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HOUSE BILL 1030
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Low, Mena, Eslick, Reeves, and Hill; by request of Secretary of State
Prefiled 12/10/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.
AN ACT Relating to the conduct of limited audits of counted ballots during the election certification period; amending RCW 29A.60.125 , 29A.60.185 , 29A.60.170 , and 29A.04.611 ; and adding new sections to chapter 29A.60 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 29A.60.125 and 2018 c 218 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) If inspection of the ballot reveals a physically damaged ballot or ballot that may be otherwise unreadable or uncountable by the tabulating system, the county auditor may refer the ballot to the county canvassing board or duplicate the ballot if so authorized by the county canvassing board. The voter's original ballot may not be altered. A ballot may be duplicated only if the intent of the voter's marks on the ballot is clear and the electronic voting equipment might not otherwise properly tally the ballot to reflect the intent of the voter. Ballots must be duplicated by teams of two or more people working together. When duplicating ballots, the county auditor shall take the following steps to create and maintain an audit trail of the action taken: