
				 29A.76.040, the census mapping project
				administered by the secretary of state for the U.S. Census
				Bureau.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-369-005,
				  filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08. Statutory Authority: RCW  29A.04.610.
				  04-15-089, § 434-369-005, filed 7/16/04, effective 8/16/04. 98-08-010,
				  recodified as § 434-369-005, filed 3/18/98, effective 3/18/98. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  29.04.140. 80-05-013 (Order 80-2), § 434-69-005, filed
				  4/8/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-369 - Maps and census correspondence listings › Section 434-369-010 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter:
(1) "Census mapping project" includes all
			 functions performed by the secretary of state and each county auditor in the
			 preparation, maintenance, distribution, and filing of precinct maps, detail
			 maps, and census correspondence listings pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.76.040.
(2) "Secretary of state" includes the
			 secretary of state, assistant secretary of state, deputy secretary of state, or
			 any other person authorized by the secretary of state to act in his or her
			 behalf in the census mapping project.
(3) "County auditor" includes each county
			 auditor, county elections official, or any other person authorized by the
			 county auditor to act in his or her behalf in the census mapping
			 project.
(4) "Census maps" refers
			 to the maps provided by the U.S. Census Bureau which indicate census unit
			 boundaries and numeric identification of such census units.
(5) "Census units" refers to the census
			 geographic area designations for which the population count will be reported
			 including census tracts, block groups, blocks, enumeration districts, and
			 county census divisions.
(6)
			 "Precinct maps" refers to the maps prepared by each county auditor pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.76.040 which indicate the boundaries and
			 numeric identification of each precinct in that county.
(7) "Precinct lists" refers to the lists
			 prepared by each county auditor pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.16.050(3) which indicate
			 the names and consecutively assigned numbers of each precinct in that
			 county.
(8) "Base maps" refers to
			 the maps of each county which are provided by the secretary of state on which
			 final detail maps will be prepared.
(9) "Census overlay maps" refers to the
			 overlay maps prepared by the secretary of state which indicate census unit
			 boundaries and numeric identification for the area covered by each base
			 map.
(10) "Precinct overlay maps"
			 refers to the overlay maps prepared by each county auditor which indicate
			 precinct boundaries and numeric identification for the area covered by each
			 base map.
(11) "Detail map" refers
			 to the sets of maps produced by the combination of the base maps with the
			 corresponding census and precinct overlay maps for each county.
(12) "Census correspondence listings" refers
			 to the lists prepared by each county auditor pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.76.040 which indicate the census units or
			 portions of census units contained in each precinct in that county.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-369-010,
				  filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08. Statutory Authority: RCW  29A.04.610.
				  04-15-089, § 434-369-010, filed 7/16/04, effective 8/16/04. 98-08-010,
				  recodified as § 434-369-010, filed 3/18/98, effective 3/18/98. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  29.04.140. 80-05-013 (Order 80-2), § 434-69-010, filed
				  4/8/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-369 - Maps and census correspondence listings › Section 434-369-020 - Precinct maps - Distribution

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(1) Each county auditor shall maintain
			 precinct maps of that county.
(2)
			 Upon request, each county auditor shall transmit to the secretary of state one
			 complete set of precinct maps of that county.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-369-020,
				  filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08. Statutory Authority: RCW  29A.04.610.
				  04-15-089, § 434-369-020, filed 7/16/04, effective 8/16/04. 98-08-010,
				  recodified as § 434-369-020, filed 3/18/98, effective 3/18/98. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  29.04.140. 80-05-013 (Order 80-2), § 434-69-020, filed
				  4/8/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-369 - Maps and census correspondence listings › Section 434-369-030 - Precinct lists - Preparation and filing

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Upon request, each county auditor shall prepare and transmit to
				the secretary of state a precinct list of that county. Precinct names shall be
				listed in alphabetical order or numbered consecutively.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-369-030,
				  filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08. 98-08-010, recodified as § 434-369-030,
				  filed 3/18/98, effective 3/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.04.140. 80-05-013
				  (Order 80-2), § 434-69-030, filed
				  4/8/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-369 - Maps and census correspondence listings › Section 434-369-040 - Base maps, census overlay maps, and related information - Duties of the secretary of state

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The secretary of state shall prepare and transmit to each
				county auditor the following:
(1) A
			 set of base maps of that county;
(2) A set of census overlay maps for each
			 base map of that county; and
(3) A
			 sequential census unit listing, provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, which
			 indicates all census units delineated on the census and base maps of that
			 county.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-369-040,
				  filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08. 98-08-010, recodified as § 434-369-040,
				  filed 3/18/98, effective 3/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.04.140. 80-05-013
				  (Order 80-2), § 434-69-040, filed
				  4/8/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-369 - Maps and census correspondence listings › Section 434-369-050 - Precinct overlay maps - Preparation

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Pursuant to the provisions of
				RCW
				 29A.76.040, each county auditor shall prepare
				precinct overlay maps for each base map of the county and each city and town
				within that county.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-369-050,
				  filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08. Statutory Authority: RCW  29A.04.610.
				  04-15-089, § 434-369-050, filed 7/16/04, effective 8/16/04. 98-08-010,
				  recodified as § 434-369-050, filed 3/18/98, effective 3/18/98. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  29.04.140. 80-05-013 (Order 80-2), § 434-69-050, filed
				  4/8/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-369 - Maps and census correspondence listings › Section 434-369-060 - Census correspondence listings - Preparation

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Pursuant to the provisions of
				RCW
				 29A.76.040, each county auditor shall prepare
				a census correspondence listing according to the following procedures:
(1) Record the census tracts or county census
			 divisions (CCD) and the smallest census units in each area for which population
			 counts are to be reported from the sequential census unit listing supplied by
			 the U.S. Census Bureau. The order of census information on the census
			 correspondence listing shall be identical to the sequential census unit
			 listing.
(2) Record the number or
			 numbers, as assigned pursuant to
			 RCW
			  29A.16.050(3), of each
			 precinct that is wholly or partially coextensive with the census
			 unit.
(3) Where census unit or
			 precinct boundaries are not coincident, estimate for each portion of a split
			 census unit, the proportion of the total number of registered voters residing
			 in each precinct containing a portion of the split census unit. Each county
			 auditor shall refer to current voter registration lists and other available
			 information to determine such estimated proportion of registered voters. Such
			 estimates shall be expressed to at least the nearest 10 percent of the total
			 number of registered voters within the precinct.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-369-060,
				  filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08. Statutory Authority: RCW  29A.04.610.
				  04-15-089, § 434-369-060, filed 7/16/04, effective 8/16/04. 98-08-010,
				  recodified as § 434-369-060, filed 3/18/98, effective 3/18/98. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  29.04.140. 80-05-013 (Order 80-2), § 434-69-060, filed
				  4/8/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-369 - Maps and census correspondence listings › Section 434-369-070 - Detail maps and census correspondence listings - Maintenance, distribution, and filing

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(1) Upon request,
			 each county auditor shall send to the secretary of state the complete set of
			 detail maps and census correspondence listings for that county;
(2) The secretary of state shall maintain the
			 original sets of detail maps of each county;
(3) The secretary of state shall reproduce
			 and distribute copies of detail maps to each county auditor for the actual cost
			 of reproduction; and
(4) Each
			 county auditor shall maintain copies of precinct maps, detail maps, and census
			 correspondence listings of the county. Such maps shall be available for public
			 inspection during normal office hours. Copies shall be made available to the
			 public at actual reproduction cost.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611. 08-05-120, § 434-369-070,
				  filed 2/19/08, effective 3/21/08. 98-08-010, recodified as § 434-369-070,
				  filed 3/18/98, effective 3/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW  29.04.140. 80-05-013
				  (Order 80-2), § 434-69-070, filed
				  4/8/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-379 - Initiatives and referenda › Section 434-379-005 - Filing of an initiative or referendum-Fee-Required documents

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(1) A person
			 desiring to file with the secretary of state a proposed initiative to the
			 people, initiative to the legislature, or referendum measure may do so by
			 filing the following documents:
(a) A legible
			 copy of the measure proposed, or the act or part of such act on which a
			 referendum is desired;
(b) A signed
			 affidavit declaring under penalty of perjury:
(i) That the person submitting the proposed
			 measure is over 18 years of age and competent to testify;
(ii) That the person submitting the proposed
			 measure is a registered voter in the state of Washington;
(iii) Whether the proposed measure is an
			 initiative to the people, initiative to the legislature, or referendum;
			 and
(iv) The subject of the
			 initiative, or the bill number of the legislation being referred;
			 and
(c) A nonrefundable
			 filing fee of $156 for each measure submitted.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-379 - Initiatives and referenda › Section 434-379-007 - Certificate of review

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After filing the documents listed in WAC
				434-379-005, a copy of the
				documents is sent to the code reviser. The code reviser shall issue a
				certificate of review certifying that he or she has reviewed the measure and
				that any recommendations have been communicated to the sponsor. Within fifteen
				working days after the date that the secretary of state submits the proposed
				measure to the code reviser's office, the sponsor shall file the measure and
				the certificate of review with the secretary of state for assignment of a
				serial number. The secretary of state shall refuse to make such assignment
				unless the measure is accompanied by a certificate of review that has
				substantially the same topic as the measure.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  29A.04.611 and
				  43.07.120. 05-12-116, §
				  434-379-007, filed 5/31/05, effective
				  7/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-379 - Initiatives and referenda › Section 434-379-0071 - Maintenance of initiative and referendum series and assignment of serial numbers

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(1) The secretary
			 of state shall maintain a separate series of serial numbers for initiatives to
			 the people, initiatives to the legislature, referendum bills, and referendum
			 measures.
(a) The series for initiatives to
			 the legislature shall be eight characters in length, commencing with the
			 letters IL, followed by the last two digits of the calendar year in which the
			 initiative to the legislature will be heard by the legislature and/or voted
			 upon by the people, a hyphen after the last two digits of the calendar year,
			 followed by a unique, randomly-selected three-digit number, as prescribed by
			 subsection (2) of this section.
(b)
			 The series for initiatives to the people shall be eight characters in length,
			 commencing with the letters IP, followed by the last two digits of the calendar
			 year in which the initiative to the people will be voted upon by the people, a
			 hyphen after the last two digits of the calendar year, followed by a unique,
			 randomly-selected three-digit number, as prescribed by subsection (2) of this
			 section.
(c) The series for
			 referendum measures shall commence with the letters RM, followed by a unique
			 number which is the next on the list of referendum measure numbers
			 sequentially.
(d) The series for
			 referendum bills shall commence with the letters RB, followed by a unique
			 number which is the next on the list of referendum bill numbers
			 sequentially.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-379 - Initiatives and referenda › Section 434-379-0073 - Transmittal to the attorney general

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Once the proposed text and certificate of review to an
				initiative or referendum is received, the secretary of state shall place the
				assigned serial number and the date filed on the top of the initiative or
				referendum text submitted by the sponsor. The secretary of state will submit
				the text with required information to the attorney general within one business
				day of the sponsor filing the proposed text.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-379 - Initiatives and referenda › Section 434-379-0077 - Withdrawal of an initiative or referendum

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A sponsor may withdraw an initiative or referendum by
				submitting a written request to the secretary of state. The sponsor may
				withdraw an initiative or referendum until the time when the measure's ballot
				title and summary are finally established. The ballot title and summary are
				considered finally established five days after the attorney general submits the
				ballot title and summary to the secretary of state or, in the case of an
				appeal, when the court has rendered a final order. The sponsor cannot withdraw
				an initiative or referendum after it is finally established.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-379 - Initiatives and referenda › Section 434-379-008 - Petition requirements

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(1)
			 Petitions must be at least eleven inches wide by fourteen inches
			 long.
(2) Petitions must include:
(a) The initiative or referendum
			 number;
(b) The ballot title, which
			 must include:
(i) The subject, not more than
			 ten words;
(ii) The concise
			 description, not more than thirty words; and
(iii) The question.
(c) The form and text required by:
(i)RCW
			  29A.72.110 for an initiative to the
			 legislature;
(ii)RCW
			  29A.72.120 for an initiative to the people;
			 or
(iii)RCW
			  29A.72.130 for a referendum
			 measure.
(d) The warning
			 in RCW
			  29A.72.140, printed on the front to cover at
			 least four square inches;
(e)
			 Numbered lines, not more than twenty, with space for each person to provide his
			 or her:
(i) Original signature;
(ii) Printed name; and
(iii) Address, city, and zip code where
			 registered to vote.
(f)
			 A blank space on the bottom left hand corner of the front side, one and
			 one-half inch square;
(g) The full
			 text of the measure printed on the back;
(h) The circulator's declaration printed on
			 the back; and
(i) Petition sheets
			 printed with a one-inch margin on the bottom may be submitted through December
			 31, 2016.